AutoCAD 2006 xref - xcut?

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I am looking for a solutionI have a map drawing with multiple xrefs. (w/Building, utilities etcI would like to cut out (xcut) a rectangular section of any given areand be able to wblock or paste it into another drawing(s).I would like to be able to do this so that I can create multiplsmaller and independant maps from the larger map without any xrefingXclip doesn't deliver for my needs, it still referances the clippexref drawing(s) in the new drawingI want to be able to cut (xcut) right thru the drawing and xrefs anbe able to paste the cut section into a new drawing (without thxrefs).  Perhaps this feature could be called xcut.  Because it cutright thru all the xrefsThank

Jody Meyer · Accepted Answer

I have tried this sort of idea with a few things. I find to get the job doneI use two master files with all the xrefs in that I need , do a save as andthen do xclip with a simple match line. Not exactly what you need but Icreated something like 22 drawings off of one master. After that I turn offthe layers that I don't need, purge as well. I know this is not exactly whatyou are looking for but it is along the same lines and gets the job done.

R. Wink · Answer

I do something slightly different.After making the drawing with all the xref's in the drawing andgetting all of them as I want them, I open the xref mamager and bindall the xrefs to the drawing as inserts which makes them blocks withinthe drawing.  At that point, you can use the command "refedit" toerase within the blocks what you don't want without updating theexternal references.  The blocks can then be exploded and trimmed inany fashion you want.R. Wink

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