Manages and inserts content such as blocks, xrefs, and hatch patterns

Sets the insertion base point for the current drawing

Displays the External References palette

Closes the External References palette

Saves back or discards changes made during in-place editing of a reference (an xref or a block)

Selects an external reference or block reference for editing

Adds or removes objects from a working set during in-place editing of a reference (an xref or a block)

Changes the names of named objects

Attaches an external reference to the current drawing

Binds one or more definitions of named objects in an xref to the current drawing

Defines an xref or block clipping boundary and sets the front and back clipping planes

Starts the EXTERNALREFERENCES command

Controls how xref names are handled when binding xrefs or editing xrefs in place

Indicates whether the External References palette is open or closed

Controls whether layer and spatial indexes are created and saved in drawing files

Stores the insertion base point set by BASE, which gets expressed as a UCS coordinate for the current space

Assigns a project name to the current drawing

Controls the properties of xref-dependent layers.

Controls the visibility of xref clipping boundaries

Controls whether the current drawing can be edited in-place when being referenced by another drawing

Turns xref demand-loading on and off, and controls whether it opens the referenced drawing or a copy

Creates a path for storing temporary copies of demand-loaded xref files

Controls the notification for updated or missing xrefs