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Resolve Name Conflicts in External References
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To bind xref-dependent named objects to the current drawing

  1. Click Modify menu Object External Reference Bind.At the Command prompt, enter xbind.
  2. In the Xbind dialog box, click the plus (+) sign next to an external reference.

    The five types of named object definitions (Block, Dimstyle, Layer, Linetype, and Textstyle) are listed.

  3. Click the plus (+) sign of one of the definition types.

    The names of the definition table entries are listed.

  4. Select a named object definition. Click Add.

    The named object definition is listed under Definitions to Bind.

  5. If necessary, repeat steps 3 and 4.
  6. Click OK.
 Command entry: XBIND