xref not showing

[Arty]

Hi,
I'm not sure of the right procedure to load im my xref. I've been trying to get it in from Layout by writing XREF in the comman line, right clicking and Attach dwg, choosing my file and loading it into my current file. After pressing OK, the command line say:" specify insertion point or....." Tried 0,0,0 to put it in the bottom left corner, but I can't see the title block it...? I have reconciled (or how you spell it) the layers.

Also tried to copy the title block into my drawing and from there see it in layout, and it works, just not sure if this is an''acceptable"way of do it...

Thank you

[Dadgad]

Are you trying to put your drawing sheet in Modelspace of Paperspace?
Did you try ZOOMEXTENTS?
Copying it into your Paperspace layout is fine.
I would suggest putting your sheet in Paperspace, although there are those who would disagree.

[Arty]

I was trying to put it in in modelspace, as I thought it was handy as I could move my drawing to fit inside the frame of the title block. tried zoom extents but then the drawing disapeared out somewhere....

Also tried to copy a A3 titel block from model to paperspace and that works nicely

[Dadgad]

You should learn about VIEWPORTS which should be used in your paperspace, and through which
you set up views and scale them to fit properly on your sheet when plotting.

If you have copied your sheet from Modelspace to Paperspace without scaling it, then it is most likely not the correct size.
A better solution would be to use the CHSPACE command, because it would move it and rescale it at the same time.

The following very good video tutorial will likely help you.
http://www.infiniteskills.com/demos/...-demo/0310.mp4

[Arty]

Thanks for the link!

I'll look it up and continue my "exploring" of AutoCAd after that...

Cheers

[RobDraw]

If I understand correctly, you are trying to XREF a title block into the drawing. Is the title block drawing in paper space or model space? It needs to be in model space so that it can be XREFd. You can then XREF it into paper space or model space. I would highly recommend that you put it into paper space and use view ports.

[Arty]

Correct.

Ok, I'll try again this time from model space.

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Still can't see it... When I get "specify insertion point or....." and I click somewhere in my model nothing happens...No titel block is shown. Is there a setting you need to have ticked in to see xref's or...??



Cheers

[Dadgad]

Sounds like you need to ZOOMEXTENTS.

[Arty]

I have done that, I have also made my viewport super big, still don't know where it is... *sigh*

[Dadgad]

Wait a minute.
The sheet which you are trying to xref in is in modelspace in the other drawing, correct?
I would expect you to be now attempting to xref it into paperspace in your new drawing.
Is that what you are trying to do?

Have you tried zooming extents in paperspace?