ksperopoulos Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I am wondering - is it possible to drag and drop a DWG file from Windows Explorer into AutoCAD and insert it as an overlay xref with an insertion point of 0,0,0? I know you can left-click drag and drop it in as a block. I know you can also right-click drag and drop it in with the option of an xref. But you can't specify the insertion point when you do this. Would lisp have the capabilities of doing this or would this have to come from some other programming language? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconeo Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 This would be awesome! Maybe with a reactor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksperopoulos Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 What would the reactor be able to do? Doesn't that have to already have an object in AutoCAD before it can respond to specific behavior? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncos15 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I don't know about drag and dropping an item, but you could write it so that the user would type in the command, a windows explorer would pop up in the current drawing's folder, then you could select what dwg files you want to xref. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksperopoulos Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 I don't know about drag and dropping an item, but you could write it so that the user would type in the command, a windows explorer would pop up in the current drawing's folder, then you could select what dwg files you want to xref. I can just use the XATTACH to do that. I would like to emulate how AutoCAD Architecture/MEP's project navigator functions, but without all the extra baggage that comes with using that utility. It takes too long to load on startup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncos15 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) I can just use the XATTACH to do that. I would like to emulate how AutoCAD Architecture/MEP's project navigator functions, but without all the extra baggage that comes with using that utility. It takes too long to load on startup. I wasn't sure if you wanted a lisp to expedite using XATTACH. Edited November 23, 2015 by broncos15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohman92 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Old post but I want to advise about a plugin I created to xref in a simple and fast way. The plugin is called Xrefdrag and is available at AutoDesk appstore. See link below Xrefdrag https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dzshmazDhZk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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