AutoCAD locks all reference dwg with in an open drawing

[AAC]

Hi everyone,

 

Every time I open a drawing in AutoCAD 2011 it seems to lock all the xrefs associated with the drawing so when ever some one else tries to open one of the xrefs they can only do so read-only.

 

Is there a system variable or a setting some where I've accidentally changed?.. I can't seem to find a solution or what the problem even is anywhere.

 

Any help is greatly appreciated, Alex.

[Dadgad]

In your OPTIONS you can set these options on the OPEN AND SAVE tab, as shown in the image.

[AAC]

Thanks heaps Mate! That fixed it, it was set to 'Enabled' instead of 'Enabled with copy'.. I didn't think that would make a difference. Thanks for the quick response too!