Can I ignore xrefs with Zoom Extents?

[ColinPearson]

Hi all, thanks in advance.

I've got a 3D structural model I'm building and will insert 3D mechanical models that I have previously made. I just xref'd the client survey in such that 0,0,0 on my structural model lines up my drawing with the survey.

 

However, even with the xref frozen and off, when I go Zoom Extents, I zoom to the extent of the xref when I'd prefer to zoom to the extent of my live drawing. I've xclip'd the reference to only include an area slightly larger than the live dwg I'm working on, but no dice.

 

I think it's functioning correctly, so how do I do a zoom that takes me to the extent of my live dwg and ignores the size of the xref under it?

[ColinPearson]

Best I can figure is to Unload the xref. That might be as good as it gets.

[rkent]

Perhaps use the View command and save one or more views. Use the command line -view to make it faster. I have "quick keys" in my personal lisp file so I just type VA and the view command restores a view named A. Make more for as many views as you might use, I have VA through VF for my setup.

[RobDraw]

It may not be the XREF causing the problem. I just tried it and zoom extents included the extents of the clipped XREF as expected. Can you post the problem file?

[Tiger]

It is probably something in one of your x-refs that is positioned way away from the rest of the information. I run into this all the time and have gotten pretty good at finding the little dots that cause this.

[SLW210]

If I freeze the layer the Xref is on, I have no problem ignoring the xref with Zoom>Extents.

 

As Tiger pointed out, you may have an actual object out there causing it to Zoom way out.

[ColinPearson]

Thanks folks! I'll try messing with some of these suggestions and post it if I am unsuccessful.

 

I do know that I have a 0,0,0 mark that's forever away from my dwg (to match a survey monument). It's on it's own layer, it's not a block and I've been able to have good luck with Zoom Extents ignoring that mark when the layer is off. The issue started once I xref'd the other dwg, but maybe that one has a little mark at 0,0,0 or something too.

 

I'll be back.

[ColinPearson]

Well, obviously this is user error, but I still don't know what it is... The thing is behaving for me today, it's Friday and that's all I'm gonna ask for!

 

Thanks for y'all's replies.

[BIGAL]

Why not the simplest way LIMITS pick your window then just use ZOOM A for all it goes to the limits you have set. Reset any time