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level will use that level's elevation data (as defined by the project) to control
the Z-axis insertion point when being xrefed into a view.
If you are working in a project environment, the best practice for referencing
project drawings into other project drawings is to use the Project Navigator
rather than the standard AutoCAD Xref Manager. The AutoCAD Xref Manager
cannot differentiate between project drawings and non-project drawings. If
you reference a non-project file into a project file by mistake, you cannot use
the full Drawing Management functionality on that file.
Whenever you define a project drawing on the Project Navigator, an
accompanying XML file is created. The XML file is vital for the project. Under
no circumstances should you delete it (unless you are deleting the entire
project). That XML file contains:
■ information about level and division assignments
■ viewport and content information appropriate for the type of drawing
Keep these considerations in mind when working with a project:
■ Do not delete any XML files generated by the Drawing Management feature.
They are vital for the project.
■ Use the Project Navigator to create, modify and reference project files
within the project. If you want to use existing non-project files in a project,
convert them to project files first. For more information, see Converting
a Drawing to an Element on page 417 and Converting a Drawing to a
Construct on page 393.
■ Drawing Management supports the use of relative paths for external
references. In the project setup, you can decide whether to use full paths
or relative paths. Working with relative xref paths makes moving the
project and transmitting it easier and reduces the need to repath the project.
For more information on relative and full paths, see “Set Paths to
Referenced Drawings” in AutoCAD Help.
NOTE Changing full xref paths to relative xref paths or relative paths to full
paths in an existing project will change existing paths. An exception is if the
xref path points to a location that is outside the project folders or is otherwise
not supported by relative paths. For information on adding project location
search paths, see Specifying the Default Project Options on page 304.
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