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An AEC entity reference tool is located in the Helper Tools
category of the AutoCAD Architecture 2011 Stock Tool catalog.
For more information, see Content Browser Overview on page
137.
2 Enter ad (Add), and press ENTER.
3 Select the object that you want to reference.
4 Specify a point on the original object to use as the insertion point
for the entity reference marker.
5 Specify a location for the entity reference in the drawing.
The distance between the entity reference and the reference marker
is equal to the distance between the original object and the
insertion point that you specified.
6 Enter a rotation angle for the entity reference, or press ENTER for
zero rotation.
7 Press ENTER.
The entity reference and reference mark are placed in the drawing at the
specified location and rotation angle. If you edit the original object, the same
changes are made to the entity reference.
Attaching an Object to an Existing Entity Reference
Use this procedure to attach an object to an existing entity reference.
1 Open the tool palette that you want to use, and select an AEC
entity reference tool.
An AEC entity reference tool is located in the Helper Tools
category of the AutoCAD Architecture 2011 Stock Tool catalog.
For more information, see Content Browser Overview on page
137.
2 Enter at (Attach), and press ENTER.
3 Select the reference marker that you want to use.
4 Select the new object that you want to use to replace the entity
referenced, and press ENTER.
The new entity reference replaces the former entity reference. The original
object is unchanged.
3904 | Chapter 54 Reference AEC Objects
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