
Select Override the display configuration set in the host drawing. If the settings on the tab are unavailable, you cannot change the display configuration used for this xref overlay. Subsequently, how do you display xref? Select the xref drawing you want to change, right-click, and click Edit Object Display. AutoCAD only brings in content from the Model tab of an xref drawing, not from layout tabs. The drawing elements are on a layout in paper space.

Display the xrefs using either of the following methods: Right-click, and click External References.Ĭonsidering this, why can’t I see my xref in AutoCAD? Causes: The xref file has nothing in model space, or the wrong content is on the Model tab.

In the Drawing Explorer, locate the view drawing for which to display external references.
