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Bring Back Dialog Boxes with Classic AutoCAD Commands

In AutoCAD, Classic Commands, Dialog boxes, Features and Functionality, Xref by Mark

Are there any commands or an interface you wish you could still access in AutoCAD? Every year a new AutoCAD product launches, and with it there are new features and commands. In AutoCAD 2009, for example, the Ribbon dramatically changed the user interface—and changed several command dialog boxes into palettes. What if you liked the dialog boxes instead of palettes? Well, good news! You …

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XRef Enhancements in AutoCAD 2016

In AutoCAD, AutoCAD 2016, AutoCAD LT, External References, Features and Functionality, Xref by Mark

In AutoCAD 2016 you can now control the display of layers for objects in xref drawings that were not set to “ByLayer,” for layer property updates in the host drawing. A new system variable, XREFOVERRIDE, enables you to control the display of the xref layers: set XREFOVERRIDE=1, and the xref objects will behave as if their properties were set to …