AutoCAD 2018 and Inventor 2018 Tutorial By Tutorial Books (www.engbookspdf.com)

Part 1: AutoCAD Basics
Browse to the location of the Nut.dwg and
double-click on it; the Attach External
Reference dialog appears.
In the Attach External Reference dialog,
enter 90 in the Angle box under the
Rotation group and click OK.
Select the insertion point on the section view
as shown below.
On the ribbon, click View tab > Palettes
panel > External References Palette.
Fading an Xref
You can change the fading of Xref by using the Xref
fading slider available in the expanded Reference
panel.
Expand the Reference panel of the Insert
ribbon and use the Xref fading slider to
adjust the fading.
In the External References palette, open the
Attach drop-down and select the Attach
DWG option; the Select References file
dialog appears.
Clipping External References
You can hide the unwanted portion of an external
reference by using the Clip tool.
Click Insert > Reference > Clip on the
ribbon; the message, “Select Object to clip”
appears in the command line.
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