Xref Object Manager (XOM)

Xref Object Manager (XOM)

Win64, English

@The Office
Xref Object Manager (XOM) is an add-in AutoLISP application using a dynamic dialog box interface to present both built-in and newly added operations to manage a list of External Reference Objects.

General Usage Instructions

Type XOM or select XOM from Autodesk® AutoCAD® Ribbon > Add-ins > XOM panel to start this add-in app.

At the top of XOM’s main window is section Xref Object Operations. Each of the buttons shown in this section executes an operation on the selected External Reference Object. The currently supported operations are: Attach, Copy, Delete, Rename, RePath, EqPath & Show.

Note: When an operation cannot be executed on the selected External Reference Object the button when be disabled.

At the body of XOM’s main window is the Xref Objects list box showing all the External Reference Objects the current drawing contains. Positioned above the list box is the section Selected Xref Drawing Path which contains two rows of text. The first row shows the drawing path of the currently selected External Reference Object. The second row informs if the drawing can be located. Positioned below the list box are two items. The first is the “^” button that when selected will allow the user to select an External Reference Object placed in the current drawing for XOM to manage. The second is the total count of External Reference Objects the current drawing contains.

Note: The XOM main window is designed to be a dynamic dialog window.

At the time of display, XOM’s main window can appear from a small-sized window to a larger-sized window depending on the number of External Reference Objects and the length of their names and or drawing path names contained in the current drawing.

In the width dimension, the Xref Objects list box at a minimum is designed to display from the smallest width of 70 characters up to the largest width of 130 characters before the External Reference Object / drawing path name is truncated.

In the height dimension, the Xref Objects list box is designed to display from a minimum of 15 up to a maximum of 45 External Reference Objects before the vertical scroll bars appear.

This design in the XOM main window offers the flexibility of appearing less intrusive on the graphics drawing area corresponding to the number of External Reference Objects contained in the current drawing for management.

Commands

Ribbon/Toolbar Icon Command Command Description

XOM

XOM provides a graphic user interface (GUI) clearly presented in button format a number of operations (some built-in to AutoCAD while others are newly added) to manage a displayed list of External Reference Objects.

Installation/Uninstallation

The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. OR, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin. You may need to restart the Autodesk product to activate the app/plug-in. To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button. OR, click Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features (Windows 7/8.1/10/11) and uninstall as you would any other application from your system.

Additional Information

Known Issues

Contact

Author/Company Information

@The Office

Support Information

Version History

Version Number Version Description

1.1.0

Fixed a bug that generated multiple app folder instances under Trusted Locations

1.0.0

Initial release
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