Because it is important that everything be pointed in the right direction!
Today, we look at a tool that has been around for at least 5 Civil 3D (AutoCAD) releases but is frequently overlooked. The tool is an external application called AdRefMan.EXE and it helps us make short work of resolving reference issues.
Let me explain…
Have you ever struggled with one or many files you received from another person because they xref data on an X: drive and you don’t have an X: drive?
Have project drawings ever been "relocated" to a different Folder or Drive on on your system and now you have a lot of broken references to deal with?
Have you ever sent a file to another person and they later called and asked for additional files that were missing in your original transmittal?
Have you ever wanted to quickly convert xrefs with absolute paths to relative paths on a folder of .DWGs at one time?
These my friends are examples of “reference issues”.
The good news is that we ALREADY have a tool (AdRefMan.EXE) that helps us resolve them quickly! We just need to know where to find it and how it works.
Check out the video below to find the answers to these questions.
-Jerry