CompuServe Messages

Peter – For what you're trying to do with XREF's I've been doing for several years, using AutoCAD blocks, and S::STARTUP. In R11, I revised my code to use XDATA to tell my startup procedure where the drawing that defines each block is, and every one of them is automatically redefined from that drawing, every time I enter the drawing editor. I have the functionality now, and I would prefer that this same functionalty just be added to AutoCAD's core, as that is all you really need to do what you want to do (e.g., blocks that are automatically redefined from a target drawing each time the drawing they are inserted into is edited). Think about Peter, all of this "visretain" BS for what? To achieve the same functionality I have right now, with nothing more than a little bit of ExDATA and a fancy S::STARTUP function. No thanks, Xrefs have been screwed with enough. They can't be turned into something they weren't designed to be, and they shouldn't. As far as users not understanding the differences, I just flat out disagree with that. In fact, I find it very difficult to understand how one can suggest that a user would have a hard time understanding the differences between a "new kind of block", but at the same time, can imply that they wouldn't have a hard time trying to figure out the enigma that you and several others would like XREFS to become. I will staunchly oppose any suggestion that would result in making AutoCAD into even more of a beast than it already is (in terms of the complexity of any one feature). -TonyT.