text: how to insert x-refererence a drawing in autocad? it would be great if the answer could be posted as a list. open the drawing you want to xref into. type "xref" the xref dialogue should appear. select "attach" browse to the drawing you want to use.  you then have options to "attach" the xref or "overlay" it, and to store the path type.  you then place the xref as you would a block, specifying insert point, scale, rotation, etc.