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.
Select the Nut.dwg from the drawing window.
Select the New boundary option from the command line.
Select the Rectangular option from the command line.
Draw a rectangle as shown below; only the front view of the nut is visible and the top view is hidden. Also, the clipping frame is visible.
To hide the clipping frame, type XCLIPFRAME in the command line
Type 0 and press ENTER.
You can also hide the frame by clicking Modify > Object > External Reference > Frame on the
Menu Bar.
Attach another instance of the Nut.dwg file.
Use the Rotate and Move tools to position the top view as shown below.
Use the Clip tool and clip the Xref.
