Edits an xref or a block definition directly within the current drawing.

Button
Ribbon: Insert tab
Reference
panel
Edit
ReferenceNot available on the ribbon
in the current workspace
Menu: Tools
Xref
and Block In-place Editing
Edit Reference In-PlaceNot available in menus
in the current workspace
Toolbar: Refedit
The objects that you select from the selected xref or block are temporarily extracted and made available for editing in the current drawing. The set of extracted objects is called the working set, which can be modified and then saved back to update the xref or block definition.
The following prompts are displayed.
Select reference: Select an xref or a block in the current drawing
If you edit an xref when the ribbon is active, the Edit Reference ribbon contextual tab displays.
If you enter -refedit at the Command prompt, options are displayed.