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AutoCAD 2004 with its functions for Xref relative paths uses the following order of folders to search for an external reference file:
  1. Explicit path associated with xref
  2. Current folder of the host drawing
  3. Project paths
  4. Paths defined as Support paths
  5. Start-in folder
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applies to: AutoCAD 2004 · AutoCAD LT 2004 ·

See also:
Tip 13868:XrefStamp - create a dynamic list of xrefs in your DWG drawing.
Tip 11376:Attaching a xref to AutoCAD DWG sets a relative path automatically, can I change it to absolute?
Tip 10394:Attach xrefs from a predefined folder (path).
Tip 9276:AutoCAD reports some xrefs as "Unresolved".
Tip 7549:DEPENDS - displaying file dependencies in a DWG drawing.
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