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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify Objects
- Modify Complex Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and 2D Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Print or Plot Drawings
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
Set Paths to Referenced Drawings
You can view and edit the file name and path used when locating a particular
drawing reference (xref). Use this option if the referenced file has been moved
to a different folder or renamed since it was first attached.
You can choose from three types of folder path information to save with an
attached reference: a full path, a relative path, and no path.
Specify a Full (Absolute) Path
A full path is a fully specified hierarchy of folders that locates the file reference.
For example, a fully specified path to a different volume will look something
like this:
smb://hostname/directorypath/resource
Instead of smb:, you could use afp: , ftp: , or other protocol.
This is the most specific but least flexible option.
Specify a Relative Path
Relative paths are partially specified folder paths that assume the current folder
of the host drawing. This is the most flexible option, and enables you to move
a set of drawings from one folder to a different one that contains the same
folder structure.
If the file that is being referenced is located on a network server, the relative
path option is not available.
The conventions for specifying a relative folder path are as follows:
/ Look in the root folder of the host drawing's drive
path From the folder of the host drawing, follow the specified path
/path From the root folder, follow the specified path
. /path From the folder of the host drawing, follow the specified path
../path From the folder of the host drawing, move up one folder level and
follow the specified path
../../path From the folder of the host drawing, move up two folder levels and
follow the specified path
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