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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
- Work with the User Coordinate System (UCS)
- Enter Coordinates to Specify Points
- 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
- Create Objects
- Select and Modify Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify 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 Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Overview of Annotations
- Scale Annotations
- Overview of Scaling Annotations
- Set Annotation Scale
- Create Annotative Objects
- Display Annotative Objects
- Add and Modify Scale Representations
- Set Orientation for 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
- Work with Annotations
- 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
- Publish Drawings
- 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
Whenever you modify and save an externally referenced drawing in a network
environment, other people can access your changes immediately by reloading
the xrefs in their open drawings.
Receive Notification of Changed Xrefs
When you attach xrefs to a drawing, the program periodically checks whether
the referenced files have changed since the last time the xrefs were loaded or
reloaded. The XREFNOTIFY system variable controls xref notification.
By default, if a referenced file has changed, a balloon message is displayed
near the lower-left corner of the drawing window. Click the link in the balloon
to reload all changed xrefs.
By default, the program checks for changed xrefs every five minutes. You can
change the number of minutes between checks by setting the XNOTIFYTIME
system environment variable using (setenv "XNOTIFYTIME" "n") where n
is a number of minutes between 1 and 10080 (seven days).
NOTE When changing the value of XNOTIFYTIME, you must enter
XNOTIFYTIME with the capitalization as shown.
Update Xrefs with Demand Loading Turned On
If demand loading is turned on when you load or reload an xref
With the XLOADCTL system variable set to 1, the referenced drawing is
kept open and locked. No one else can modify the referenced drawing.
With XLOADCTL set to 2, a temporary copy of the most recently saved
version of the referenced file is opened and locked. Others can open and
modify the referenced drawing.
For information about demand loading, see
Increase Performance with Large
Referenced Drawings
(page 738).
Update Referenced Drawing Attachments
To update an attached xref
1 On the menu bar, click Tools Palettes Reference Manager .
2 In the Reference Manager, click a DWG reference.
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