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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 Single-View Drawings (Model Space)
- Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space)
- Work with Layouts in a Project
- 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
- Overview of Notes and Labels
- Create Text
- Create Leaders
- Use Fields in Text
- Work with Text Styles
- Change Text
- Check Spelling
- Format Multiline Text at the Command Prompt
- 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
- Named Page Setups with Projects
- 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
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach PDF Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Export Drawings to Other File Formats
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
The visor is dismissed automatically after changes made to the reference are
saved back or discarded.
Save Back Edited Referenced Drawings and Blocks
While editing a referenced drawing or a block definition in place, you can
save back or discard changes.
While editing a block reference in place, you either can save back or discard
changes made to the reference. If you save back changes to a reference, the
drawing is regenerated.
When the changes are saved back, the block definition is redefined and all
instances of the block are regenerated to reflect the changes. If you choose to
discard the changes, the working set is deleted and the block reference returns
to its original state.
Similarly, while editing an xref in place, you can save back or discard changes.
Objects in the working set that inherit properties not originally defined in the
xref retain those new properties. For example, an xref contains layers A, B,
and C, and the drawing that references it contains layer D. If new objects are
drawn on layer D during in-place reference editing and changes are saved back
to the reference, layer D is copied to the xref drawing.
If you remove objects from the working set and save changes, the objects are
removed from the reference and added to the current drawing. Any changes
you make to objects in the current drawing (not in the xref or block) are not
discarded. If you delete any object that is not in the working set, the object
is not restored even if you choose to discard changes. You can return the
drawing to its original state by using UNDO. If you make unwanted changes
to an xref and use REFCLOSE to save back the changes, you must use UNDO
to undo any changes made during the reference editing session. After you
have undone any unwanted changes, use REFCLOSE to save changes to restore
the xref file to its original state.
WARNING While editing a reference in place, if you delete an object that is not
in the working set, the object is not restored if you discard changes at the closing
of the reference editing session.
Objects in the current drawing that inherit properties defined by the xref
retain those new properties. Properties taken from the xref drawing are bound
to the current drawing. The xref layer named SITE, for example, appears in
the current drawing as $#$SITE when assigned to an object not in the working
set.
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