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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)
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Work with Object Properties
- Work with Layers
- Work with Colors
- Work with Linetypes
- Control Lineweights
- Control the Display Properties of Certain 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
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with Blocks
- Create and Modify Blocks
- Add Behaviors to Blocks (Dynamic Blocks)
- Overview of Dynamic Blocks
- Quick Start to Creating Dynamic Blocks
- Create and Edit Dynamic Blocks
- Add Action Parameters to Dynamic Blocks
- Work with 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
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Quick Start to Saving Settings for Plotting and Publishing
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Overview of Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for 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
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Use the Layout Wizard to Specify Layout Settings
- Import PCP or PC2 Settings into a Layout
- Create and Use Named Page Setups
- Plot Drawings
- Quick Start to Plotting
- 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
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Access External Databases
- Collaborate with Others
- Protect and Sign Drawings
- Use the Internet for Collaboration
- Use Markups for Design Review
- Render Drawings
- Glossary
- Index
Work with Layer and Spatial Indexes
To receive the maximum benefit of demand loading, it is recommended that
you save any drawings that are used as xrefs with layer and spatial indexes.
A layer index is a list showing which objects are on which layers. This list is
used when the program is referencing the drawing in conjunction with demand
loading to determine which objects need to be read in and displayed. Objects
on frozen layers in a referenced drawing are not read in if the referenced
drawing has a layer index and is being demand loaded.
The spatial index organizes objects based on their location in 3D space. This
organization is used to efficiently determine which objects need to be read in
when the drawing is being demand loaded and clipped as an xref. If demand
loading is turned on, and the drawing is attached as an xref and clipped, the
program uses the spatial index in the externally referenced drawing to
determine which objects lie within the clip boundary. The program then reads
only those objects into the current session.
Spatial and layer indexes are best used in drawings that will be used as xrefs
in other drawings where demand loading is enabled. Drawings that are not
going to be used as xrefs or partially opened will not benefit from layer and
spatial indexing or demand loading.
To save a drawing with layer and spatial indexes
1 At the Command prompt, enter INDEXCTL.
2 Enter 1, 2, or 3, depending on how you want to save the drawing.
INDEXCTL set to 1 creates a layer index. INDEXCTL set to 2 creates a
spatial index. INDEXCTL set to 3 creates both layer and spatial indexes.
INDEXCTL set to 0 (the default) does not create an index.
Quick Reference
Commands
EXTERNALREFERENCES
Opens the External References palette.
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