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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
- 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
- Glossary
Layers in Underlay Files
If the underlay file contains layers, you can control how the layers display
after attaching the file. If the file does not contain layer information, the
Underlay Layers dialog box does not display any layer information.
Underlay Files in Xrefs
DWG file references (xrefs), in a drawing can include an underlay. In this
situation, objects in the underlay are visible in the parent DWG file.
For example, drawing A includes a PDF underlay showing some mechanical
details. You need the content of drawing A attached to your current drawing,
drawing B. If you attach drawing A as an external reference to drawing B, the
PDF underlay that was already attached to drawing A is also be present.
All of the property settings made to the underlay in the external reference,
such as clipping boundaries, appear as they do in the parent drawing.
See also:
Attach and Detach Referenced Drawings (page 456)
Detach PDF Underlays
Underlays that are no longer needed can be detached from a drawing file.
When you detach an underlay, all instances of the underlay are removed from
the drawing, and the linking path to the file is removed.
To hide the display of an underlay temporarily, you can unload it rather than
detach it. This action preserves the underlay location for reloading later.
NOTE Erasing an individual instance of an underlay is not the same as detaching
it. An underlay must be detached to remove the link from your drawing to the
file.
Unload PDF Underlays
To improve performance, you can unload underlays from a drawing file.
When you do not need an underlay in the current drawing session, you can
improve performance by temporarily unloading it. Unloaded underlays are
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