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To get this result...Use this method...On a map-wide basis...
Define the information to display in a
drawing object annotation and the layout
Click Annotate tab ➤ Map
Annotation panel ➤ Define
Template.
Define annotation tem-
plates.
of that information. Then you can attach
instances of the annotation to drawing
objects in your drawing.
See Defining Annotation Templates (page
190)
Create tables with fields for text and numer-
ical information. Attach records from the
table to drawing objects.
See Creating an Object Data Table (page
200).
Click Map Setup tab ➤ At-
tribute Data panel ➤ Define
Object Data.
Set up object data.
Attach a database to your map and link
records from that table to objects in your
map.
See Attaching a Data Source (page 208).
Drag the database file from
Windows Explorer to the
Map Explorer tab of the
Task Pane.
Set up data sources for
drawings.
Setting Up AutoCAD Map 3D
See also:
■
Overview of Setting Up Your Map File (page 139)
■ Setting Options (page 216)
■
To add a new user (page 83)
■
To create a new workspace (page 85)
■
To add ribbon, menu, and toolbar options (page 85)
■
To add entire ribbon tabs, menus, or toolbars to a workspace (page 86)
■
To switch between Tool-based, Task-based, and Map Classic workspaces
(page 86)
■
To restore the default colors (page 86)
■
To show the command line interface for a particular workspace (page 87)
■
To hide the map status bar (page 87)
■
To enable Update Edits Automatically by default (page 88)
■
To disable connection pooling by default (page 88)
■
To turn file selection dialog boxes on or off (page 88)
■
To turn other dialog boxes on or off (page 88)
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