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tab Object Query
panel Run.
Define the information to display in an
annotation and the layout of that informa-
Click Annotate tab Map
Annotation panel Define
Template.
Define annotation tem-
plates.
tion. Then you can insert instances of the
annotation into your drawing.
See Defining Annotation Templates (page
190)
Create tables with fields for text and numer-
ical information. Attach records from the
table to 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 Users and Assigning Rights
The system administrator controls who has access to AutoCAD Map 3D by
assigning login names and passwords to users. Also, the system administrator
can specify the privileges or operations available to each user.
AutoCAD Map 3D stores the settings for several AutoCAD Map 3D options
with your login name, which means that these option settings are in effect
whenever you log in under that name to that copy of AutoCAD Map 3D on
that machine. After you log in, AutoCAD Map 3D sets up your user
environment, including user privileges and user-specific options, such as Task
Pane options and Data Source options.
See also:
Setting Task Pane Options (page 221)
Setting Data Source Options (page 236)
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