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First, you must create the object data table to use for the new data. Then when
you perform the Generate Links operation, AutoCAD Map 3D automatically
records the existing data in the new object data table.
NOTE You cannot create links to objects on layers that are locked, frozen, or
turned off.
NOTE You cannot attach data to geospatial features, but you can join external
data to geospatial features.
(page 507)
See also:
■
Creating an Object Data Table (page 200)
■ Entering and Editing Object Data (page 1061)
NOTE You cannot attach data to geospatial features, but you can join external
data to geospatial features.
(page 507)
NOTE Create the object data table before you begin this procedure.
To attach data to objects automatically
1 Click Map Setup tab ➤ Attribute Data panel ➤
➤ Generate Links.
2 In the Generate Data Links dialog box (page 1807), select a linkage type:
■ Blocks — Create links from block attribute data. The records are
attached to the blocks themselves.
■ Text — Create links from text. The records are attached to the text
objects.
■ Enclosed Blocks — Create links from block attribute data. The records
are attached to the polyline that encloses the block. Blocks that are
not enclosed by a polyline are not linked.
■ Enclosed Text — Create links from text that lies within a closed
polyline. The records are attached to the closed polyline that encloses
the text. Text that is not enclosed by a polyline is not linked.
3 Under Data Links, select Create Object Data Records.
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