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Quick Reference
ADEEDITDATA
Edits attached object data
Modify menu ➤ Edit Object Data
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Edit Object Data
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Edit Object Data dialog boxDialog Box
Converting Object Data to a Linked Database Table
Object data is an efficient method for storing small amounts of attribute data
that you want to associate with drawing objects, but external databases store
larger amounts of data more efficiently, and allow for more complex queries.
NOTE You cannot attach data to geospatial features, but you can join external
data to geospatial features.
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With AutoCAD Map 3D, you can convert object data into a linked database
table that has the same data structure as the object data table. For each object
containing object data in the specified table, AutoCAD Map 3D does the
following:
■ Reads the object data
■ Creates a new record in the external database table
■ Attaches link data to the object that links the object to the record
When AutoCAD Map 3D converts the data, it creates a new table in an existing
data source. It also creates a link template for the new table. In the link
template, you can choose to use an existing field as the key field, or you can
have AutoCAD Map 3D create a new field and assign a unique value to each
record.
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