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Table Of Contents
For more information about using Quick Select to select or exclude
drawing objects, please refer to the AutoCAD Help.
Finding Records in a Database Linked to Drawing Objects
Using the Data View, you can find records in an attached database. If database
records are linked to objects in a drawing, you can highlight records linked
to objects you select.
NOTE This functionality applies only to drawing objects. For information about
working with records for geospatial features, see
Finding and Filtering Data in the
Data Table
(page 1210)
Overview of Finding Records in a Linked Database (page 1222)
Finding a Database Record (page 1224)
Highlighting Drawing Objects Linked to a Database Record (page 1225)
Highlighting Records Linked to a Selected Object (page 1228)
Finding Records in the Data View Based on Record Data (SQL Queries)
(page 1230)
Finding Data View Records Based on Object Location (page 1233)
You can also bring in drawing data based on attached data and find all drawing
objects containing specific SQL information.
See also:
Overview of Finding and Querying Drawing Objects (page 1218)
Bringing In Drawing Objects Based on Attached Data (page 363)
Finding All Drawing Objects Containing Specific SQL Information (page
1249)
Altering the Properties of Queried Drawing Objects (page 1259)
Finding and Selecting Features (page 1206)
NOTE These procedures apply only to drawing objects. For information about
working with feature data, see
Finding and Selecting Features (page 1206).
To find records in a database linked to drawing objects
To find a database record in the Data View (page 1225)
To highlight drawing objects linked to a database record (page 1227)
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