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be repaired in red and roads to be inspected in blue. You can alter the width
of the polylines to show road widths. You can also add text to identify elements
of your drawing.
Property alteration involves the following three general steps:
Define a query that retrieves the objects you want to alter.
Create a property alteration definition that specifies how to alter the
retrieved objects.
Execute the query in Draw mode. You cannot use property alteration in
Preview or Report mode queries.
AutoCAD Map 3D performs the query, applies the property alteration definition
to the queried objects, and displays the modified objects in the current
drawing.
NOTE This functionality applies only to drawing objects. For information on
altering geospatial feature data, see
Editing Features Using the Data Table (page
712).
See also:
Overview of Queries (page 1235)
Executing Queries (page 1288)
To save a query (page 177)
Altering All Drawing Objects in the Same Way (page 1262)
Altering Properties Using Object Properties (page 1264)
Altering Object Properties Using Object Data (page 1267)
Altering Object Properties Using Linked Data (page 1269)
Filling Queried Drawing Objects with a Hatch Pattern (page 1281)
Changing the Color of Blocks (page 1284)
Modifying a Property Alteration Definition (page 1285)
NOTE This procedure applies only to drawing objects. For information on altering
geospatial feature data, see
Editing Features Using the Data Table (page 712).
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