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In Map Explorer, right-click Current Query ➤ Define
-or- Right-click a query ➤ Edit
Task Pane
Define Query dialog boxDialog Box
Defining an Expression
Use
Expression Evaluator (page 1541) when you want AutoCAD Map 3D to
evaluate drawing data from different sources, or to evaluate data that is
different for each object, such as object properties, block attributes, or object
data attached to the object.
NOTE This functionality applies only to drawing objects. For information on
expressions for geospatial feature data, see
Using Expressions to Select Feature
Data
(page 1131).
See also:
■
Overview of Queries (page 1235)
■ Executing Queries (page 1288)
■ 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
expressions for geospatial feature data, see
Using Expressions to Select Feature
Data
(page 1131).
To define an expression
1 In Map Explorer (page 2068), under Current Drawing, right-click Current
Query, and then click Define.
2 In the Define Query Of Attached Drawings dialog box, load or create a
query.
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