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To run a drawing query in Preview mode
1 In
Map Explorer (page 2068), under Current Drawing, right-click Current
Query, and then click Define.
2 Define or load a query.
3 Under Query Mode, select Preview.
4 Click Execute Query.
To clear objects queried with Preview mode, use the REDRAW or REGEN
commands. You can also click Redraw in the Define Query Of Attached
Drawings dialog box.
Quick Reference
ADEQUERY
Controls defining, modifying, saving, loading, and executing a query
In the Classic workspace, click Setup menu More
DWG Options Define Query
Menu
Define Query
Icon
ADEQUERYCommand Line
In Map Explorer, right-click Current Query Define
-or- Right-click a query Edit
Task Pane
Define Query dialog boxDialog Box
Running a Drawing Query in Draw Mode
Draw mode retrieves drawing objects from attached drawings and copies them
into the current drawing. You can save the objects in your current drawing,
or you can edit the objects and save them back to the attached drawings. If
you decide to edit the queried objects and you have set object locking in
System Options, AutoCAD Map 3D locks the individual objects so other users
cannot edit them.
Queries in Draw mode retrieve objects from layers that are Off, Locked, or
Frozen. Whether the objects remain on layers that are Off, Locked, or Frozen
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