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NOTE This procedure applies to drawing objects only. To filter geospatial feature
data whn you add it to your map, see
Filtering Features When You Add Them to
a Map
(page 309).
To edit a query saved with the current drawing
1 On the Map Explorer of the Task Pane, right-click a query name. Click
Edit. The
Define Query dialog box (page 1838) appears with the selected
query loaded.
2 Modify any conditions (page 1258).
3
Modify any property alterations (page 1286).
4 In the Define Query dialog box, click Save.
To save the changes to a new query, enter a new name and description.
Click OK.
5 In the Define Query dialog box, click OK to save your changes without
running the query.
To edit an external query
1 Click Create tab ➤ Object Query panel ➤ External.
2 In the Run External Query dialog box, select the query.
3 Click OK.
The external query runs and becomes the current query.
4 Click Home tab ➤ Data panel ➤ Define Query.
5 Modify any conditions (page 1258).
6
Modify any property alterations (page 1286).
7 Click Save.
NOTE To be able to edit an external query before you execute it, do not set Auto
Execute in the Save Current Query dialog box. That way, when you execute the
query, AutoCAD Map 3D loads the query in the Define Query dialog box but does
not execute it.
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