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When you drag and drop a database onto the Map Explorer tab of the Task
Pane, you can select the version of the database used to create the database.
By default, AutoCAD Map 3D prompts you each time to specify the version
that was used. If you created all your databases with a specific version of the
software, you can set an option to select that version automatically.
See also:
Attaching a Data Source (page 208)
Configuring a Data Source (page 210)
Setting Data Source Options for Drawings (page 235)
Overview of Linking Database Records to Objects (page 522)
Viewing External Data Linked to Drawing Objects (page 1146)
To associate database versions with files extensions
1 In the Tool-based Ribbon Workspace, click Map Setup tab Map
panel angle-arrow.
2 In the
AutoCAD Map Options dialog box (page 1908), select the Data Source
(page 1914) tab.
3 Under Associate Database Versions With File Extensions, select Associate.
4 In the Associate Database Versions dialog box (page 1675), under each
database name, do one of the following:
To be prompted each time you drag and drop a database file onto the
Map Explorer tab of the Task Pane, select Always Prompt.
To associate a database file extension with a specific version of the
database software, select Always Use. Select the correct version.
When you drop a database file onto the Map Explorer tab, AutoCAD
Map 3D checks the file extension and uses the specified version of
the database software.
Quick Reference
MAPOPTIONS
Sets AutoCAD Map 3D options
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