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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Tools in the Application Window
- Other Tool Locations
- Customize the Drawing Environment
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Change Views
- Use Viewing Tools
- Display Multiple Views in Model Space
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create Single-View Drawings (Model Space)
- Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space)
- Work with Sheets in a Sheet Set
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Work with Object Properties
- Work with Layers
- Work with Colors
- Work with Linetypes
- Control Lineweights
- Control the Display Properties of Certain Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with Blocks
- Create and Modify Blocks
- Add Behaviors to Blocks (Dynamic Blocks)
- Overview of Dynamic Blocks
- Quick Start to Creating Dynamic Blocks
- Create and Edit Dynamic Blocks
- Add Constraints to Dynamic Blocks
- Add Action Parameters to Dynamic Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and 2D Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Quick Start to Saving Settings for Plotting and Publishing
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Overview of Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Use the Layout Wizard to Specify Layout Settings
- Import PCP or PC2 Settings into a Layout
- Create and Use Named Page Setups
- Use Named Page Setups with Sheet Sets
- Plot Drawings
- Quick Start to Plotting
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Publish Drawings
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Export Drawings to Other File Formats
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Extract Data from Drawings and Spreadsheets
- Access External Databases
- Overview of Using External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Manage Files with Autodesk Vault
- Collaborate with Others
- Protect and Sign Drawings
- Use the Internet for Collaboration
- Use Markups for Design Review
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
to the attribute extraction file, including the name of the field, its character
width, and its numerical precision. Each record in the attribute extraction file
includes all the specified fields in the order given by the template file.
The following template file includes the 15 possible fields. N means numeric,
C means character, www means a 3 digit number for the total width of the
field, and ddd means a 3 digit number representing how many numeric decimal
places are to be displayed to the right of the decimal point.
BL:NAME Cwww000 (Block name)
BL:LEVEL Nwww000 (Block nesting level)
BL:X Nwwwddd(X coordinate of block insertion point)
BL:Y Nwwwddd(Y coordinate of block insertion point)
BL:Z Nwwwddd(Z coordinate of block insertion point)
BL:NUMBER Nwww000 (Block counter; the same for MINSERT)
BL:HANDLE Cwww000 (Block handle; the same for MINSERT)
BL:LAYER Cwww000 (Block insertion layer name)
BL:ORIENT Nwwwddd(Block rotation angle)
BL:XSCALE Nwwwddd(X scale factor)
BL:YSCALE Nwwwddd(Y scale factor)
BL:ZSCALE Nwwwddd(Z scale factor)
BL:XEXTRUDE Nwwwddd(X component of block extrusion direction)
BL:YEXTRUDE Nwwwddd(Y component of block extrusion direction)
BL:ZEXTRUDE Nwwwddd(Z component of block extrusion direction)
numericNwwwddd (Numeric attribute tag)
characterCwww000 (Character attribute tag)
The template file can include any or all of the BL:xxxxxxx field names listed,
but must include at least one attribute tag field. The attribute tag fields
determine which attributes, hence which blocks, are included in the attribute
extraction file. If a block contains some, but not all, of the specified attributes,
the values for the absent ones are filled with blanks or zeros, depending on
whether the field is a character field or a numeric field.
Comments should not be included in an attribute template file.
The illustration and table show an example of the type of information you're
likely to extract, including block name, manufacturer, model number, and
cost.
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