2000

AutoCAD 2000 Preview Guide Page 16 00000-005000-5513
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Drawing Properties
With Drawing Properties, you can embed ancillary data in drawing files and perform queries and
retrievals of these drawing files based on this data. The drawing file then becomes more than just a
repository for drawing data; it provides you with base-level file-retrieval and file-management
capabilities.
For people who are not running AutoCAD, they can now see drawing properties via the Windows
Explorer Properties right click shortcut menu command outside of AutoCAD. This adds additional value
to drawing files enabling those that don’t have AutoCAD to see information about the drawings. Used in
conjunction with AutoCAD DesignCenter’s Advanced Find feature, Drawing Information makes it much
easier to find or catalog drawings.
By exposing an API to this new AutoCAD capability, independent developers can further enhance and
extend Summary Information functionality in innovative, discipline-specific ways.
Drawing Properties dialog – Summary tab
Text Enhancements
Text capabilities have been significantly enhanced in AutoCAD 2000 for increased performance,
flexibility, and usability. Text enhancements include the following:
Line spacing and curly brace support in the Mtext editor.
Automated stacked fractions, architectural-style fractions, alignment control (top, middle, and bottom) plus
capability to scale fractions relative to text height for more professional presentations.
Resizable Mtext dialog.
Add Uppercase override, Relative Height override support, and new Combine Paragraph option with right-
click menu.
Display of most recently used fonts in dropdown list.