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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with 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
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
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Specify the Area to Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650
Preview a Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651
Plot Files to Other Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 652
Plot to DXB File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 652
Plot to Raster File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . 653
Create Adobe PostScript Files. . . . . . . . . . . . 654
Create Plot Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656
Plot Batches of Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 657
Part VII Share Data Between Drawings and Applications . 663
Chapter 23 Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs) . . . . . . . . 665
Overview of External References . . . . . . . . . . . . 666
Attach, Update, and Bind External References . . . . . . . . 666
Attach External References . . . . . . . . . . . . 666
Nest and Overlay External References . . . . . . . . . 669
Update Attached External References . . . . . . . . . 670
Clip External References and Blocks . . . . . . . . . 673
Resolve Name Conflicts in External References . . . . . . 675
Archive Drawings That Contain External References (Bind) . . 676
Detach External References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 678
Edit External References and Blocks in Place. . . . . . . . . 678
Edit an Xref in a Separate Window . . . . . . . . . . 678
Edit Xrefs and Blocks Within Context . . . . . . . . . 679
Set Paths to Externally Referenced Drawings. . . . . . . . . 685
Resolve External Reference Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . 690
Resolve Missing External Reference Files . . . . . . . . 690
Resolve External References That Are Circular . . . . . . 691
Track External Reference Operations (Log File) . . . . . . 692
Increase Performance with Large Xrefs . . . . . . . . . . 694
Overview of Demand Loading . . . . . . . . . . . 694
Unload Xrefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694
Work with Demand Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . 695
Work with Layer and Spatial Indexes . . . . . . . . . 696
Set Paths for Temporary Xref File Copies . . . . . . . . 698