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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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Chapter 24 Link and Embed Data (OLE) . . . . . . . . . . . 699
Overview of Object Linking and Embedding . . . . . . . . . 700
Import OLE Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702
Overview of Importing OLE Objects into Drawings . . . . . 702
Link OLE Objects in Drawings. . . . . . . . . . . . 702
Embed OLE Objects in Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . 705
Limitations of OLE Objects in Drawings . . . . . . . . 708
Export OLE Objects from Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . 708
Edit OLE Objects in Drawings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709
Chapter 25 Work with Data in Other Formats . . . . . . . . . 713
Import Files Created in Other Formats . . . . . . . . . . . 714
Export Drawings to Other File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . 716
DXF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716
WMF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717
Raster Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718
PostScript Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719
ACIS Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 720
3D Studio Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721
Stereolithograph Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721
DWF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 722
Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications . . . . . 722
Save Drawings to Previous Drawing File Formats . . . . . . 722
Work with AutoCAD Drawings in AutoCAD LT . . . . . . 723
Work with Custom and Proxy Objects . . . . . . . . . 724
Chapter 26 Access External Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . 727
Overview of Using AutoCAD with External Databases . . . . . . 728
Access a Database from Within AutoCAD . . . . . . . . . . 729
Configure a Database for Use with AutoCAD Drawings . . . . 729
View Data in a Database Table. . . . . . . . . . . . 731
Edit Data in a Database Table . . . . . . . . . . . . 736
Link Database Records to Graphical Objects . . . . . . . . . 738
Create and Edit Links and Link Templates . . . . . . . . 738
Identify and Select Existing Links. . . . . . . . . . . 743
Find and Correct Link Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . 746
Export Link Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 746
Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing . . . . 747
Create and Edit Labels and Label Templates . . . . . . . 747
Update Labels with New Values from the Database . . . . . 752