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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
744 | Chapter 26 Access External Databases
The Automatically Zoom Drawing option automatically zooms the AutoCAD
drawing so that all objects associated with the current record set are displayed.
You must specify a zoom factor that sets the size of the extents of the indicated
object set to a defined percentage of the drawing area. The available range
is 20 percent to 90 percent, and the default value is 50 percent. A value of
50 percent means that either the height of the extents is 50 percent of the
height of the drawing area, or the width of the extents is 50 percent of the
drawing area, whichever is less.
You can also specify the following link viewing settings:
■ Record Indication Settings. Specify whether all records or only the subset
associated with the current selection set of graphical objects are displayed
in the Data View window. If the Show All Records, Select Indicated Records
option is selected, you can specify a marking color to apply to the linked
records.
■ Accumulate Options. Specify whether AutoCAD accumulates selection
sets of linked graphical objects or Data View records, or creates new
selection sets as additional objects or records are selected.
For a description of all the options available, see “Data View and Query
Options Dialog Box” under
DBCONNECT in the Command Reference.
To view graphical objects that are linked to a set of table records
1 In the dbConnect Manager, double-click a table to open it.
2 In the Data View window, select a link template from the Link Template
list.
3 In the Data View window, select one or more records.
4 Right-click the selected records.
5 On the shortcut menu, click View Linked Objects.
Any objects that are linked to the selected records are selected in the
drawing area.
To view database records that are linked to a selection set of graphical
objects
1 In the dbConnect Manager, double-click a table to open it.
2 In the Data View window, select a link template from the Link Template
list.
3 In the AutoCAD drawing area, create a selection set of graphical objects.
4 In the Data View window, click the View Linked Records in Data View
button.