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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
766 | Chapter 26 Access External Databases
To import a set of templates into the current drawing
1 In the dbConnect Manager, in the tree view, right-click a drawing file.
2 On the shortcut menu, click Import Template Set.
3 In the Import Template Set dialog box, select a template set.
4 Click Open to import the template set into the current drawing.
If there is a link or label template with the same name already associated
with the current drawing, AutoCAD displays an alert box that you can use
to provide a unique name for the template.
To export a set of templates from the current drawing
1 In the dbConnect Manager, in the tree view, right-click a drawing file.
2 On the shortcut menu, click Export Template Set.
3 In the Export Template Set dialog box in the Save In list, select the
directory you want to save the template set to.
4 Under File Name, specify a name for the template set, and then choose
Save.
To import a set of queries into the current drawing
1 In the dbConnect Manager, in the tree view, right-click a drawing file.
2 On the shortcut menu, click Import Query Set.
3 In the Import Query Set dialog box, select the query set.
4 Choose Open to import the query set into the current drawing.
If there is a query with the same name already associated with the current
drawing, AutoCAD displays an alert box that you can use to provide a
unique name for the query.
To export a set of queries from the current drawing
1 In the dbConnect Manager, in the tree view, right-click a drawing file.
2 On the shortcut menu, click Export Query Set.
3 In the Export Query Set dialog box, in the Save In list, select the directory
where you want to save the query set.
4 Under File Name, specify a name for the query set, and then choose Save.