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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
806 | Chapter 28 Use the Internet to Share Drawings
3 Choose Open.
4 In the External Reference dialog box, choose OK.
5 Specify an insertion point for the xref.
Insert toolbar
Command line
XREF
Insert Content from a Website
With the Autodesk® i-drop® functionality, you can use a drag-and-drop
method to insert web content into your drawing.
Overview of i-drop
i-drop is a drag-and-drop method of inserting content from the Web into
your current drawing. Using i-drop, you can easily insert content such as
drawings and catalog items into an open drawing. Specific examples of i-drop
content that you can insert include an AutoCAD block of a chair or window
or a bitmap of a linoleum sample.
You can use the Publish to Web wizard to create a web page that has i-drop-
enabled content for an AutoCAD drawing file. For details about other ways
to create a web page that has i-drop content, see the information about i-drop
on the Autodesk website at the following URL:
http://www.autodesk.com/idrop
Use i-drop
To use i-drop, you simply drag a representative i-drop content image from a
web page into your drawing area. The representative i-drop content image
will usually be a visual representation of what will appear in your drawing.
i-drop also offers the following functionality:
■ Set the default type of i-drop content accepted. You can set the default
type of i-drop content accepted by the program. The setting you select
determines the type of content that is inserted in your drawing when you
drag a representative i-drop content image from the Web. For example, if
you select Block, the inserted content is an AutoCAD block.