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TheselectionofexternallyreferencedfileshasbeenenhancedinAutoCAD2011.Whenyouselecta
referenceobjectinthedrawing(xrefs,images,DWF
TM
,DGN,PDF,dataextractiontables),the
correspondingreferenceisselectedintheExternalReferencespalette.Similarly,ifyouselectfile
referencesfromtheExternalReferencespalette,thereferencesarehighlighted(butnotselected)inthe
drawing,assumingtheyarevisibleinthecurrentview.Youcancontrolthisbehaviorwith
thenew
ERHIGHLIGHTsystemvariable.
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Figure56.ExternalReferencehighlighting
TheExternalReferencespaletteincludesaoptiontoeasilydetachdataextractiontablesfromadrawi ng.
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Figure57.DataExtractionTableDetachoption
Scale Lists
Scalelistfunctionalityhasbeenenhan cedinAutoCAD2011tostoreacustomizabledefaultlistof
annotationscalesinthefixedprofileoftheregistry.Youcanusethedefaultscalelisttodefinea
customizedlistofscalesthatautomaticallydisplaysinallyourdrawings.Ascalelistisstill
maintainedin
thedrawing,butyoucane a silyresetthescalelistinthedrawingtothedefaultlistofscales(metricor