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Index Status

Displays whether the selected drawing file contains a spatial or layer index.

INDEXCTL controls whether layer and spatial indexes are saved with the

drawing file.

Use Spatial Index

Controls whether a spatial index is used when partially opening a drawing.

A spatial index can be used to locate what portion of the drawing is read; this

minimizes the time required to open the drawing.

Spatial Index

Displays whether the selected drawing file contains an index that organizes

objects based on their location in space.

Layer Index

Displays whether the selected drawing file contains a list of the objects that

are on each layer. A layer index can be used to locate what portion of the

drawing is read; this minimizes the time required to open the drawing.

Unload All Xrefs on Open

Unloads all external references when opening the drawing. Selecting this

option enhances the opening process. If you partially open a drawing that

contains a bound xref, only the portion of the xref that is loaded (defined by

the selected view) is bound to the partially open drawing.

Open

Opens the drawing file, loading only combined geometry from the selected

view and layers.

OPEN Command Prompt

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