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Working with Alignments
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Because the alignment definitions are stored outside the drawing in a
database, you have added flexibility when managing alignments:
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If other projects contain alignments that you want to include in
the current project, then you can merge the alignment databases
and import the alignments into the drawing.
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If someone over a network needs write access to the alignment you
have set as current, then you can close the alignment database or
select a different current alignment while keeping your drawing
open.
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It is not necessary to keep the alignment objects in the drawing.
You can delete them and import the alignments only when
needed.
You can edit the data in the alignment database by using the
Alignment Editor. Any edits that you make to an alignment in the
Alignment Editor are updated in the drawing. The Alignment Editor
can also generate reports.
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Multi-User Alignment Database
New in AutoCAD Land Development Desktop Release 2, the
alignment database is multi-user enabled. Previously, only the first
person to access the alignment database received write access to all of
the project’s alignments. Now, locking is accomplished on a per-
alignment basis. Over a network, one person can obtain write access to
one alignment, and another person can obtain write access to another
alignment.
The new alignment database is named alignment.mdb.