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NVIDIA QuadroView User’s Guide
Preferences: AutoCAD Link
Figure 8.4 shows the AutoCAD Link dialog box.
Model Update
These options control how the Viewer handles changes in your drawing.
Camera Update
These options can be used to update the AutoCAD View in the active viewport
within the Viewer.
Table 8.4
AutoCAD Link: Model Update Options
Option Description
Manual The rendered model is not automatically updated. Invoke the commands
NVA
or
NVS
to send a snapshot of your drawing or parts of it to the
viewer.
Auto, QuadroView
group
All drawing elements found in the NVIDIA QuadroView group are
automatically sent to the viewer and kept updated, which allows you to
keep your render selection across AutoCAD sessions as the group is saved
in the drawing file.
Add New Entities to the Group: Activate this option if you want to add
new entities to the group.
Auto (All) All drawing elements are automatically sent to the viewer and kept
updated.
Auto (Active Part)
Note: This update mode works only with Mechanical Desktop.
The part that is currently active is sent to the Viewer and kept updated.
Table 8.5
AutoCAD Link: Camera Update Options
Option Description
Immediate Every view change is immediately sent to AutoCAD.
Delayed by .. sec View changes are sent to AutoCAD whenever there is no change for the
specified amount of time.
On command This is the default setting. Views are not automatically sent to AutoCAD.
You have to click the icon from the toolbar to force an update.
Menu
View > Preferences > AutoCAD Link
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