Autodesk 00128-051462-9310 - AUTOCAD 2008 COMM UPG FRM 2005 DVD, User Manual

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Work with categories: When you select a category, all constructs within that category are selected. When you
add constructs to the category later, they are included in the view drawing.
1 Define the context of the view drawing, as described in “ Creating a View Drawing: Assigning Levels and
Divisions ” on page 248.
2 Click Next.
Note that the selected constructs and categories are based on the context you chose in the previous tab.
You can use this preselected set, or make changes to it.
3 Create the selection set of constructs for the view drawing:
Then… If you want to…
select the category. All constructs in the category are selected
automatically. When you add constructs to the category later,
they are included in the view drawing. select an entire category to include in the view drawing
select the construct. select a construct to include in the view drawing
clear the category’s box. All constructs in the category are
cleared automatically. exclude a category from the view drawing
clear the construct’s box. exclude a construct from the view drawing
4 Determine the referencing mode of the constructs in the view drawing:
Then… If you want to…
select the construct, right-click, and click Set to Attach.
NOTE Attaching an external reference is the default insertion
method for views. When the Set to Attach command is
unavailable, the construct has already been attached.
attach the construct to the view drawing
select the construct, right-click, and click Set to Overlay.
NOTE When the Set to Overlay command is unavailable,
the construct has already been overlaid.
overlay the construct to the view drawing
5 Click Finish.
Displaying External References of a View Drawing
Use this procedure to display the external references of a view drawing.
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