Autodesk 057B1-41A111-1001 - AutoCAD LT 2010, User Manual

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compressed, might be 75MB in size while the same object when
uncompressed might be 257MB.
In these situations, the drawing cannot be saved to an AutoCAD LT 2007 or
earlier file format until the issues are resolved. You can resolve the size limits
by breaking the drawing or objects up into several drawings or objects.
See also:
Save Drawings to Previous Drawing File Formats (page 508)
Work with Drawings in Earlier Releases (page 504)
Export Drawings to Other File Formats (page 503)
Create Drawing Files for Use as Blocks (page 280)
Add Identifying Information to Drawings (page 41)
Create and Restore Backup Files (page 52)
Share Drawing Files Internationally (page 516)
Open and Save Drawing Files from the Internet (page 516)
Find a Drawing File
You can search for a drawing using name, location, and date filters.
■ Use Searchlight in Finder to search for drawings using name, location, and
date filters.
■ Use the Select File dialog box for the OPEN command to display drawing
file previews. When the RASTERPREVIEW system variable is on, a raster
preview image is automatically generated and stored with the drawing
when you save it.
See also:
Add Identifying Information to Drawings (page 41)
Specify Search Paths and File Locations
You can set the search path to drawing support files such as text fonts,
drawings, linetypes, and hatch patterns. You also can specify the location of
temporary files, which is important when working in a network environment.
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