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Exercise 3: Add object classes to the definition file
You can add more object classes to the object class definition (page 313) file,
even if you add them from a different drawing. When you attach the resulting
definition file to a map, all the class definitions are available.
NOTE This exercise uses the MyDefinition.xml object class definition file you created
in Exercise 1: Create the object class definition file (page 139).
To add an object class to an existing definition file
1 Open Classify_Parcels.dwg. Click
➤
Open
➤
Drawing.
2 On the Map Explorer tab of the Task pane, right-click Object Classes and
click Attach Definition File.
3 Navigate to the object class definition file you created earlier
(MyDefinition.xml) and open it.
4 On the Map Explorer tab, right-click Object Classes and click Define
Object Class.
5 Select a parcel as the model object for this object class (page 313) and press
Enter.
6 In the Define Object Classification dialog box, specify Parcels as the name
for this object class and check the topmost box in the Object Types list.
7 Click the Properties List tab and check the properties to include in this
object class.
■ Select a set of General properties and assign default values as
appropriate.
■ Select all Geometry and OD:Schema_Parcels properties, but delete
their default values.
8 Click the Class Settings tab, click Create Method and click Polygon.
When you create a parcel for this class, use the Polygon method to create
it.
9 Click Save Definition.
10 Leave Classify_Parcels.dwg open.
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