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Assigning Fields and Values to Entities
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To create new fields
1 On the Database menu, click Options. The Database Options dialog box
appears.
2 Click the Fields page tab.
3 (optional) To limit field names, check the Validate Name check box. This
option can make it easier to export the database to older database
applications.
4 Enter the name of the field in the Field Name text box.
5 Click a field type in the Type section.
6 (optional) Enter a value in the Width text box. This determines the
number of characters AutoSketch includes if you export the database.
7 (optional) If the field type is Number, Length, Angle, or Area, enter a value
in the Precision text box. This determines the number of decimal places
AutoSketch uses to round the field value to if you export an ASCII file.
8 Click Add. Repeat steps 3 through 7 to create other fields.
9 Click Close.
TIP If you are planning to create several drawings that require similar fields,
you can create a blank drawing with the necessary fields and use it as a
template for the drawings.
Assigning Fields and Values to Entities
Once you’ve created the fields to store data in your drawing, you must assign
those fields to specific entities. This adds your fields to the list of properties
for that entity.
You assign a field to an entity by specifying a value for the entity, even if that
value is zero. On the Database menu, click Assign Field to assign a field by
setting a value for one or more entities.
On the Database menu, click Edit Entity Fields to edit all of the fields for a
specific entity. You can assign a field by setting a value or by editing a value
that is already in a field.
To assign one field to several entities
1 Select the entities to which you want to assign a field.
2 On the Database menu, click Assign Field. The Assign Field dialog box
appears.