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Feeling attached to your source drawings? You can attach multiple source drawings to a project for object availability.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
3 min.
Transcript
00:04
AutoCAD Map 3D allows you to associate source drawings with your current drawing by simply attaching them.
00:11
Once these drawings are attached, the objects in them are available for queries and other GIS analysis tools.
00:18
Regardless of their size, any number of source drawings can be attached without impacting system performance.
00:25
There are a couple of different ways to organize attached source drawings.
00:29
You can organize them by layer, so that specific information for a city, such as parcel data, is contained within each file.
00:37
Another option is to tile them, so that all information in the file is contained within each drawing.
00:44
Sometimes, you may decide to combine the two methods.
00:48
This example attaches three source drawings to the current drawing.
00:52
To begin, open a blank drawing.
00:54
Then, on the ribbon, Home tab, Data panel, select Attach.
00:59
Alternatively, in the Task Pane, select the Map Explorer tab, right-click the Drawings folder, and select Attach.
01:09
Either way, the Select drawings to attach dialog opens.
01:13
Here, select a drive alias.
01:16
The alias points to your AutoCAD drawing files, and is used to browse folders within the dialog box.
01:23
For this exercise, there is an alias already set up that goes directly to the AutoCAD drawing files for the lesson.
01:30
With the drive alias identified, select the three drawing files—Drainage, Parcel,
01:37
and Sewer—which represent the layered approach to organizing.
01:42
Relevant information for a specific geographic region is contained within each file.
01:48
On your keyboard, press and hold CTRL as you click each of the three drawings from the top list, and then click Add.
01:55
This adds the files to the lower section, indicating that they are to be attached as source drawings.
02:01
Click OK.
02:03
In the Map Explorer, the three drawings now appear under the Drawings folder, attached to the current drawing.
02:09
Note that these drawings are locked, and AutoCAD creates a DWK file for each of them.
02:14
Locking them prevents other AutoCAD and Map 3D users from opening these drawing files directly.
Video transcript
00:04
AutoCAD Map 3D allows you to associate source drawings with your current drawing by simply attaching them.
00:11
Once these drawings are attached, the objects in them are available for queries and other GIS analysis tools.
00:18
Regardless of their size, any number of source drawings can be attached without impacting system performance.
00:25
There are a couple of different ways to organize attached source drawings.
00:29
You can organize them by layer, so that specific information for a city, such as parcel data, is contained within each file.
00:37
Another option is to tile them, so that all information in the file is contained within each drawing.
00:44
Sometimes, you may decide to combine the two methods.
00:48
This example attaches three source drawings to the current drawing.
00:52
To begin, open a blank drawing.
00:54
Then, on the ribbon, Home tab, Data panel, select Attach.
00:59
Alternatively, in the Task Pane, select the Map Explorer tab, right-click the Drawings folder, and select Attach.
01:09
Either way, the Select drawings to attach dialog opens.
01:13
Here, select a drive alias.
01:16
The alias points to your AutoCAD drawing files, and is used to browse folders within the dialog box.
01:23
For this exercise, there is an alias already set up that goes directly to the AutoCAD drawing files for the lesson.
01:30
With the drive alias identified, select the three drawing files—Drainage, Parcel,
01:37
and Sewer—which represent the layered approach to organizing.
01:42
Relevant information for a specific geographic region is contained within each file.
01:48
On your keyboard, press and hold CTRL as you click each of the three drawings from the top list, and then click Add.
01:55
This adds the files to the lower section, indicating that they are to be attached as source drawings.
02:01
Click OK.
02:03
In the Map Explorer, the three drawings now appear under the Drawings folder, attached to the current drawing.
02:09
Note that these drawings are locked, and AutoCAD creates a DWK file for each of them.
02:14
Locking them prevents other AutoCAD and Map 3D users from opening these drawing files directly.
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