NOTE If you cannot see the element, it may be inserted at a very small scale. Use the AutoCAD Zoom Extents
command to display it.
Overlaying an Element as an External Reference to a Construct
Use this procedure to overlay an element as an external reference to a construct.
For detailed information on overlaying external references to drawings, see “Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)” in
AutoCAD Help.
1
Click Window menu
➤
Project Navigator Palette.
2
Click the Constructs tab.
3
Locate the construct into which to reference an element.
4
Select the construct, right-click, and click Open.
5
In the Project Navigator, locate the element to overlay.
6
Select the element, right-click, and click Xref Overlay.
The element is inserted as an external reference into the construct.
NOTE If you cannot see the element, it may be inserted at a very small scale. Use the AutoCAD Zoom Extents
command to display it.
Inserting an Element as a Block into a Construct
Use this procedure to insert an element as a block into a construct.
For detailed information on blocks, see “Create and Use Blocks (Symbols)” in AutoCAD Help.
1
Click Window menu
➤
Project Navigator Palette.
2
Click the Constructs tab.
3
Locate the construct into which to insert an element as a block.
4
Select the construct, right-click, and click Open.
5
In the Project Navigator, locate the element to insert as a block.
6
Select the element, right-click, and click Insert as Block.
7
Specify the Insert options—such as insertion point, scale and rotation angle—and click OK.
Referencing an Element into Multiple Constructs
Use this procedure to reference an element into multiple constructs.
This procedure is useful for updating a number of similar floor constructs in a building.
Referencing an element into a construct
1
Click Window menu
➤
Project Navigator Palette.
2
Click the Constructs tab.
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Summary of Contents for 00128-051462-9310 - AUTOCAD 2008 COMM UPG FRM 2005 DVD
Page 1: ...AutoCAD Architecture 2008 User s Guide 2007 ...
Page 4: ...1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...
Page 40: ...xl Contents ...
Page 41: ...Workflow and User Interface 1 1 ...
Page 42: ...2 Chapter 1 Workflow and User Interface ...
Page 146: ...106 Chapter 3 Content Browser ...
Page 164: ...124 Chapter 4 Creating and Saving Drawings ...
Page 370: ...330 Chapter 6 Drawing Management ...
Page 440: ...400 Chapter 8 Drawing Compare ...
Page 528: ...488 Chapter 10 Display System ...
Page 540: ...500 Chapter 11 Style Manager ...
Page 612: ...572 Chapter 13 Content Creation Guidelines ...
Page 613: ...Conceptual Design 2 573 ...
Page 614: ...574 Chapter 14 Conceptual Design ...
Page 678: ...638 Chapter 16 ObjectViewer ...
Page 683: ...Designing with Architectural Objects 3 643 ...
Page 684: ...644 Chapter 18 Designing with Architectural Objects ...
Page 788: ...748 Chapter 18 Walls ...
Page 942: ...902 Chapter 19 Curtain Walls ...
Page 1042: ...1002 Chapter 21 AEC Polygons ...
Page 1052: ...Changing a door width 1012 Chapter 22 Doors ...
Page 1106: ...Changing a window width 1066 Chapter 23 Windows ...
Page 1172: ...1132 Chapter 24 Openings ...
Page 1226: ...Using grips to change the flight width of a spiral stair run 1186 Chapter 25 Stairs ...
Page 1368: ...Using the Angle grip to edit slab slope 1328 Chapter 28 Slabs and Roof Slabs ...
Page 1491: ...Design Utilities 4 1451 ...
Page 1492: ...1452 Chapter 30 Design Utilities ...
Page 1536: ...1496 Chapter 31 Layout Curves and Grids ...
Page 1564: ...1524 Chapter 32 Grids ...
Page 1611: ...Documentation 5 1571 ...
Page 1612: ...1572 Chapter 36 Documentation ...
Page 1706: ...Stretching a surface opening Moving a surface opening 1666 Chapter 36 Spaces ...
Page 1710: ...Offsetting the edge of a window opening on a freeform space surface 1670 Chapter 36 Spaces ...
Page 1956: ...1916 Chapter 42 Fields ...
Page 2035: ...Properties of a detail callout The Properties of a Callout Tool 1995 ...
Page 2060: ...2020 Chapter 45 Callouts ...
Page 2170: ...2130 Chapter 47 AEC Content and DesignCenter ...
Page 2171: ...Other Utilities 6 2131 ...
Page 2172: ...2132 Chapter 48 Other Utilities ...
Page 2182: ...2142 Chapter 51 Reference AEC Objects ...
Page 2212: ...2172 Chapter 52 Customizing and Adding New Content for Detail Components ...
Page 2217: ...AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Menus 54 2177 ...
Page 2226: ...2186 Chapter 54 AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Menus ...
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