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When you import 3DS files created with 3D Studio, the 3D Studio geometry and rendering data including meshes, materials, mappings, lights and cameras will be read. Not imported are 3D Studio procedural materials, smoothing groups and keyframe data. ... Read More

This function is similar to merge cells in Excel. Menu : Express>Table Tools>Merge Cells Command Entry : BGH Operation steps: 1.Start the command. 2.Specify the borderline of the form to merge or the first cell, as shown below. 3. Merging... Read More

Linear, angular, radial, ordinate and arc length are the basic types of dimensions. You can create dimensions for selected existing entities by selecting them or picking points within a drawing. Linear dimensions can be horizontal, vertical, aligned,... Read More

Attach leader line to Mtext, tolerance, or block reference object. Menu : Express>Dimension>Attach Leader to Annotation Command Entry : QLATTACH Select Leader: Select a leader Select a dimension: Select the Mtext, tolerance, or block reference... Read More

Select entities by color and layer. Menu : Express>Selection Tools>Get Selection by Layer/Color Command Entry : GETLAYCOLSEL Operation steps: 1.Start the command. 2.Specify an entity which is in the target layer. 3.Specify region. 4.System will... Read More

Every object has properties. Some PROPERTIES are general and apply to most objects; for example, LAYER , COLOR , LINETYPE , lineweight (LWEIGHT) and PLOTSTYLE . Most general properties can be assigned to an object by layer or can be assigned to... Read More

Attaches extended object data (xdata) to a selected object. Menu : Express tools>Tools>Attach Xdata Command Entry : XDATA Select object: Use an object selection method Input application name: Specify application name Enter an option [3Real/DIR... Read More

You can create blocks by selecting objects, specifying a name and base point. You can also create TEXT information as attributes of blocks. You can define a blocks by BLOCK , insert a DWG/DXF file, COPYCLIP and paste as BLOCK , or binding an XREF... Read More

If you need to modify properties of existing dimensions, you can use modify dimension style (DIMSTYLE). The properties of any selected dimension can be modified by PROPERTIES pallet. Override a Dimension Style Dimension style overrides can be... Read More

The current LINETYPE is shown in the Linetype control on the Properties toolbar and all objects you draw will use the current linetype. You can also set the current linetype with the Linetype control. If you set current linetype to BYLAYER, all... Read More