AutoCAD 2014 For Dummies

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Everything from Arrays to Xrefs

In This Chapter

Introducing associative arrays, external references (xrefs), raster images, and dynamic blocks

Creating associative arrays

Attaching and managing xrefs, DWFs, and PDFs

Controlling xref paths

Importing other file formats

Attaching and managing raster image files

Authoring dynamic blocks

Simple arrays have served AutoCAD users well for many years. They’re basically just a quick way of producing multiple copies of drawing objects in regular patterns. If you’re not familiar with simple arrays, flip to Chapter 11.

Associative arrays are dynamic: that is, you can edit them by changing the number of items, changing the definition of the objects being arrayed, or substituting a different object set for one or more object sets in an array. ...