Chapter 18. Drawing Management Tools and Utilities

Chapter Objectives

• Understand the backup and autosave settings

• Fix a corrupt drawing

• Purge a drawing of unused data

• Import and export different drawing file types

• Copy and paste information between different software applications

• Use object linking and embedding objects in AutoCAD drawings

• Automate repetitive tasks using the Action Recorder

• Use the Measure tools

• Use the QuickCalc calculator

• Delete duplicate objects

• Use web-based collaboration tools

Introduction

Successful AutoCAD drawing management requires thorough attention to drawing file creation, maintenance, saving, and naming conventions. Drawing management also includes addressing corrupt drawing files, importing ...

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