Chapter 18
Everything from Arrays to Xrefs
IN THIS CHAPTER
Introducing associative arrays, external references (xrefs), raster images, and dynamic blocks
Creating associative arrays with ARray
Attaching and managing xrefs, DWFs, and PDFs
Controlling xref paths
Importing other file types
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, then flip to Chapter 11.
Associative arrays are dynamic: That is, you can change the number of items, change the objects being arrayed, or substitute a different object set for one or more object sets in an array.
An externally reference ...
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