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length based on where you moved the grip, and the total new
length of the wall.
The dynamic dimensions will display in either continuous or dot
linetype based on your selection.
9 Under Export to AutoCAD, select Use Insert Method when Binding
xrefs if you want all objects from an xref drawing referenced in
the file you export to be incorporated into the host drawing.
If you select this option, the names of the xref drawings are
discarded when the exported drawing is created. In addition, their
layers and styles are incorporated into the host drawing. For
example, all exploded walls, regardless of their source (host or
xref) are located on the same layer.
Clear Use Insert Method when Binding xrefs if you want to retain
the xref identities, such as layer names, when you export a file to
AutoCAD or to a DXF file. For example, the blocks that define
walls in the host drawing are located on A-Wall in the exploded
drawing. Walls in an attached xref drawing are located on a layer
whose name is created from the drawing name and the layer
name, such as Drawing1$0$A-Wall.
10 Enter a prefix or a suffix to be added to the drawing file name
when the drawing is exported to an AutoCAD drawing or to a
DXF file.
11 Under Block Properties of Exploded Objects, select Maintain
Resolved Layer, Color, Linetype to maintain the layer, color, and
linetype of AEC objects when you explode them.
When you explode an AEC object, you create several primitive
objects grouped in a block definition. If this option is selected,
any objects whose component layer, color, and linetype properties
are set to ByBlock take the layer, color, and linetype of the parent
object. If this option is cleared, when you explode an object,
properties that are ByBlock remain ByBlock. Clear this option if
you want to explode the block definition even further.
12 Under Unselected Grip Colors, select the colors you want to use
for each type of grip.
13 To specify the units of measure for AutoCAD drawings when they
are opened in the software, select Metric or Imperial for Units for
Legacy Drawings.
This option enables the software to ignore the value for the
AutoCAD MEASUREMENT variable to ensure that the software
respects the correct units when an AutoCAD drawing is opened
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