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The Drawing Explorer Context Menu
When you right-click a drawing file in the Drawing Explorer of the Project
Navigator palette, a context menu displays. The commands on the context
menu can vary slightly based on the type and status of the file selected:
DescriptionCommand
Opens the selected drawing file within
AutoCAD Architecture. Unavailable if the
Open
drawing file is in use or has a read-only at-
tribute.
Returns focus to the selected file if it is
already open in the current drawing ses-
sion.
Bring to Front
Opens the selected file in read-only mode
and displays it in the drawing area. If the
Open read-only
drawing file is already open for write in the
current session, clicking Open read-only
opens a copy and brings that drawing file
to the front.
Closes the selected drawing file. For more
information, see Closing All Project Files on
page 335.
Close
Opens the External References dialog that
lists all external references in the selected
External References
file and lets you unload, reload, and detach
them from a context menu. For more in-
formation, see Displaying External Refer-
ences of a Construct on page 402, Display-
ing External References of a View Drawing
on page 444, or Displaying External Refer-
ences of a Sheet Drawing on page 486.
Creates a new category for the file type
selected: for example, an element category
New ➤ Category
or a construct category. For more informa-
tion, see Categories on page 375.
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