Located at the bottom of the drawing area, the drawing status bar displays status information about the current drawing and provides access to commands that can be applied to the drawing.
The drawing status bar contains the following information and controls:
- Project Information: If the drawing is part of an AutoCAD Architecture project, this information includes the name of the project and the type of file, (such as Sheet, View or Construct).
- Display Configuration: Shows the current display configuration of the active viewport and provides a drop-down list from which you can select another configuration.
- Cut Plane: Identifies the global cut plane height for the active display configuration and provides access to a dialog box that lets you adjust the setting.
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(Surface Hatch Toggle): Lets you switch the display of surface hatching on or off. -
(Layer Key Overrides): Lets you switch layer key overrides on or off in the Layer Key Overrides dialog box. -
(Autodesk Trusted DWG): This icon indicates that you have opened a DWG, DWT, or DWS file that is created using Autodesk applications or RealDWG™-based applications. -
(Manage Xrefs): Click to open the External References palette, where you can reload xrefs that are associated with your current drawing. -
(Isolate Objects): Lets you hide or display objects you have selected in the drawing. - Missing Standards File(s): When applicable, this warning indicates that standards files are missing in the current drawing; you can then check settings for the standards and configure them as necessary.
- Drawing Status Bar Menu: A drop-down list of the settings and commands available for display on the drawing status bar.
