About Database Fields

Database fields allow the user to insert a formatted cell from a database into a drawing. A database field consists of a single field of a query or table in a database. This enables users to work with data in a full database environment, creating reports, queries, links to other databases, and link that data into any drawing.

Supported Data Types

The following data types are supported in AutoCAD Architecture 2022 toolset database fields:

All other data types are ignored and will not display in the drawing.

Supported Database Providers and Data Sources

The following database providers are supported in AutoCAD Architecture 2022 toolset:

These database providers let you link to the following data sources:

The database fields support secure databases in as far at the Microsoft Data Link feature supports them. They may need to encrypt the connection information so as to prevent the wrong users from inadvertently gaining knowledge of the passwords.

The database fields support multi-user access.

Creating a Database Link to a 64-bit Data Source

If you are using a computer with 64-bit architecture, you can create a link to a database source using the 64-bit model. You can also link to any legacy 32-bit data sources.