Use this dialog box to repair broken data shortcuts and to replace drawing objects with data shortcuts.
This dialog box enables you to compare the objects and data shortcuts that are in the current drawing to the data shortcuts that are available in the current project. You can select a drawing object, or a broken data shortcut, and then link it to a valid data shortcut. You can also use this dialog box to create references to data shortcuts, and to create folders for organizing data shortcuts and references.
Expands all items in the tree.
Collapses all items in the tree.
Displays all objects that are in current drawing. The tree displays objects that exist as data shortcuts, as well as objects that are native to the current drawing, unless the Show Only Broken Data Shortcuts check box is selected.
When you select an object in the Drawing Objects tree, the grid area below Drawing Objects displays information about the object. The following table lists the object types and the source file and path information that is displayed for each object type.
Object Type | Source File | Path |
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Broken data shortcut | Source not found | Source not found |
Valid data shortcut | <name of the file that contains the referenced object> | <location of the source file> |
Native object | Current drawing | <location of the current drawing> |
Associates the selected object in the Drawing Objects tree to the selected shortcut in the Data Shortcuts tree.
Displays all objects that are available as data shortcuts in the current data shortcut project.
When you select a data shortcut in the Data Shortcuts tree, the grid area below Data Shortcuts displays information about the data shortcut. The following table lists the object types and the source file and path information that is displayed for each object type.
Object Type | Source File | Path |
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Valid data shortcut | <name of the file that contains the referenced object> | <location of the source file> |
Broken data shortcut | <name of the file that contains the referenced object> | Not found - <location of the source file> |