To Work With Data Sources and Drawings

A data source is a database table or a set of tables.

To use a database in a drawing

Do one of the following:

• From File Explorer, drag a database file to the Map Explorer tab of the Task Pane.

  If the Map Explorer tab does not immediately display the data source, right-click a blank space in the Map Explorer tab. Click Refresh.

• Right-click the Data Sources folder on the Map Explorer tab and select Attach.

  AutoCAD Map 3D toolset automatically creates the files it needs to communicate with the database application. However, for some database types, you must configure these files yourself.

• Click Map Setup tabAttribute Data panelAttach Data Source. Find

To display information about a database table

• Right-click the table name in the Map Explorer tab. Click Properties.

  You can see information such as column names and types.

To open a table or database query

• Double-click the item.

To open a linked table or query

• Double-click the link template name.