Add Identifying Information to Drawings

Add Identifying Information to Drawings

Insert Geographical Location Information in a Drawing

 

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Add Identifying Information to Drawings

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Concept

Procedure

Quick Reference

To define drawing properties

1. Click the Application button, and click Drawing Drawing Properties.
2. In the Drawing Properties dialog box, enter property information on the following tabs:
   • Summary tab. Enter the drawing title, subject, author, keywords, comments, and a default address for hyperlinked data in your drawing. For example, you can add the keyword Autodesk to certain drawing files and then use DesignCenter to search for all drawing files with that keyword. For a hyperlink base, you can specify an Internet address or a path to a folder on a network drive.
   • Custom tab. Click Add. In the Add Custom Property dialog box, enter a name and a value for the custom property. Click OK. The new custom property and its value are displayed on the Custom tab. This information can be used for advanced searches in DesignCenter.
3. Click OK.

 Command entry: DWGPROPS