Drag 'n Drop an AutoCAD Drawing into AutoCAD 2000 - 2002 *Applies to: AutoCAD 2000, 2000i and 2002*
The Drag 'n Drop feature in AutoCAD has never been more
powerful. In AutoCAD 2000, there are several ways of dropping a file
into AutoCAD editor. Below is a list of the Drag 'n Drop
features that can be found in AutoCAD 2000 - 2002.
1.)
Drag 'n Dropping a file into the drawing area with the Left
mouse button will cause the drawing to be inserted as a block.
2.)
Drag 'n Dropping a file on the application area outside of the
drawing area with the Left mouse button will cause the drawing to be
opened up for full editing.
3.)
Drag 'n Dropping a file into the drawing area with the Left mouse
button and holding down the CTRL key will cause the drawing to be
opened up for full editing.
4.)
Drag 'n Dropping a file into the drawing area with the Right mouse
button will cause a Content Menu to appear on screen that looks like
the image below.
Insert Here - Inserts the drawing as a block into the document
below the cursor.
Open - Opens the file into it's very own document window for
editing.
Create Xref - Attaches the file to the document below the
cursor.
Create Hyperlink Here - Allows for the creation of a Hyperlink
with in the document below the cursor. You are asked to what
objects that you would like to add the Hyperlink to after the option
is selected.
