cadence wrote:
> Got any insight into what the proxygraphic switch is, or know where I
> can educate myself on it?
From the help file -
(note - PROXYGRAPHICS set to O does not save an image with the drawing,
a bounding box is displayed instead. PROXYGRAPHICS set to 1 saves the
image with the drawing.)
Custom objects provide additional capabilities to the program and
related products. When the application that created the custom object is
not available, a proxy object is substituted in its place.
A custom object is a type of object created by an ObjectARX® (AutoCAD
Run-Time Extension) application, which typically has more specialized
capabilities than standard AutoCAD objects. Custom objects include
parametric solids (Autodesk® Mechanical Desktop), intelligently
interactive door symbols (Autodesk Architectural Desktop), polygon
objects (Autodesk Map™), and associative dimension objects (AutoCAD and
AutoCAD LT).
In addition to Autodesk, many software vendors use ObjectARX to write
programs that create graphical and nongraphical custom objects that are
useful in their AutoCAD based applications.
Proxy Objects
A proxy object is a substitute for a custom object when the ObjectARX
application that created the custom object is not available to AutoCAD
or other host applications. Later, when the application is available,
the proxy object is replaced by the custom object.
Proxy objects have significantly reduced capabilities compared to their
corresponding custom objects. The extent to which proxy objects can be
edited is determined by the parent ObjectARX application. For example,
operations such as erasing and moving an object, or changing object
properties, may or may not be possible on a proxy object, depending on
the application that created it.
When you open a drawing, you might see a Proxy Information dialog box.
The dialog box tells you the total number of proxy objects in the
drawing (both graphical and nongraphical) and the name of the missing
application and provides additional information about the proxy object
type and display state. You can use the dialog box to control the
display of proxy objects.
Object Enablers
An object enabler is a tool that provides specific viewing and standard
editing access to a custom object in the host applications when the
application that created the custom object is not present.
Object Enablers allow custom objects in a drawing to behave with more
intelligence than proxy graphics. Object enablers also facilitate
workgroup collaboration when using other Autodesk products.
If the ObjectARX application is not installed on your system, you can
check for available Object Enablers on the Web. For example, if you
receive a drawing that contains objects that were created in Autodesk
Architectural Desktop, but you don't have that application installed on
your system, the AEC Object Enabler is downloaded so you can view those
drawings as they were intended. To control whether the program checks
for Object Enablers, use the Live Enabler settings on the System tab of
the Options dialog box.
For a complete list of the currently available Object Enablers, go to
the Autodesk Web site at http://www.autodesk.com/enablers.
Object Classification
If an application such as Autodesk Map was used to add a feature
(object) classification to an object, you can view the classification in
the Properties palette in the Class Name entry. If the object's
classification is missing from the associated classification (XML) file,
or if the associated classification file is missing, an exclamation mark
is displayed in the Class Name entry. For information about what is
required to create a feature classification, see the Autodesk Map
documentation.
You can also use the Quick Select feature to select objects by their
Class names and Class properties.
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Jason Hickey
Civil 3D 2007
Dell Inspiron 9100
3.0 gHz, 2 GIG RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 (128 MB)
Windows XP Pro SP2
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