Mastering AutoCAD 2005 and AutoCAD LT 2005
If you prefer to manage your symbol library by using Windows Explorer or to use another third- party file manager for locating and managing your symbols, you'll appreciate AutoCAD's support for drag-and-drop. With this feature, you can click and drag a file from Windows Explorer into the AutoCAD window. You can also drag and drop from the Windows Search tool. AutoCAD automatically starts the Insert command to insert the file. Drag-and-drop also works with a variety of other AutoCAD support files.
AutoCAD supports drag-and-drop for other types of data from applications that support Microsoft's ActiveX technology. Table 4.2 lists the files that you can drag and drop and the functions associated with them.
| File Type | Command Issued | Function Performed When File Is Dropped |
|---|---|---|
| .dxf | Dxfin | Imports .dxf files |
| .dwg | Insert | Imports or plots drawing files |
| .txt | Dtext | Imports texts via Dtext |
| .lin | Linetype | Loads line types |
| .mnu, .mns, .mnc | Menu | Loads menus |
| .psb, .shp, .shx | Style | Loads fonts or shapes |
| .scr | Script | Runs script |
| .lsp | (Load) | Loads AutoLISP routine |
| .exe, .exp | (Xload) | Loads ADS application |
| Tip | You can also drag and drop from folder shortcuts placed on your Desktop or even from a website. |