).The IntelliCAD Explorer opens in its own, separate window, which you can move or resize. The IntelliCAD Explorer window has its own menu and tools.
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).The IntelliCAD Explorer window has two panes, a left pane and a right pane. The elements are listed in the left pane, and the drawing settings are listed and described in the right pane.
TIP On the Settings menu, you can use the Explore Layers, Explore Blocks, Explore Views, Explore Coordinate Systems, Explore Linetypes, Explore Text Styles, and Explore Dimension Styles commands to display the layers, blocks, views, coordinate systems, linetypes, text styles, and dimension styles for the current drawing in the IntelliCAD Explorer window. Tools for these commands also appear on the Settings toolbar.
Using the IntelliCAD Explorer, you can create, delete, or modify any of the settings for the currently selected element for a given drawing. You can also copy the contents of any element from one drawing to another. The tools and menu items on the IntelliCAD Explorer provide the following functions:
| Tool | Function |
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( ) New Item
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Creates a new layer, linetype, style, coordinate system, view, block, or dimension style. |
( ) Current
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Makes the selection current. |
( ) Cut
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Cuts the selection to the Clipboard. |
( ) Copy
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Copies the selection to the Clipboard. |
( ) Paste
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Pastes the selection from the Clipboard into the appropriate list of a different drawing. |
( ) Delete
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Deletes the selection from the list. |
( ) Properties
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Displays the properties for the selection. |
( ) World
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Sets the current coordinate system to the World Coordinate System (WCS). |
( ) Purge
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Eliminates unreferenced elements from your drawing file. |
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