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associative hatch
Hatching that conforms to its bounding objects such that modifying the
bounding objects automatically adjusts the hatch. (BHATCH)
attribute definition
An object that is included in a block definition to store alphanumeric data.
Attribute values can be predefined or specified when the block is inserted.
Attribute data can be extracted from a drawing and inserted into external files.
(ATTDEF)
attribute extraction file
A text file to which extracted attribute data is written. The contents and format
are determined by the attribute extraction template file. See also attribute
extraction template file.
attribute extraction template file
A text file that determines which attributes are extracted and how they are
formatted when written to an attribute extraction file. See also attribute
extraction file.
attribute prompt
The text string displayed when you insert a block with an attribute whose
value is undefined. See also attribute definition, attribute tag, and attribute
value.
attribute tag
A text string associated with an attribute that identifies a particular attribute
during extraction from the drawing database. See also attribute definition,
attribute prompt, and attribute value.
attribute value
The alphanumeric information associated with an attribute tag. See also attribute
definition, attribute prompt, and attribute tag.
axis tripod
Icon with X, Y, and Z coordinates that is used to visualize the viewpoint (view
direction) of a drawing without displaying the drawing. (VPOINT)
baseline
An imaginary line on which text characters appear to rest. Individual characters
can have descenders that drop below the baseline. See also baseline dimension.
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