Application and drawing management

Module overview

Learn how to manage drawing content and optimize your drawing environment.

After completing this module, you’ll be able to:

• Create and manage layers.
• Query and manage object properties, including the MEASUREGOM and COUNT commands.
• Manage the application environment.
• Perform drawing maintenance using recover, audit, and purge tools.

Exam objectives covered in this module: 

• 1.1    Create and manage layers
• 1.2    Manage user coordinate systems
• 1.3    Query and manage drawing object properties
• 1.4    Manage the application environment
• 1.5    Maintain and manage drawing health

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Module outline

• Assign and manage layer properties
• Apply layer property overrides in viewports
• Create and manage layer filters
• Determine the origin of xref layers
• Manage user coordinate systems
• Modify objects using the Properties palette
• Analyze and query values of geometric objects
• Analyze quantities of blocks in a drawing
• Use common tool palette interface behaviors
• Customize content on the user interface
• Perform drawing maintenance
• Use the purge tools to manage content
• Use the Drawing Recovery Manager
• Practice Exercise: Manage layers and query objects
• Practice Exercise: Manage drawing health
• Challenge Exercise: Configure a paper space viewport and apply furniture