The above definitions are listed in the left-hand list panel of the dialog, with elements within each definition listed on the right. The application supports the following definitions: The user may choose to import a range of options like what can be transferred by the Designcentre, but will also include additional settings like UCS (if a bespoke setting exists within that drawing). Following a valid selection, if the selected drawing contains items not already present in the current drawing, a dialog will appear displaying items available for import. Upon running the program with the command syntax 'Steal' at the AutoCAD command-line, the user is prompted to select a drawing file (dwg/dwt/dws) from which to steal items. However, joking aside utilising a standards drawing for such things like blocks (symbols) and layers to import agreed predefined settings is good practice and is referred to more professionally as, following CAD standards! Such a routine is on the App Store, jokingly called ‘Steal’ from another drawing. However, there is a substantial AutoCAD developer network who have written some routines that will allow the import of a wider range of styles including UCS. ![]() Whilst useful there are some settings that Designcentre cannot import, including bespoke coordinate systems (UCS) Groups and Layer States. They can be located from the preview pane on the right-hand side and then dragged and dropped into the working file. ![]() Support settings includes Blocks, Detailviewstyles, dimstyles, layers, layouts, linetypes, multileader styles, sectionview styles, tablestyles, textstyles, visualstyles and Xrefs. ![]() This environment was introduced way back in AutoCAD 2000 and allows users to browse to a DWG drawing and drag and drop styles and settings from that file into their current drawing. This can be easily achieved with the AutoCAD Designcentre. A common question I get from many users is “How can I transfer settings like Layers and Blocks from other drawing files, without using a function like copy and paste?”
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