Autodesk 00308-011408-9F30A User Guide - Page 343

Storing Data in a Drawing 27 In most CAD applications the information you can store is limited to entities or annotations you place in your drawing. However, in AutoSketch, your drawing can double as a database. In other words, you can assign data to a drawing, creating a visual resource of information. AutoSketch stores database information in entities to which you can assign properties. You can create your own properties, called fields, when you need to store information that does not correspond to an existing property. Think of a field as a custom container of information. For instance, you might create a Purchase Price field and assign a dollar value to entities that represent valuables. You could then create an insurance report if a valuable was damaged, lost, or stolen. In this chapter s Creating fields s Assigning fields and values to entities s Removing fields 333