Use one of the following methods to insert information
from another application as an OLE object:
- Copy or cut information from an existing
file and paste it into the drawing.
- Import an existing file created in another
application.
- Open another application from within
the drawing and create the information that you want to use.
When you insert the information, you specify
an insertion point.
By default the OLE object is displayed
with a frame that is not plotted. OLE objects are opaque and are
plotted as opaque; they hide objects in back of them. OLE objects
support draw order. You control the display of OLE objects in two
ways:
- Set the OLEHIDE system variable
to display or suppress the display of all OLE objects in paper space,
model space, or both.
- Turn off or freeze a layer to suppress the
display of OLE objects on that layer.
When OLE objects with text are printed,
the text size approximates the text size in the source application.
NoteOLE
objects in drawings are not displayed or plotted in external references
or block references.
CommandsINSERTOBJ
Inserts a linked or
embedded object.
OLELINKS
Updates, changes, and
cancels existing OLE links.
OLESCALE
Controls the size, scale,
and other properties of a selected OLE object.
OPTIONS
Customizes the program
settings.
PASTESPEC
Pastes objects from
the Clipboard into the current drawing and controls the format of
the data.
System VariablesMSOLESCALE
Controls the size of
an OLE object with text that is pasted into model space.
OLEHIDE
Controls the display
and plotting of OLE objects.
