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You can edit a linked or embedded OLE object in a drawing by double-clicking the object to open the source application.
You can use any selection method to select OLE objects and then use most editing commands, the Properties palette, or grips to make changes. When you use grips to change the size of an OLE object, the shape of the object does not change if the aspect ratio is locked in the Properties palette. The following editing commands are not available for OLE objects: BREAK, CHAMFER, FILLET, and LENGTHEN.
In a 2D visual style, when an OLE object is rotated or is not in Plan view, the content of the OLE object is temporarily hidden and only the frame is displayed. The content is always shown in a 3D visual style.
Using a data link will still be OLE. It would just be convenient and reduce risk of divergent copies if everything were embedded within the drawing file rather than linked from an external excel file. Jun 30, 2012 What is OLE in autocad?? I have a problem withis this object. When i take printout or make the layout to PDF, ole objects appeared as upside down. But in preview its perfect. Anybody please help. What is OLE in autocad?? I have a problem withis this object. When i take printout or make the layout to PDF, ole objects appeared as upside down. But in preview its perfect. Anybody please help.
In the Properties palette, the general properties listed for an OLE object apply to the frame.
' Try Select OLE objectCtrl+CEdit-Paste SpecialAutoCAD Entities (select PASTE option). ' Thanks for your reply. I tried your suggestion & I doesn't work. In paste special I couldn't able get autocad entities in this condition and also I have installed MS excel in my system I tried in MS excel also. Once again thank you very much. About Importing OLE Objects Into Drawings. 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. OLE objects are treated as raster objects when a raster plotter is used. Because large, high-resolution, color-rich rasters can be expensive to plot, you can set the OLEQUALITY system variable to control how each OLE object is plotted.
Because grips are displayed on the frame, grip editing is not available if the frame is not displayed. To display the frame, change the setting of the OLEFRAME system variable.
Edit Information in OLE Objects
You can edit the information in linked or embedded OLE objects by double-clicking the object to open the source application.
Edit OLE Objects When AutoCAD Is the Source Application
The document that contains a linked drawing stores the drawing's file location. You can edit a linked drawing either from the destination application or in the source program. The program must be loaded or accessible on the system along with the document you are editing.
An AutoCAD drawing that is embedded in a document can be edited only from within the destination application. Double-click the OLE object to start the program. Editing the original drawing in the program has no effect on documents in which that drawing is embedded.
To edit a linked drawing from within the destination application
Autocad Crop Ole
To edit a linked drawing in the source application
To restore an OLE object to its original size and shape
To turn the display of the frames of OLE objects on or off
System Variables
Command Modifiers
Object linking and embedding is a way to use information from one application in another application. To use OLE, you need both source and destination applications that support OLE.
What Is An Ole Object In Autocad
Both linking and embedding insert information from one document into another document. Also, both linked and embedded OLE objects can be edited from within the destination application. However, linking and embedding store information differently.
The relationship between embedding and linking is similar to that between inserting a block and creating an external reference.
Embed Objects
An embedded OLE object is a copy of information from another document. When you embed objects, there is no link to the source document and any changes made to the source document are not reflected in destination documents. Embed objects if you want to be able to use the application that created them for editing, but you do not want the OLE object to be updated when you edit information in the source document.
Link Objects
A linked object is a reference to information in another document. Link objects when you want to use the same information in more than one document. Then, if you change the original information, you need to update only the links in order to update the document containing the OLE objects. You can also set links to be updated automatically.
When you link a drawing, you need to maintain access to the source application and the linked document. If you rename or move either of them, you may need to reestablish the link.
Control the Plot Quality of OLE Objects
OLE objects are treated as raster objects when a raster plotter is used. Because large, high-resolution, color-rich rasters can be expensive to plot, you can set the OLEQUALITY system variable to control how each OLE object is plotted. The default setting, Automatically Select, assigns a plot-quality level based on the type of object. The higher the plot-quality setting, the more time and memory are used to plot.
You can also adjust OLE plot quality in the Plotter Configuration Editor. The Graphics option displays a Raster Graphics dialog box with a slider that controls OLE plot quality.
Note: Nested OLE objects may cause problems. For example, an Excel spreadsheet embedded in a Word document may fail to plot. Also, an OLE object that is not in the current view plane is not plotted, but the frame is plotted based on the setting of the OLEFRAME system variable.