{"id":6171,"date":"2025-02-04T12:43:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T07:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/?p=6171"},"modified":"2025-02-04T12:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T07:14:15","slug":"display-extended-entity-data-from-picked-object-cp_showxd-cadpower-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/display-extended-entity-data-from-picked-object-cp_showxd-cadpower-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Display Extended Entity Data from Picked Object: CP_SHOWXD \u2013 CADPower Command"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Summary<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
The CP_SHOWXD<\/strong> command in CADPower<\/strong> enables users to display Extended Entity Data (XDATA)<\/strong> from a selected object. Compatible with BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander<\/strong>, this tool provides a quick way to inspect and analyze XDATA for specific application names directly from your drawing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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CADPower -> Extended Entity Tools -> Extended Entity Tools -> Display extended entity data from picked object<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nDisplay Extended Entity Data from Picked Object: CP_SHOWXD \u2013 CADPower Command<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Key features include:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n
Display XDATA<\/strong>:\n
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Retrieve and display XDATA attached to a selected object for specified application names.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
View detailed information on the command line, providing insight into metadata stored in entities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Application Filtering<\/strong>:\n
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Select specific XDATA application names from the dialog box to filter the data displayed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Option to show all applications if no specific filtering is required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Shortened Command Version<\/strong>:\n
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Use the CP_XD<\/strong> shortcut for quick access to XDATA without displaying the dialog box.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
For filtering by application name, use the full CP_SHOWXD<\/strong> command to adjust settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Successive Calls<\/strong>:\n
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Easily repeat the command to inspect XDATA on multiple objects in a seamless workflow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Applications:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Inspect metadata associated with entities for debugging, quality control, or project documentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Analyze specific XDATA entries for troubleshooting or auditing purposes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
View and verify XDATA from custom or system applications stored within drawings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Benefits:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The CP_SHOWXD<\/strong> command in CADPower<\/strong> simplifies the process of retrieving and displaying XDATA from entities, making it a valuable tool for managing metadata in your drawings. Whether you’re working in BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD or ARES Commander<\/strong>, this tool provides a fast, efficient way to access entity data for analysis and verification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Summary The CP_SHOWXD command in CADPower enables users to display Extended Entity Data (XDATA) from a selected object. Compatible with BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander, this tool provides a quick way to inspect and analyze XDATA for specific application names directly from your drawing. CADPower -> Extended Entity Tools -> Extended Entity Tools -> Display extended entity data from picked object Key features include: Applications: Benefits: The CP_SHOWXD command in CADPower simplifies the process of retrieving and displaying XDATA from entities, making it a valuable tool for managing metadata in your drawings. Whether you’re working in BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD or ARES Commander, this tool provides a fast, efficient way to access entity data for analysis and verification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[25,512,511],"class_list":["post-6171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cadpower-commands","tag-cadpower-command","tag-cp_showxd","tag-display-extended-entity-data-from-picked-object"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6171"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6776,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6171\/revisions\/6776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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