{"id":6777,"date":"2025-02-20T09:28:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/?p=6777"},"modified":"2025-02-20T09:28:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:28:21","slug":"display-extended-entity-data-from-picked-object-gt_showxd-geotools-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/display-extended-entity-data-from-picked-object-gt_showxd-geotools-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Display Extended Entity Data from Picked Object: GT_SHOWXD \u2013 GeoTools Command"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Summary<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
The GT_SHOWXD<\/strong> command in BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander<\/strong> allows users to view the extended entity data (XDATA)<\/strong> stored within a selected object. This tool is useful for analyzing metadata and entity-specific attributes<\/strong> associated with CAD elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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GeoTool -> 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: GT_SHOWXD \u2013 GeoTools Command<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Key Features Include:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
1. Selective Display of XDATA Applications<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Users can choose specific XDATA applications<\/strong> from the list shown in the dialog box.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
The option to show all XDATA applications<\/strong> ensures a comprehensive view<\/strong> of metadata stored in entities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
2. Command Line Display of XDATA<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Once an entity is selected, the XDATA information is displayed directly in the command line<\/strong>, making it easy to analyze.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Works well in text-based CAD environments<\/strong> where GUI-based tools may not be efficient.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
3. Quick Access via Shortened Command<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Successive calls to this command can be made using the GT_XD<\/strong> alias, which bypasses the dialog box and directly displays the XDATA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
GT_SHOWXD<\/strong> should be used when users want to change the XDATA application selection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Benefits<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Provides insight into hidden metadata<\/strong> stored within CAD entities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Helps in troubleshooting and debugging<\/strong> entity-based data for GIS, survey, and CAD applications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Speeds up workflows<\/strong> by allowing users to extract and analyze entity-specific XDATA efficiently.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Ensures data integrity<\/strong> by verifying stored attributes before making modifications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The GT_SHOWXD<\/strong> command is an essential tool for CAD professionals working with metadata-driven designs<\/strong>, allowing them to inspect and validate extended entity data with ease<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Summary The GT_SHOWXD command in BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander allows users to view the extended entity data (XDATA) stored within a selected object. This tool is useful for analyzing metadata and entity-specific attributes associated with CAD elements. GeoTool -> Extended Entity Tools -> Extended Entity Tools -> Display extended entity data from picked object Key Features Include: 1. Selective Display of XDATA Applications 2. Command Line Display of XDATA 3. Quick Access via Shortened Command Benefits The GT_SHOWXD command is an essential tool for CAD professionals working with metadata-driven designs, allowing them to inspect and validate extended entity data with ease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[27],"tags":[318,26,319],"class_list":["post-6777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-geotools-commands","tag-display-extended-entity-data-from-picked-object","tag-geotools-command","tag-gt_showxd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6777"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7360,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6777\/revisions\/7360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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