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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify Objects
- Modify Complex Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and 2D Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Print or Plot Drawings
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
Overview of Referenced Drawings (Xrefs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 881
Attach and Detach Referenced Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 883
Attach Drawing References (Xrefs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 883
Nest and Overlay Referenced Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886
Set Paths to Referenced Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888
Detach Referenced Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 889
Update and Archive Referenced Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 890
Update Referenced Drawing Attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . 890
Archive Drawings That Contain Referenced Drawings
(Bind)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 892
Clip External References and Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 894
Edit Referenced Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 897
Edit a Referenced Drawing in a Separate Window . . . . . . . . 897
Resolve Referenced Drawing Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 898
Resolve Missing External References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 898
Resolve Circular External References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 899
Resolve Name Conflicts in External References . . . . . . . . . . 900
Track External Reference Operations (Log File) . . . . . . . . . . 901
Increase Performance with Large Referenced Drawings . . . . . . . . . 904
Overview of Demand Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904
Unload Xrefs in Large Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905
Set Paths for Temporary Xref File Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905
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Work with Data in Other Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907
Import Other File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907
Import ACIS SAT Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907
Convert DXF and DXB Files to DWG Format . . . . . . . . . . . 908
Attach Raster Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 908
Overview of Raster Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 908
Attach, Scale, and Detach Raster Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . 910
Modify Raster Images and Image Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . 913
Manage Raster Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 917
Tune Raster Image Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 920
Export Drawings to Other File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 923
Export PDF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 923
Export DXF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 923
Export Raster Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 924
Export PostScript Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 925
Export ACIS SAT Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 926
Export Stereolithography STL Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 926
Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications . . . . . . . . 927
Work with Drawings in Earlier Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 928
Save Drawings to Previous Drawing File Formats . . . . . . . . . 931
Work with AutoCAD Drawings in AutoCAD LT . . . . . . . . . . 934
Work with Custom and Proxy Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 937
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