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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
System Variables
FILLMODE
Specifies whether hatches and fills, 2D solids, and wide polylines are filled
in.
HPBOUND
Controls the object type created by HATCH and BOUNDARY.
PLINEWID
Stores the default polyline width.
POLYSIDES
Sets the default number of sides for the POLYGON command.
SNAPANG
Sets the snap and grid rotation angle for the current viewport relative to the
current UCS.
Draw Multiline Objects
Multilines are composed of parallel lines, called elements.
When you draw a multiline, you can use the STANDARD style, which has two
elements, or specify a style that you created previously. You can also change
the justification and scale of the multiline before you draw it.
Multiline justification determines which side of the cursor that the multiline
is drawn, or whether it is centered on the cursor.
Multiline scale controls the overall width of the multiline using the current
units. Multiline scale does not affect linetype scale. If you change the multiline
scale, you might need to make equivalent changes to the linetype scale to
prevent dots or dashes from being disproportionately sized.
Create Multiline Styles
You can create named styles for multilines to control the number of elements
and the properties of each element. The properties of multilines include
■ The total number of elements and position of each element
■ The offset distance for each element from the middle of the multiline
■ The color and linetype of each element
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