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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
If you specified a CDF format using the sample template, the output might
appear as follows:
'DESK', 120.0, 49.5, 'ACME INDUST.', '51-793W', 379.95
'CHAIR', 122.0, 47.0, 'ACME INDUST.', '34-902A', 199.95
'DESK', -77.2, 40.0, 'TOP DRAWER INC.', 'X-52-44',249.95
By default, character fields are enclosed with single quotes (apostrophes). The
default field delimiter is a comma. The following two template records can be
used to override these defaults:
C:QUOTE c (Character string delimiter)
C:DELIM c (Field delimiter)
The first nonblank character following the C:QUOTE or C:DELIM field name
becomes the respective delimiter character. For example, if you want to enclose
character strings with double quotes, include the following line in your
attribute extraction template file:
C:QUOTE "
The quote delimiter must not be set to a character that can appear in a
character field. Similarly, the field delimiter must not be set to a character
that can appear in a numeric field.
If you specified an SDF format using the sample template, the file might be
similar to the following example.
(PRICE)(MODEL)(SUPPLIER)(Y)(X)(NAME)
379.9551-793WACME IN-
DUST.
49.5120.0DESK
199.9534-902AACME IN-
DUST.
47.0122.0CHAIR
249.95X-52-44TOP DRAWER
INC.
40.0-77.2DESK
The order of the fields corresponds to the order of the fields in the template
files. You can use these files in other applications, such as spreadsheets, and
you can sort and manipulate the data as needed. See the documentation for
your spreadsheet program for information about how to use data from other
applications. If you open the file in a text editor or a word processor, you can
paste the information back into the drawing as text.
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