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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
NOTE On the Mac, you can plot drawings with plot styes already defined in them,
but you cannot modify the plot styles or create new ones.
An object whose plot style is set to BYLAYER inherits the plot style assigned
to its layer.
Use the Properties Inspector palette to change an object's plot style and the
Layers palette to change the plot style for a layer.
Because different plot style tables can be assigned to each layout and a named
plot style table can contain any number of plot styles, an object or layer may
have a plot style assigned to it that is not in every plot style table. In this case,
the plot style as missing in the Select Plot Style dialog box; the object's default
plotting properties are used. For example, named plot style table Style1 contains
plot styles A and B. Named plot style table Style2 contains plot styles B and
C. In a layout that uses Style1, any objects that use plot style C are listed as
having a missing plot style. Objects that are assigned plot style C in this layout
are plotted using their default settings.
Quick Reference
Commands
LAYER
Manages layers and layer properties.
PROPERTIES
Controls properties of existing objects.
Preview a Plot
It is good practice to generate a preview of the plotted drawing before sending
the drawing to the printer or plotter. Generating a preview saves time and
material.
You can preview the drawing from the Print dialog box. The preview shows
exactly how the drawing will look when plotted, including lineweights, fill
patterns, and plot style options.
When you preview your drawing, the active toolbars and tool palettes are
hidden and a temporary Preview toolbar is displayed that provides buttons
to plot, pan, and zoom the drawing.
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