2011
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
■ Database attached labels are converted to multiline text and leader objects,
and their link information is not available. Attached labels are restored if
you open the drawing in AutoCAD 2000 or later.
■ Dynamic block geometry can be redefined independent of the block’s
dynamic elements, and the geometry in the block reference is not updated
when the drawing is opened in AutoCAD 2011 for Mac or later.
■ Dimensions created using the DIMARC and DIMJOGGED commands may
not retain their original color in Release 14/LT 98/LT 97.
Saving a drawing in Release 12/LT 2 DXF format is subject to the following
limitations:
■ Lightweight polylines and hatch patterns are converted to Release 12
polylines and hatch patterns.
■ All solids, bodies, regions, ellipses, leaders, multilines, rays, tolerances, and
xlines are converted to lines, arcs, and circles as appropriate.
■ Groups, complex linetypes, OLE objects, and preview images are not
displayed.
■ Many objects are lost if you save a drawing as Release 12 and open it in
Release 2000/LT 2000 or later.
■ Multiple layouts and layout names are lost. Only the Model tab and the
current layout tab are saved.
■ Spaces in the names of layers and other objects are converted to
underscores, and their maximum length is 32 characters.
■ DWF or DWFx underlay files attached to drawings cannot be saved to
Release 12/LT 2 DXF format.
■ The status of external references as unloaded is lost.
Quick Reference
Commands
CONVERT
Optimizes 2D polylines and associative hatches created in AutoCAD Release
13 or earlier.
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