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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
OPTIONS
Customizes the program settings.
SAVE
Saves the drawing under the current file name or a specified name.
SAVEAS
Saves a copy of the current drawing under a new file name.
System Variables
PLINETYPE
Specifies whether optimized 2D polylines are used.
Work with AutoCAD Drawings in AutoCAD LT
AutoCAD LT offers full compatibility when working with AutoCAD drawings.
However, you should understand how AutoCAD LT handles AutoCAD-only
features.
NOTE This topic compares the full feature set of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT in
the Windows environment. Currently, AutoCAD for the Mac also has feature set
limitations, but the compatibility of drawing files between all products is designed
to avoid loss of any information.
Work with Fields
In AutoCAD, you can create a sheet set, and insert LispVariables and SheetSet
Manager fields. The LispVariables and SheetSet Manager fields are not available
in AutoCAD LT. The drawings created in AutoCAD that contain LispVariables
or SheetSet Manager fields can be opened without errors in AutoCAD LT and
the cached value is displayed.
Work with Multiple User Coordinate Systems
In AutoCAD, you can choose to use a different user coordinate system (UCS)
in each viewport in a single drawing file. In AutoCAD LT, you can use only
one UCS in each drawing file. The AutoCAD LT behavior is the same as it was
in previous releases.
When you open an AutoCAD drawing file in AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD LT uses
only the UCS from the current viewport. If you edit the drawing in AutoCAD
LT, and then save it and reopen it in AutoCAD, you may notice some
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