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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
- Work with the User Coordinate System (UCS)
- Enter Coordinates to Specify Points
- 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
- Create Objects
- Select and Modify Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify 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 Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Overview of Annotations
- Scale Annotations
- Overview of Scaling Annotations
- Set Annotation Scale
- Create Annotative Objects
- Display Annotative Objects
- Add and Modify Scale Representations
- Set Orientation for 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
- Work with Annotations
- 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
- Publish Drawings
- 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
in the drawing. You can turn on their display when needed from the ribbon
or with the DCDISPLAY command.
By default, if you select an object associated with a hidden dynamic constraint,
all dynamic constraints associated with that object are temporarily displayed.
You can display or hide the dynamic constraints for all objects or for a selection
set.
Display or Hide Annotational Constraints
You control the display of annotational constraints as you would with
dimension objects—you assign them to a layer and turn the layer on or off as
needed. You can also specify object properties for annotational constraints
such as dimension style, color, and lineweight.
Modify Objects with Dimensional Constraints Ap-
plied
You can control lengths, distances, and angles of objects by changing
constraint values, by manipulating dimensional constraints using grips, or by
changing user variables or expressions associated with dimensional constraints.
Edit Dimensional Constraint Names,Values, and Expressions
You can edit the names, values, and expressions that are associated with
dimensional constraints using in-place editing:
Double-click the dimensional constraint, select the dimensional constraint
and use the shortcut menu, or the TEXTEDIT command
Open the Properties Inspector and select the dimensional constraint
You can reference other dimensional constraints by selecting them during an
in-place editing operation.
NOTE You cannot edit the Expression and Value properties for a reference
parameter.
Modify Dimensional Constraints Using Their Grips
You can modify a constrained object either by using the triangular grips or
the square grips on the associated dimensional constraint.
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