2012
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
If necessary, you can override a dimension style temporarily
Compare Dimension Styles and Variables
You can view all the settings in a dimension style. Dimension styles used in
externally referenced drawings are differentiated from those defined in your
current drawing.
You can list the dimension styles in the current drawing. You can also list all
dimensioning system variables and their current status or only the variables
affected by a dimension style.
When you list the current status of all dimensioning system variables, any
running overrides that apply to the current dimension style are listed. You
can also list the differences between a named dimension style and the current
dimension style.
Use Externally Referenced Dimension Styles
The program displays externally referenced dimension style names using the
same syntax as for other externally dependent named objects. When you view
externally referenced dimension styles using the Dimension Style Manager,
the name of the xref displays in the Styles list as Xref:”drawing name” with
each xref style appearing below the drawing name.
For example, if the drawing file baseplat.dwg has a dimension style called
FRACTIONAL-1, and you attach baseplat.dwg as an xref to a new drawing, then
the xref dimension style is displayed in the Styles list of the Dimension Style
Manager as Xref:”baseplat.dwg”, and FRACTIONAL-1 appears under the drawing
name.
Externally referenced dimension styles can be examined, but they cannot be
modified or made current. You can use an externally referenced dimension
style as a template for creating a new dimension style in your current drawing.
Control Dimension Geometry
You can control the appearance of dimension lines, extension lines,
arrowheads, and center marks.
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