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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
DescriptionMissing Reference Types
Missing shape files are often the result of custom shapes
being used in a linetype. Browse to the missing linetype
Shapes
file, or place the shape file in the folder with the drawing
or one of the support paths defined in the Application
Preferences dialog box.
Work with Large Objects
AutoCAD 2010 supports object size limits greater than those available in
previous releases. With increased object size limits you can create larger and
more complex models. Using increased object size limits can result in
compatibility issues with legacy drawing file formats (AutoCAD 2007 and
earlier).
When working with drawings that you might need to exchange with others
using AutoCAD 2009 and earlier, set the LARGEOBJECTSUPPORT system
variable to 0. Setting LARGEOBJECTSUPPORT to 0 warns you when a drawing
contains large objects that cannot be opened by a release of the program prior
to AutoCAD 2010.
Recover Defective Drawing Files
In some circumstances, it is possible that a drawing file becomes defective.
This can result from hardware problems or transmission errors. If a drawing
file is corrupt, you might be able to recover it. See
Repair, Restore, or Recover
Drawing Files
(page 57).
Change the Default Drawing Folder
Each time you start AutoCAD for Mac, the Documents folder is the default path
in each standard file selection dialog box.
Alternatively, you can start AutoCAD for Mac in the current folder from the
Terminal window. Set REMEMBERFOLDERS to 0 and then start AutoCAD for
Mac from the current folder.
See also:
Open and Save Drawing Files from the Internet (page 768)
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