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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
Work with Multiple Open Drawings
You can preview and switch between open drawings and layouts in a drawing
and transfer information between open drawings.
Preview Open Drawings and Layouts
With QuickView, you can easily preview and switch between open drawings
and layouts in an open drawing.
The Show Drawings & Layouts button on the status bar allows you to do the
following:
Open drawings. All open drawings are displayed along the left side of
the QuickView dialog box. Double-click a drawing thumbnail to switch to
the corresponding drawing file, or right-click a drawing thumbnail to
display a list of available options. For more information, see Switch Between
Open Drawings
(page 51)
Layouts in an open drawing. Displays the Model layout and named
layouts in the current drawing or the selected drawing when there is more
than one drawing open. Double-click a layout thumbnail to switch to the
corresponding layout and drawing file, or right-click a layout thumbnail
to display a list of available options. For more information, see
Switch
Between Layouts in the Current Drawing
(page 52)
Switch Between Open Drawings
Switch between open drawings.
You can use one of the following methods to switch between open drawings:
On the menu bar, click the Window menu and choose a drawing from the
bottom of the menu.
In the Mac OS Dock, right-click the AutoCAD for Mac icon and choose a
drawing from the top of the menu.
In the Mac OS Dock, right side, click the thumbnail that represents the
open drawing.
On the status bar, click the Show Drawings & Layouts button. In the
QuickView dialog box, click the drawing thumbnail along the left side.
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