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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
Annotative Object Properties in Previous Releases
In an AutoCAD 2008 drawing, when an annotative block does not have its
paper orientation set to match the layout, and the block contains multiline
attributes that are based on a text style that is not set to match the orientation
of the layout, the attributes may shift positions if you open this drawing in
AutoCAD 2007 (and earlier releases).
Layer Property Overrides in Previous Releases
When you open an AutoCAD 2008 drawing containing layer property
overrides, overrides are not visible. The property override settings are retained
when the drawing is saved in a previous release, and are visible again when
the drawing is opened in AutoCAD 2008.
If a viewport containing layer property overrides is deleted when the drawing
is opened in a previous release, the override settings are not retained and are
not available when the drawing is opened in AutoCAD 2008.
When the VISRETAIN system variable is set to 0 when the drawing is opened
in a previous release, xref layers containing viewport property overrides are
not retained.
If you open an AutoCAD 2008 drawing in a previous release, property overrides
may display in a thumbnail image. When the drawing is saved with a layout
tab, and then opened in the previous release, those property overrides do not
display.
Dimension Enhancements in Previous Releases
AutoCAD 2008 dimension enhancements are lost when they are edited in
earlier releases. If you don’t change these dimensions, they are restored when
you open the drawing in AutoCAD 2008.
The following dimension enhancements do not lose visual fidelity in previous
releases if they are not edited:
Dimension breaks
Jogged linear dimensions
Inspection dimensions
Angular dimensions that are dimensioned using the quadrant option
Arc extension lines for radial and diameter dimensions
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