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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
event. If you want to create a new version of a drawing without affecting the
original drawing, you can save it under another name.
The file extension for drawing files is .dwg, and unless you change the default
file format in which drawings are saved, drawings are saved in the latest
drawing file format. This format is optimized for file compression and for use
on a network.
The character limit for a DWG file name (including its path) is 256 characters.
NOTE If the FILEDIA system variable is set to 0, the Command prompt version
displays instead of a file navigation dialog box.
Save Part of a Drawing File
If you want to create a new drawing file from part of an existing drawing, you
use the WBLOCK command. With the command, you can select objects or
specify a block definition in your current drawing and save them to a new
drawing file. You can also save a description with the new drawing.
Save to a Different Type of Drawing File
You can save a drawing to an earlier version of the drawing format (DWG) or
drawing interchange format (DXF), or save a drawing as a template file. Choose
the format in the Save Drawing As dialog box.
Save with Visual Fidelity for Annotative Objects
When working with annotative objects, this option allows you to maintain
visual fidelity for these objects when they are viewed in AutoCAD 2007 and
earlier releases. Visual fidelity is controlled by the SAVEFIDELITY system
variable.
If you work primarily in model space, it is recommended that you turn off
visual fidelity (set SAVEFIDELITY to 0). However, if you need to exchange
drawings with other users, and layout fidelity is most important, then visual
fidelity should be turned on (set SAVEFIDELITY to 1).
NOTE
The SAVEFIDELITY system variable does not effect saving a drawing to the
AutoCAD 2010 drawing or DXF file formats.
Annotative objects may have multiple scale representation. When visual
fidelity is on, annotative objects are decomposed and scale representations
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