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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 Single-View Drawings (Model Space)
- Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space)
- Work with Layouts in a Project
- 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
- Overview of Notes and Labels
- Create Text
- Create Leaders
- Use Fields in Text
- Work with Text Styles
- Change Text
- Check Spelling
- Format Multiline Text at the Command Prompt
- 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
- Named Page Setups with Projects
- 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
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach PDF Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Export Drawings to Other File Formats
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
As you create or move objects, you can use Ortho mode to restrict the cursor
to the horizontal or vertical axis. As you move the cursor, the rubber-band
line follows the horizontal or vertical axis, whichever is nearest the cursor.
The orientation of the current user coordinate system (UCS) determines the
horizontal and vertical directions. In 3D views, Ortho mode additionally
restricts the cursor to the up and down directions. In that case, the tooltip
displays a +Z or -Z for the angle.
TIP
Use direct distance entry with Ortho mode turned on to create orthogonal
lines of specified lengths or to move objects specified distances.
You can turn Ortho on and off at any time during drawing and editing. Ortho
is ignored when you enter coordinates or specify an object snap. To turn Ortho
on or off temporarily, hold down the temporary override key, Shift. While
you use the temporary override key, the direct distance entry method is not
available.
For drawing or editing objects at angles that are not parallel to the horizontal
or vertical axis, see
Use Polar Tracking and PolarSnap (page 177).
If turned on, the isometric snap setting takes priority over the UCS in
determining horizontal and vertical directions.
NOTE
Ortho mode and polar tracking cannot be on at the same time. Turning on
Ortho turns off polar tracking.
See also:
Override Object Snap Settings (page 171)
Use Polar Tracking and PolarSnap
Polar tracking restricts cursor movement to specified angles. PolarSnap restricts
cursor movement to specified increments along a polar angle.
When you are creating or modifying objects, you can use polar tracking to
display temporary alignment paths defined by the polar angles you specify.
In 3D views, polar tracking additionally provides an alignment path in the
up and down directions. In that case, the tooltip displays a +Z or -Z for the
angle.
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