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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
Select Objects First
You can use one of two methods to select objects before starting a command:
Use the SELECT command, and enter ? to display all selection options. All
objects selected are put into the Previous selection set. To use the Previous
selection set, enter p at the Select Objects prompt of any subsequent
command.
When noun/verb selection is turned on, select objects at the Command
prompt before entering a command such as MOVE, COPY, or ERASE. With
this method, you can only select objects by clicking them individually or
by using automatic selection.
Highlight Objects to Be Selected
Objects are highlighted when the pickbox cursor rolls over them, providing
a preview of which object will be selected when you click. When you specify
an area to select multiple objects, the background of the area becomes
transparent.
These selection previewing effects are turned on by default. You can turn them
off with the SELECTIONPREVIEW system variable. When the PICKBOX system
variable is set to 0, selection previewing of objects is not available.
Control the Appearance of Selected Objects
By default, selected objects are displayed with dashed lines. You can increase
program performance by setting the HIGHLIGHT system variable to 0. Turning
off selection highlighting does not affect grips on selected objects.
Set Up Default Selection Methods
The default selection methods are:
Use selection previewing and selection area effects to preview selection.
Select objects before entering a command (noun-verb selection) or after
entering a command. (PICKFIRST)
Press Shift to append objects to the selection set. (PICKADD)
Click and drag to create a selection window. Otherwise you must click
twice to define the corners of a selection window. (PICKDRAG)
Start Window or Crossing selection automatically when you click an empty
space. Otherwise, you must enter c or w to specify window crossing
selection. (PICKAUTO)
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