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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)
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Work with Object Properties
- Work with Layers
- Work with Colors
- Work with Linetypes
- Control Lineweights
- Control the Display Properties of Certain Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- 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
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with Blocks
- Create and Modify Blocks
- Add Behaviors to Blocks (Dynamic Blocks)
- Overview of Dynamic Blocks
- Quick Start to Creating Dynamic Blocks
- Create and Edit Dynamic Blocks
- Add Action Parameters to Dynamic Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with 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
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Quick Start to Saving Settings for Plotting and Publishing
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Overview of Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for 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
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Use the Layout Wizard to Specify Layout Settings
- Import PCP or PC2 Settings into a Layout
- Create and Use Named Page Setups
- Plot Drawings
- Quick Start to Plotting
- 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
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Access External Databases
- Collaborate with Others
- Protect and Sign Drawings
- Use the Internet for Collaboration
- Use Markups for Design Review
- Render Drawings
- Glossary
- Index
Constrain a Design with Formulas and Equations . . . . . . . . . . . 644
Overview of Formulas and Equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645
Control Geometry with the Parameters Manager . . . . . . . . . 646
Organize Parameters into Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651
Define and Reference Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653
Chapter 19 Work with Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655
Overview of Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655
Insert Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 657
Work with Dynamic Blocks in Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662
Overview of Dynamic Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662
Work With Action Parameters in Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 663
Work With Constraint Parameters in Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . 666
Remove Block Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667
Chapter 20
Create and Modify Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669
Define Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669
Create Blocks Within a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669
Create Drawing Files for Use as Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671
Control the Color and Linetype Properties in Blocks . . . . . . . 674
Nest Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 676
Create Block Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677
Use Tool Palettes to Organize Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 678
Create Construction Geometry Within a Block . . . . . . . . . . 678
Attach Data to Blocks (Block Attributes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 679
Overview of Block Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 679
Define Block Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 682
Extract Block Attribute Data (Advanced) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686
Modify Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 692
Modify a Block Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 692
Modify the Data in Block Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694
Modify a Block Attribute Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 696
Disassemble a Block Reference (Explode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701
Chapter 21
Add Behaviors to Blocks (Dynamic Blocks) . . . . . . . . . . . 703
Overview of Dynamic Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703
Quick Start to Creating Dynamic Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704
Create and Edit Dynamic Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705
Overview of the Block Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706
Create Custom Block Authoring Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 708
Test Blocks Within the Block Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711
Modify Dynamic Block Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 712
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