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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
Add Action Parameters to Dynamic Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714
Overview of Actions and Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714
Add Parameters to Dynamic Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718
Add Actions to Dynamic Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719
Specify Properties for Dynamic Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 733
Specify Value Sets for Dynamic Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738
Specify Distance and Angle Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 741
Specify Grips for Dynamic Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 741
Control the Visibility of Objects in a Block . . . . . . . . . . . . 747
Work with 3D Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 753
Chapter 22 Create 3D Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 755
Create Wireframe Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 755
Add 3D Thickness to Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 757
Annotate Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761
Chapter 23 Work with Annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 763
Overview of Annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 763
Scale Annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 764
Overview of Scaling Annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765
Set Annotation Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 767
Create Annotative Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 769
Display Annotative Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791
Add and Modify Scale Representations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 793
Set Orientation for Annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 796
Chapter 24
Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 799
Overview of Hatch Patterns and Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 799
Specify Hatch and Fill Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 807
Control the Appearance of Hatches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 812
Choose a Hatch Pattern or Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 812
Control the Hatch Origin Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818
Control the Scale of Hatch Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 820
Set Property Overrides for Hatches and Fills . . . . . . . . . . . 823
Control the Display of Hatch Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 825
Control the Draw Order of Hatches and Fills . . . . . . . . . . . 828
Modify Hatches and Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 829
Modify Hatch Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 829
Modify Hatch Alignment, Scale, and Rotation . . . . . . . . . . 830
Reshape a Hatch or Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 831
Re-create the Boundary of a Hatch or Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . 833
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