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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
■ Plot Paper Space Last. Specifies that objects in model space are plotted
before those in paper space.
■ Hide Paperspace Objects. Specifies whether the Hide operation applies to
objects in the paper space viewport. This option is available only from a
layout tab. The effect of this setting is reflected in the plot preview, but
not in the layout.
■ Plot Stamp On. Turns on plot stamping and places a plot stamp on a
specified corner of each drawing and/or logs it to a file. Plot stamp settings
are specified in the Plot Stamp dialog box, where you can specify the
information you want applied to the plot stamp, such as drawing name,
date and time, plot scale, and so on. To open the Plot Stamp dialog box,
select Plot Stamp On in the Plot dialog box, and then click the Plot Stamp
Settings button.
■ Save Changes to Layout. Saves changes you make in the Plot dialog box
to the layout if you click OK.
To set shaded plotting options from the Model tab
1 Click Output tab ➤ Plot panel ➤ Plot.
2 In the Plot dialog box, Shaded Viewport Options area, Shade Plot
drop-down list, select an option.
To set shaded plotting options from a layout tab
1 Select a layout viewport.
2 Double-click the viewport border to display the Properties palette.
3 On the Properties palette, click Shade Plot.
4 In the Shade Plot drop-down list, select an option.
To remove hidden lines when plotting from the Model tab
1 Click Output tab ➤ Plot panel ➤ Plot.
2 In the Plot dialog box, under Shaded Viewport Options area, Shade Plot
drop-down list, select Hidden.
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