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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
The log file is an ordinary ASCII text file with the same name as the current
drawing and the file extension .xlg. If you load a drawing with the file name
sample.dwg, for example, the program searches for a log file named sample.xlg
in the current folder. If the file does not exist, a new file is created with that
name.
Once a log file has been created for a drawing, the program continues to
append information to it. The program writes a title block to the log file each
time the file is opened. If the log file becomes too large, you can delete it.
Example: A Sample Title Block from an Xref Log File
This title block contains the name of the current drawing, the date and time,
and the operation being performed.
=============================
Drawing: detail
Date/Time: 09/28/99 10:45:20
Operation: Attach Xref
=============================
During a detaching or reloading operation, the program prints the nesting
level of all affected xrefs immediately following the title block. To see a
reference tree for a set of xrefs in your current drawing, use Detach or Reload
and check the resulting entries in the log file.
Example: A Sample Log File Entry Showing Nested Xrefs
In the following example, the xref ENTRY_DR contains two nested xrefs:
HARDWARE and PANELS. The xrefs HARDWARE and PANELS also each contain
two xrefs.
==============================
Drawing: detail
Date/Time: 10/05/99 15:47:39
Operation: Reload Xref
=============================
Reference tree for ENTRY_DR:
ENTRY_DR Xref
-HARDWARE Xref
--LOCKSET Xref
--HINGES Xref
-PANELS Xref
--UPPER Xref
--LOWER Xref
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