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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
Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 955
Overview of Dimensioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 955
Parts of a Dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 958
Associative Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 959
Use Dimension Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 961
Overview of Dimension Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 962
Compare Dimension Styles and Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . 963
Control Dimension Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 965
Control Dimension Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974
Control Dimension Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 986
Set the Scale for Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 998
Create Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1001
Create Linear Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1001
Create Radial Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1010
Create Angular Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1017
Create Ordinate Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1020
Create Arc Length Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1022
Modify Existing Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1023
Modify A Dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1023
Apply a New Dimension Style to Existing Dimensions . . . . . 1037
Override a Dimension Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1038
Modify Dimension Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1040
Modify Dimension Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1044
Change Dimension Associativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1047
Add Geometric Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1050
Overview of Geometric Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1050
Material Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1052
Datum Reference Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1053
Projected Tolerance Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1054
Composite Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1055
Plot and Publish Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1057
Chapter 28 Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing . . . . . . . . 1059
Quick Start to Saving Settings for Plotting and Publishing . . . . . . 1059
Specify Page Setup Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1060
Overview of Page Setup Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1060
Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1062
Select a Paper Size for a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1063
Set the Plot Area of a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1068
Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1069
Set the Plot Scale for a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1071
Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1072
Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1073
Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout . . . . . . . 1076
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