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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
When you place your cursor over a constrained object, you will see a glyph
denoting the object is constrained.
With AutoCAD LT, you can do the following:
■ View drawings containing constraints created using AutoCAD.
■ View and edit the geometric and dimensional constraints.
NOTE You cannot create constraints within AutoCAD LT.
Work with Dynamic Blocks
In AutoCAD, you can add new constraint parameters to a dynamic block in
the Block Editor. In AutoCAD LT, you can open drawings which include a
block definition containing geometric or dimensional constraints or a block
properties table but cannot add new parameters to the block definition.
When you work with constrained dynamic blocks in the Block Editor in
AutoCAD LT, you can modify the constraint values and delete constraints but
cannot add constraints in the Block Editor. You can manage the constraints
while in the Block Editor from the Parametric tab.
Modify 3D Point Clouds
While you cannot index or attach a point cloud in AutoCAD LT, you can open
drawings created in AutoCAD that contain point clouds. When an attached
point cloud file is unlocked, you can select the point cloud with a grip that is
displayed at the centroid of the point cloud.
NOTE You cannot explode a point cloud.
Turn Off Perspective View in an AutoCAD Drawing
Set the PERSPECTIVE system variable to 0 to turn off perspective view in an
AutoCAD drawing that is open in AutoCAD LT. You cannot turn on perspective
view in a drawing that is open in AutoCAD LT.
Quick Reference
System Variables
FIELDDISPLAY
Controls whether fields are displayed with a gray background.
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