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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
You can transmit packages between users of different AutoCAD-based products,
and you can use eTransmit to convert files to several previous DWG file
formats. In addition, transmittal packages created in AutoCAD 2005 and later
can contain sheet sets, which are not available in AutoCAD LT and earlier
versions of AutoCAD. The files in these sheet sets can still be sent and received
by AutoCAD LT and previous versions of AutoCAD, however, if you want a
more powerful, convenient method of transmitting files, the best solution is
to use sheet sets in transmittal packages.
When you convert drawings to a legacy drawing file format (AutoCAD LT
2007 or earlier), drawings containing objects that exceed the legacy large
object size limits are reported as errors in the Conversion Error Encountered
dialog box and are not converted.
Transmit Files Internationally
Beginning with AutoCAD LT 2007, the names of the files generated by
AutoCAD-based products use Unicode standards and can be shared
internationally. However, eTransmit uses WinZip technology to create
transmittal packages. Because WinZip currently is not a Unicode-compliant
application, it is recommended that you use one of the following alternatives:
■ Transmit files individually.
■ Use eTransmit to create a folder containing the files to be transmitted and
copy the folder to a shared server.
■ Package the files using a commercial Unicode-compliant application.
■ Make sure all file names use hexidecimal values below 80 before using
eTransmit.
To create a transmittal package in a folder you specify
1 Click Output tab ➤ Send panel ➤ eTransmit.
2 In the Create Transmittal dialog box, Files Tree or Files Table tab, click
Add File.
3 (Optional) In the Add File to Transmittal dialog box, locate and select
the files that you want to include. Click Open. Repeat this step for
additional files, if necessary.
4 In the Create Transmittal dialog box, in the tree or table of files, click to
clear the check marks beside any files that you do not want to include.
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