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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
Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout . . . . . . . . 1078
Use the Layout Wizard to Specify Layout Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 1079
Import PCP or PC2 Settings into a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1080
Create and Use Named Page Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1081
Chapter 29
Plot Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1087
Quick Start to Plotting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1087
Overview of Plotting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1087
Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1092
Select a Printer or Plotter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1094
Specify the Area to Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1095
Set Paper Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1096
Position the Drawing on the Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1099
Specify the Printable Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1099
Set the Position of the Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1100
Set Drawing Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1101
Control How Objects Are Plotted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1101
Set Plot Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1101
Set Options for Plotted Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1104
Use Plot Styles to Control Plotted Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . 1108
Use Color-Dependent Plot Style Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1117
Use Named Plot Style Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1118
Change Plot Style Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1125
Preview a Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1137
Plot Files to Other Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1138
Plot DWF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1138
Plot DWFx Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1139
Plot to DXB File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1140
Plot to Raster File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1141
Plot Adobe PDF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1143
Plot Adobe PostScript Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1145
Create Plot Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1147
Chapter 30
Publish Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1149
Overview of Publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1149
Create and Modify a Drawing Set for Publishing . . . . . . . . . . . 1152
Create a Paper or Plot File Drawing Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1155
Publish an Electronic Drawing Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1156
Republish a Drawing Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1161
View Electronic Drawing Sets with Autodesk Design Review . . . . . 1162
Set Publish Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1164
Share Data Between Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1171
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