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cell style A style that contains specific formatting for table cells.
circular external reference An externally referenced drawing (xref) that
references itself directly or indirectly. The xref that creates the circular
condition is ignored.
CMYK For cyan, magenta, yellow, and key color. A system of defining colors by
specifying the percentages of cyan, magenta, yellow, and the key color, which
is typically black.
Color bleed scale Increases or decreases the saturation of the reflected color
from the material.
color map A table defining the intensity of red, green, and blue (RGB) for
each displayed color.
column A vertically adjacent table cell selection spanning the height of the
table. A single column is one cell in width.
command line A text area reserved for keyboard input, prompts, and
messages.
compass
A visual aid that indicates the directions North, South, East, and West in the
current model.
constraint bar Displays the geometric constraints associated with objects or
with points on objects.
constraint point Point on an object that can be geometrically and/or
dimensionally constrained (for example, an endpoint or an insertion point).
constraints Form of parametric design.
Rules that govern the position, slope, tangency, dimensions, and relationships
among objects in a geometry.
construction plane See workplane.
contextual ribbon tab
A ribbon tab that is displayed only when a particular type of object or when
a particular command is executed. For example, selecting a hatch or table, or
executing the mtext command brings up the corresponding contextual menu.
continued dimension A type of linear dimension that uses the second
extension line origin of a selected dimension as its first extension line origin,
breaking one long dimension into shorter segments that add up to the total
measurement. Also called chain dimension. (DIMCONTINUE)
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