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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
customization (CUI) file An XML-based file that stores customization data.
You modify a customization file through the Customize User Interface dialog
box. CUI files replace MNU, MNS, and MNC files that were used to define
menus in earlier releases.
data link A connection between a table and an external source of data.
decimal degrees A notation for specifying latitude and longitude. For example,
35.1234°, 100.5678°.
Latitude always precedes longitude
default drawing See initial environment.
default value The value that is accepted when you press ENTER at a
sub-prompt. The default value is displayed in angle brackets <>. See also default.
definition points Points for creating a dimension. The program refers to the
points to modify the appearance and value of a nonassociative dimension
when the dimensioned object is modified. Also called defpoints and stored on
the special layer DEFPOINTS.
definition table The nongraphical data area of a drawing file that stores block
definitions.
dependent named objects (in xrefs) Named objects brought into a drawing
by an external reference. See also named object and symbol table.
dependent symbols See dependent named objects (in xrefs).
DGN underlay See underlay.
DIESEL For Direct Interpretively Evaluated String Expression Language. A macro
language for altering the status line with the MODEMACRO system variable
and for customizing menu items.
dimension line arc An arc (usually with arrows at each end) spanning the
angle formed by the extension lines of an angle being measured. The
dimension text near this arc sometimes divides it into two arcs. See also angular
dimension.
dimension style A named group of dimension settings that determines the
appearance of the dimension and simplifies the setting of dimension system
variables. (DIMSTYLE)
dimension text The measurement value of dimensioned objects.
dimension variables A set of numeric values, text strings, and settings that
control dimensioning features. (DIMSTYLE)
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