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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
Block Authoring palettes 709
Block Editor display 714
Chain Actions property 731
flip actions 725
grips and 742
lookup tables and 727
move actions 720
overriding 741
parameter sets and 709
polar stretch actions 724
properties 734
rotate actions 724
scale actions 721
selection sets 719
stretch actions 723
types 719
actions (user)
redoing 546
undoing 545
adaptive grid display 422
adaptive plot style adjustments 1132
Add-a-Plotter wizard 1088
ADI DXB driver 1140
ADN (Autodesk Developer Network) 17
Adobe Acrobat PDF files
layers and 1255
plotting 1143
underlays 1244–1245
Adobe PostScript driver
plotting with 1145
ADSKSIGTIMESRVR environment
variable 1325
Aerial View window
panning with 206
zooming with 206
aggregators 102
aliases
entering commands with 52
aligned constraints 636
aligned dimensions 1004
alignment
AutoTrack feature 435
dimension text 979, 1040
dimensions 1034
displaying paths for 428
equal intervals 442–443, 445
hatches 818, 830
isometric planes 1383
lateral tolerances 994
multileaders 880
multiline text 853
object snaps 413
objects 575
previous release formats and 1299
single-line text 844
text 888
viewport objects 294
alignment grips 663, 742
alternative fonts 909
altitude 160
anchored palettes 74
anchored windows 127
angle coordinate display 388
angle offset property 741
angles
angle overrides 432
calculating 447
constraints 636
defining 3D views with 220
polar angles 429
polar coordinates 392
QuickCalc display units 460
rotating objects by 573
snap angle 423
unit types 388
angular constraints 636
angular dimensions
breaks in 1029
creating 1017
definition points 1045
spacing between 1034
angular units 154
annotation objects
annotative styles 773
blocks as 787
creating 769
defined 765
dimensions as 779, 999
hatches as 790
leaders as 784
model space and 257
multileaders as 784
1414 | Index