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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
orientation 796
previous release formats and 1298
scale representations 793
scaling 258, 765, 767
text 775, 840
tolerances as 779
types of 763
updating 767
updating scale 793
visibility 791
visual fidelity 180, 771, 1298
workflow overview 766
annotational constraints 639
annotative dimensions 999
Annotative property 765, 769
aperture box (AutoSnap) 416
application status bar 48
application window
display fonts in 121
applications
importing files from 1235
ObjectARX 1308
OLE sources and destinations 1219,
1231
opening attribute extraction
files 690
RealDWG-based applications 167
arc length dimensions 1022, 1029
architectural units 460
archiving
drawings with xrefs 1189
arcs
dimensioning 1010, 1017, 1022
double lines 483
drawing 489
fillet arcs 599
joining to polylines 611
linetypes 359
modifying 521
polyline arcs 497
revision cloud segments 517
tangent to lines 492
areas
calculating 449, 512
combining calculations 450
subtracting 451
array actions 726
arrays of objects
creating 578
polar 579
rectangular 579
arrowheads
customizing 972
dimension arrowheads 958, 970
leader styles 886
Asian fonts 907, 914
aspect ratio
OLE objects 1231
association points of dimensions 1048
associative dimensions
about 959
annotation objects and 780
association points 1048
changing associativity 1048
leader objects and 880
limitations 960
modifying 1044, 1047
previous release formats and 1302
updating 960
associative hatches
creating 807
defined 800
exploding 608
extents 831
associative text 877
attached xrefs
demand loading and 1187
Internet-based xrefs 1355
notification of 1176
relocated xrefs 1182
updating 1186
attaching
block attributes 679, 683
DGN underlays 1245
digital signatures 1319–1320, 1323
DWF underlays 1245
DWFx underlays 1244–1245
files to drawings 1235
passwords 1315
PDF underlays 1245
raster images 1278
xrefs 1176, 1184
Index | 1415