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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
attribute definitions 682
attribute extraction templates 686
attribute tags 682
attributes of blocks 679
auditing drawings
examples 190
Auto-hide option 127
auto-hiding palettes 74
Auto-list feature 858
AutoCAD
previous releases 1297
working in AutoCAD and AutoCAD
LT 1304
AutoCAD Classic workspace 141
Autodesk Authorized Training
Centers 16
Autodesk Channels 11
Autodesk Consulting 17
Autodesk Design Review
about 1363, 1369
publishing for 1150
viewing drawing sets in 1163
viewing DWF files 1138
viewing DWFx files 1139
Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) 17
Autodesk e-learning program 17
Autodesk Official Training
Courseware 17
Autodesk products
information resources 16
late-breaking information about 17
Autodesk Seek 1366
Autodesk Subscription Services 7
Autodesk Vault 1311
AutoFill feature 950
automatic saves 193
AutoSnap 413, 416
AutoStack feature 869
AutoTrack feature 435
axes
coloring 107
reflection lines 725
WCS 400
B
back, moving objects to 383
background colors
drawings 107
hatches 813
text 849
background publishing 1150
backgrounds
underlays 1261
backup files
restoring drawings from 193
saving 179
base points
snap base point 423
baseline dimensions 1006
basic dimensions 993
beveled corners 601
Big Fonts
properties 907
bills of materials (BOM) 935
binding
dependent named objects to
drawings 1208
object definitions 1208
xrefs to drawings 1189
bisecting objects with construction
lines 510
bitcodes 55
bitmaps (BMP images)
importing 1276
pasting 551
plotting to 1141
bitonal raster images 1287
blips 548
BLK files 1164
Block Attribute Manager
duplicate tags 696
reordering prompts 683
block attributes
about 679
annotative 769
attaching 683
attribute definitions 682
attribute extraction templates 686
attribute tags 682, 687, 696
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