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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 values 696
constant 680
definitions 696
editing 683
error handling 690
invisible 680
modifying 694
nested blocks 690
removing 696
stand-alone 684
updating 696
variable 680
Block Authoring palettes 709
block definitions
about 669
actions 714
annotations 763, 787
base points 669
block attributes 679
Block Editor 705
block libraries 677
colors 674
copying 677
creating 669
dependencies 716
descriptions 693
drawing files as 657, 671
dynamic block definitions 703
fields in 892, 897
hyperlinks in 1341
in-place editing 1196
inserting blocks 657
linetypes 674
lineweights 674
model space settings 258
modifying 692, 1195–1196
object properties 674
OLE objects in 1203
removing 667
saving 712
tool palettes 678
updating 95, 692
Block Editor
about 706
Block Authoring palettes 709
correcting block definitions 712
custom block authoring tools 715
custom properties 733
dependency highlighting 716
saving block definitions 712
testing blocks 711
block libraries
creating 677
inserting blocks 658
updating block definitions 692
block references
action parameters 663
annotations and 787
associative dimensions and 960
block attributes 679
clipping 1190
colors 675
constraints 621
descriptions 693
dynamic blocks 703
editing 608, 692, 1196
exploding 608, 701
grips 568
groups compared to 540
hyperlinks in 1341
inserting 657
layers and 656
leader objects and 888
linetypes 675
model space settings 258
nested 676
OLE objects and 1203, 1222
orientation 796
paper space and 672
pasted objects as 552
pasted text as 875
properties 674
saving changes to 1202
scaling 657
table cells and 945
updating 697
visibility 665
xrefs vs. 672
block template files 1164
blocks 669
BMP files (bitmaps)
importing 1276
Index | 1417