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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
dimensioning 1011, 1017
donuts 502
drawing 494
grips on 558
isometric circles 504, 1385
modifying 521
circular references between xrefs 1207
circumferences 449
classic menu bar 45
Classic workspace 141
cleaning
clearing screen 108
screen display 548
clearing screen 108
Clipboard (Windows) 551
clipping
blocks 1190
layout viewport boundaries 279
underlays 1264
xrefs 1190, 1214
clipping boundaries
blocks 1190
layout viewports 279
raster images 1282–1283
underlays 1264
xrefs 1178, 1190
closed polylines 497
code pages 1348
coincident grips 611
collaborative web sites 1350
collected leader lines 880
collections of content 100, 102, 104
color books 357
color libraries 352
color mapping tables 1124
color palettes 352
color-dependent plot style tables 1089
about 1117
color mapping tables 1124
plot styles in 1110
switching to named 1111
color-dependent plot styles 1110–1111
colors
ACI colors 352
application window elements 107
applying 351
backgrounds 1261
blocks 674–675
changing 355
color books 357
color intensity 1127
color palettes 352
converting to grayscale 1127
current color 351, 353
defaults 314
DIC color guide 352
dimension elements 965
display speed and 1295
dithering 1127
filtering selection sets by 529
grid elements 421
grips 663
layer property overrides 327
layers and 311, 314, 322
masking objects with 835
names 352
numbers of 228
Pantone color books 352
pasted objects 552
plot styles 1127
RAL color sets 352
raster images 1276, 1287
screening 290, 1127
shades 812
table elements 942
tints 812
True Colors 352
underlays 1261
xref layer properties 1177
columns (multiline text) 871
columns (tables)
adding or deleting 937
formatting 943
modifying 935
combining
joining objects 606
regions 513
comma-delimited files (CDF) 688
comma-separated files (CSV)
linking to tables 939
command line
colors in 107
Index | 1419