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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
entering commands on 51
entering system variables on 54
hiding 61
prompts on 59
switches 144
switching between dialog boxes
and 59
syntax 144
command line switches
customizing program startup 144
command prompt calculator 469
command window
about 51
hiding 61
moving and resizing 60
navigating in 56
commands
adding to toolbars 33
aliases 52
canceling 53, 546
command history 56
command line 51
command prompt calculator 469
creating tools for 71
Dynamic Input and 406
executing 53
multiple command tools 71
options 52
performing calculations in 457
prompts for 59
repeating 53, 56
searching for 25
shortcut menus 56, 63
text window 56
transparent commands 53
comments
digital signatures and 1325
markups and 1377
Communication Center
about 9
receiving announcements 10
settings 11
composite regions 513
composite tolerances 1055
compound objects 608
conflicting xref names 1207
connecting
objects 606
constant block attributes 680
constants 465
constraint bars 631
constraint icons 630
constraint parameters
blocks 666
constraint points 627
constraints
AutoCAD LT functionality 1306
constraint bars 631
construction geometry and 678
contraint points 627
dimensional constraints 636
displaying 630, 639
dynamic blocks 666, 703
editing 629, 641
editing constrained objects 633, 641
fix constraints 628
formulas 644
fully constrained drawings 621
geometric constraints 623, 625
multiple constraints 628
parameters 644
Parameters Manager 646, 666
parametric constraints 619
relaxing 622
removing 622
unconstrained drawings 620
underconstrained drawings 621
construction geometry 678
construction lines
drawing 510
modifying 521
context menus 63
contextual fields 897
continued dimensions 1006
contrast in raster images 1261, 1286
control points on splines 507, 616
converting
colors to grayscale 1127
DGN files to DWG 1236
dimension units 987
dimensions to annotations 780
drawing units 151
1420 | Index