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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
importing 1236
layers and 1255
MicroStation and AutoCAD
terminology 1249
translation mapping 1238
types of 1244
underlays 1244–1245
dialog boxes
calculations in 457, 470
display options 59
suppressing display 59
transparent commands and 54
diameter constraints 636
diameter dimensions 1010
creating 1010
definition points 1045
text 976
DIC color guide 352
dictionaries 926
Did You Know balloon messages 12
digital design workflow 1364
digital IDs
about 1320
certificate authorities 1320, 1331
obtaining 1320
root certificates 1331
digital signatures
about 1318
attaching to files 1323
comments in 1325
digital IDs 1320
file types supported 1323
invalidation of 1320, 1327
keys 1319
root certificates 1331
signed file information 1328
time stamps 1325
validating 1327–1328
digitized signatures 1319
digitizing coordinates 395
digitizing tablets
Tablet mode 488
dimension lines
angular dimensions 1017
defined 958
leader objects vs. 877
linear dimensions 1002
Dimension Style Manager
creating styles 962
dimension values 986
fractions 997
text options 975
text styles 983
dimension styles 961
about 962
applying 1037
listing 963
modifying 965
overriding 1038
system variables 963
dimension text 974
Dimensional CALS format 1141
dimensional constraints
about 636
displaying 639
editing 641
editing constrained objects 641
illustrated 619
Parameters Manager 646
dimensional input 407
dimensions 955
about 955
alignment 979, 1034
angular 1017
annotations 763, 779, 999
arc length 1022
arrowheads 958
associative 959, 1044, 1047
basic 993
breaks in 1029
converted DGN files 1237
creating 955, 1001
customizing contents 984
dimension lines 958, 965
dimensional constraints 636
elements of 958
exploded 608, 959, 1046
extension lines 958
grips 1044
inspection 1026
jog lines 1024
lateral 993
Index | 1423