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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
linear 1001
model space settings 258
modifying 608, 1023
nonassociative 959, 1045, 1048
ordinate 1020
previous release formats and 1299,
1302
radial 1010
scale 998
spacing between 1034
styles 961, 1037
text 958, 974, 1040
text styles 983
types 955, 1001
units of measurement 983, 986
values 986
direct distance entry 388, 440
disassociated dimensions 1045
display performance 378, 1295
displaying
alignment paths 436
annotative objects 791
colors 228
constraints 630
dimensional constraints 639
draw order 383
drawing units 257
grid 421
grips 558
Help 16
isolated objects 385
layers 313, 333
linetypes 369
lineweights 373
OLE objects 1231
overlapping objects 383
plot areas 1068
plot styles 1126
published files 1163
Quick View images 170–171, 175
raster images 1295
simplifying 378
toolbars 47
underlay frames 1267
unreconciled layers 339
distance coordinate display 388
distance multiplier property 741
distances
calculating 447
coordinate display 388
equal intervals 442
fuzz distance 611
polar distances 429
specifying 440
distributing
dimensions 1034
leader lines 880
dithering 1127
dividing
objects into equal segments 442–
443, 445
docked palettes 74
docked toolbars 47
docked windows 60, 127
doglegs 876, 1010
donuts
drawing 502
exploding 608
simplified display 378
double click actions
editing 554
double lines 483
downloading
DesignCenter Online content 101,
103
draft quality display of raster
images 1295
dragging objects 577
draglines 483
draw order
changing 383
hatches 828
OLE objects 1222
drawing
arcs 489
circles 494
construction lines 510
curved objects 489
direct distance entry 440
donuts 502
double lines 483
ellipses 504
1424 | Index