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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
isometric circles 504, 1385
layout viewports and 273
lines 473
object properties 305
objects 473
Ortho mode 427
parametric drawing 619
polygons 480, 497
polyline arcs 497
polylines 475
precision 387
rays 510
rectangles 480
reference points 508
revision clouds 516
splines 506
squares 480
tangent arcs and lines 492
triangles 480
viewports and 249
wide polylines 498
drawing extents 202, 1068, 1095
drawing files (DWG)
backups 192
file locations 186
finding 158, 185
inserting as blocks 657
markups 1369
metadata 158
opening 165
previous release formats 1297
repairing 189
revision information 282
saving 179
TrustedDWG 167
drawing interchange format (DXF files)
converting to DWG 1235
drawing orientation 1078, 1101
drawing properties
adding 158
encryption and 1318
finding files with 158, 185
metadata 158
Drawing Recovery Manager
recovering work 194
drawing sets
plotting 1155
publishing 1149, 1152, 1156
republishing 1161
sheets in 1152
viewing published files 1163
drawing status bar 50
drawing templates
creating 156
hyperlinks to 1342
opening 156
saving 179
starting drawings with 156
startup routines and 144
web page templates 1365
drawing units
about 151
angular units 154
converted DGN files 1237
converting 152
linear units 154
model space settings 257
precision 154
rounding off 154
drawings
annotations in 763
archiving 1189
background colors 107
colors 351
converting to AutoCAD LT 1304
copying between 178
counting objects in 20
creating tools from 96
DesignCenter drawings 96
digital signatures 1318
encryption 1315
extents 202
file formats 179
file locations 168, 186
finding 158, 185
fitting on paper 1099, 1102
fully constrained drawings 621
geographic location 160
importing files into 1235
incremental saves 180
inserting as blocks 671
Index | 1425