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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
international files 180
Internet-based 1343
layers 311
layouts 263, 265
linking to databases 1311
markups 1369
measurement units 151
metadata 158
model space 255
multiple open drawings 170
naming 180
object properties 305
opening 165, 1343
orientation 1078, 1101
page setups 1059
partial saves 179
passwords 1315
plot settings 1059
plotting 1087
previewing 170, 1137
previous release formats 1301
publishing 1149, 1349
repairing damaged drawings 189
revision information 282
saving 179, 1343
saving as templates 156
scaling 257
sharing 1333
sheets 1152
starting 149
switching between 171
templates 156
text in 840
transmittal packages 1356
TrustedDWG drawings 167
unconstrained drawings 620
underconstrained drawings 621
underlays 1244–1245
viewports 245
views 201
xrefs 1173
DSD files (drawing set
descriptions) 1152, 1161, 1164
duplicating objects 576
DWF files (Design Web Format)
about 1363
layers 1255
markups 1369
metadata 1164
multi-sheet files 1164
plotting to 1138
publishing 1149, 1156
security options 1164
underlays 1244–1245
viewers 1138, 1163
web page images 1365
DWF Viewer 1363
DWFx files
about 1363
layers 1255
markups 1369
metadata 1164
plotting to 1139
publishing 1149, 1156
security options 1164
underlays 1244–1245
viewers 1139, 1163
viewing 1163
web page images 1365
DWG files
saving underlays as 1273
DWG to PDF driver 1143
DWT files
saving layouts as 298
starting drawings 156
DXF files (drawing interchange format)
converting to DWG 1235
exporting block attribute data 689
saving 179
DXX files 689
dynamic block definitions
about 662, 703
actions 714, 719
assigning data to 727
AutoCAD LT functionality 1307
block attributes 679
Block Editor 705
construction geometry 678
correcting 712
creating 704
dependencies 716
designing 704
1426 | Index