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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
grips and 742
inserting blocks 657
lookup tables 727
parameter sets 709
parameters 742
properties 733
saving 712
testing 711–712
value sets 738
visibility states 747
workflow 704
dynamic block references
about 662, 703
actions 719
block attributes 679
constraints 621
grips 663
modifying 666
restoring 666
dynamic blocks
action parameters 663
dynamic constraints 639
dynamic coordinate display 388
dynamic panning 201
dynamic prompts 408
E
e-learning program (Autodesk) 17
earlier versions of AutoCAD 1301
edges
boundary edges 586
cutting edges 586
hiding 224
editing
block attribute definitions 683
block attributes 694, 696
block definitions 692, 1195
block references 692, 1196
columns of text 871
complex objects 608
constrained objects 633, 641
constraints 629, 641
custom objects 1309
dictionaries 926
dimension styles 965
dimensions 1023
dynamic blocks 666
fields in text 892
fills 829
grip modes 556
groups 544
hatches 829
hyperlinks 1336, 1341
layer objects 314
layers 322, 345
leader objects 878
markups 1372, 1378
objects 521, 554
OLE objects 1231
paper size 1099
plot style tables 1115, 1121
plot styles 1125
polylines 609
printable areas 1099
revision clouds 517
splines 616
tables 935, 945
text 915, 929
text styles 902
underlays 1257
xrefs 1195–1196
educational products 1178
electronic drawing sets
plotting 1155
publishing 1149, 1152, 1156
republishing 1161
viewing published files 1163
ellipses
calculating geometric data for 450
drawing 504
grips on 558
modifying 521
elliptical arcs
modifying 521
email hyperlinks 1340
embedded objects (OLE) 552, 1219, 1226
encryption
about 1315
drawing properties and 1318
keys 1319
endcaps 483
Index | 1427