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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
EPS files
plotting to 1145
equations
parametric constraints 644
erasing objects 548
errors
block attribute extraction files 690
correcting 545
dynamic block definitions 712
reporting 195
xref error messages 1205
eTransmit feature
creating transmittal packages 1356
prior versions and 1360
saved transmittal settings 1359
underlays and 1274
evaluating new layers in drawings 339,
342
Excel spreadsheets
accessing data from 939
opening attribute extraction
files 690
exploded dimensions 959, 1046
exploding
blocks 701
compound objects 608
objects 608
exporting
block attribute data 686
layer states 349
layout objects to model space 275
OLE objects 1229
plot files 1138
tool palettes 87
expressions 459, 469
Parameters Manager 647
parametric constraints 644
extending
3D objects 589
chamfered objects 602
filleted objects 597
objects 586
extension lines
angular dimensions 1017
appearance 967
arc length dimensions 1022
arcs and 1010
breaks in 1029
defined 958
oblique 1009
origins of 1002
properties 967
text on 975, 980
external databases 1311
external references (xrefs)
about 1173
archiving drawings with 1189
attaching 1176, 1184
Autodesk Educational Products 1178
binding 1189, 1202
blocks and 658, 672
circular references 1207
clipping 1190, 1214
constraints 621
copying 1215
defined 1173
demand loading 1187, 1215–1217
DesignCenter and 1176
detaching 1183
editing 1195–1196
error messages 1205
exploding 609
fields in 897
freezing layers of 1214
icons 1176
Internet-based xrefs 1355
layer properties 1177
layer states and 346
log files 1209
missing 166, 1206
name conflicts 1207
nested 1184
notifications about 1176, 1182,
1186
OLE objects and 1203, 1222
overlays 1184
password-protected 1316–1317
paths 1181, 1185, 1217
properties 1202
reloading 1186
relocated xrefs 1182
saving changes to 1202
1428 | Index