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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
saving with indexes 1214, 1216
temporary file copies 1217
underlays as 1244–1245, 1275
unloading 1213
updating 1173, 1186
xref tools 68
External References palette
loading or unloading images 1294
raster image information 1289
underlay information 1269
externally referenced dimension
styles 963
extracting
block attribute data 686
geometric data 447
F
fade settings
raster images 1286
underlays 1261
xref objects 1197
Favorites links (DesignCenter) 93
Favorites links (InfoCenter) 10
feature classifications 1309
fields (databases)
attribute extraction and 686
fields (text)
about 892
AutoCAD LT functionality 1304
hyperlinks in 899
previous releases of AutoCAD
and 897
file formats
attribute extraction files 688
digital signatures and 1323
drawing interchange formats 1140
importable files 1235
pasted objects 551
plot files 1138
plottable formats 1138–1141, 1143,
1145
publishing drawing sets 1149
Quick View images 170
raster formats 1276
saving drawings 179
saving in older formats 1301
trusted formats 167
web page publishing 1365
file input and output commands 1343
file management 1311
files
backups 192
Buzzsaw sites and 1350
creating 27
currently open 30
default locations 168
digital signatures and 1320
encryption 1315
finding 158
importing 1235
large objects in 167
markups 1369
metadata 158
migrating 145
navigating to 1344
opening 27, 165, 1342
pinned 28
plotting to 1155
previewing 32
publishing 27, 1149, 1156, 1349
recently used 27
repairing damaged files 189
saving 179
search paths 186
validating 1327–1328
Fill mode 378
filleting
objects 596
fills
boundaries 807, 833
gradient fills 812
modifying 829
plot styles 1135
properties 823
solid fills 800, 812
turning off display 378
wipeout objects 835
filtering
dimension types 959
layers 319, 332
object selection 20, 529
Index | 1429