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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
annotations and 763, 790
associative 800, 807
background colors 813
boundaries 807, 833
bounded hatches 800
chamfering boundaries 601
customizing 812
density 821
draw order 828
editing 608
exploding 608
file locations 186
filleting boundaries 597
gradient fills 812
islands within 807–808
ISO patterns 812
large or complex drawings and 809
model space settings 258
modifying 829
nonassociative 808
orientation 796
origin point 818
pattern libraries 812
pre-defined 812
properties 823, 829
rotating 830
scaling patterns 820, 830
simplified display 378
solid fills 800
styles 807–808
transparency 823
unbounded hatches 799, 826
hats 1022
height
table rows 935
text 855, 923
Help
displaying 16
late-breaking product
information 17
New Features Workshop 16
Readme topic 17
searching multiple Help sources 4–
5
hexagons 480
hidden lines 224
hiding
annotative objects 792
dynamic block visibility states 747
hatch boundaries 826
image boundaries 1282
isolating objects 385
layers 313
lines 224
palettes 74
paper space objects 1105
raster images 1295
toolbars 47
underlay frames 1267
highlighting
dependencies 716
objects 534
suppressing 1296
hook lines 876, 1010
horizontal dimension text 979
horizontal dimensions 1003
horizontal ribbon 36
horizontal text 914
hyperlinks
about 1334
absolute 1334, 1336
blocks and 1341
creating 1336
cursor display options 1335
editing 1336, 1341
email hyperlinks 1340
fields and 899
full 1334, 1336
opening files with 1342
relative 1334, 1336
removing 1341
starting drawings with 1342
template files and 1342
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i-drop content
handles 1365
icons
tool palette icons 74
tools 77
IG4 files 1276
1432 | Index