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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
imperial units
converting to metric 151
linetype definition file for 361
QuickCalc display 460
importing
files into drawings 1235
layer states 349
named page setups 1081
OLE objects 1222
plotter configuration settings 1080
text 875
tool palettes 87
in-place reference editing
about 1196
inheritance and 1202
saving changes 1202
undoing changes 1202
In-Place Text Editor
columns 871
fonts in 905
indents and 864
multiline text 848
table text and 937, 949
incremental saves 180
indenting paragraphs 864
infinite lines 510
InfoCenter
about 3
favorite links 10
search wildcards 5
searching for information 4–5
settings 11
inheritance
blocks 674
in-place reference editing and 1202
joined objects 611
Initial Setup
about 145
initializing layouts 1088
input
QuickCalc calculator variables 465
input properties 727
inserting
blocks 657, 945
content with tools 68
DesignCenter content 95
drawing files as blocks 657
fields in text 892
formulas 949
markups 1371
objects at equal intervals 442
OLE objects 1219
insertion point for blocks 744
inspection dimensions 1026
inspection rates 1027
installation
color books 357
Interactive Graphics System DGN
files 1244–1245
Intergraph MicroStation DGN
files 1244–1245, 1249, 1255
international character sets 180, 906,
1348
Internet
attaching xrefs from 1355
Buzzsaw sites 1349
DesignCenter Online 99
FTP sites 1343
navigating to specific
locations 1344
network access 1333
opening drawings from 1343
raster images from 1279
saving drawings to 1343
sharing drawings on 1333
transmittal packages 1356
Internet-based drawings 1343
interrupting commands 53
intersecting objects
dimension breaks 1031
double lines 483
regions 513
trimming 586
intervals on objects 442–443, 445
inverting
layer filters 334
invisible block attributes 680
invisible objects in blocks 747
islands
hatch patterns and 807
island detection styles 808
ISO hatch patterns 812
Index | 1433