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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
displaying 333
exporting layer states 349
filtering 319, 332
freezing 287, 313
hiding 313
importing layer states 349
inverting filters 334
LAS files 349
layer 0 312
layer states 343
layout viewports and 287
linetypes 314, 322, 365, 1177
lineweights 314, 322, 370, 376
LMAN Express Tool 349
locking 313
metadata 1164
modifying 322, 345
modifying objects on 314
moving objects to another 322,
355, 365, 376
naming 319, 322
new layer notification 339
OLE objects and 1222
overriding properties 314, 326
plot styles 314, 1118
preventing selection 527
previous release formats and 1298
properties 322
reconciled 340, 342
referenced 320
restoring layer states 344
saving 344
selecting 320
settings 322
sorting 332
thawing 313
transparency 314, 381
turning on or off 313
underlays and 1246, 1255
unlocking 313
unreconciled 339, 342
unused 320
visibility 273, 313
xrefs and 346, 1177, 1214
layout templates 298
layout viewports
about 263
accessing model space from 272
aligning views in 294
annotations and 765, 767
creating 278
drawing in 273
freezing layers in 287
linetypes in 293
magnifying 273
modifying views in 273
multiple 278
plotting 1076
resizing 280
rotating views in 296
scale 273
screening objects in 290
shaded 1076
turning on or off 291
views in 284
visibility in 286
Layout Wizard
creating layouts 1079
layouts
adding 270
date and time stamps 282
dimensioning in 999
display options 116
exporting objects to model
space 275
importing plotter configuration
files 1080
initializing 1061, 1088
inserting from DesignCenter 299
layer visibility 273, 313
layout tabs 263
layout templates 298
layout viewports 263
Layout Wizard 270, 1079
lineweights in 373, 1072
opening 170
orientation 796, 1078, 1101
page setups 1060
paper size 1063, 1096
plot scale 1071
plot settings 1060, 1095, 1101
Index | 1435