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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
plot style tables 1113
plotting 1087
previewing 170
settings 270
switching to model space 175
work process 269
leaders (leader lines)
annotations 763, 784
associativity and 877, 880
automatically creating 975
blocks in 888
breaks in 1029
creating 878
defined 876
landings 880
modifying 878
multileaders 878
multiline text in 888
ordinate dimensions and 1021
styles 886
leading (line spacing) 866
least material condition values 1052
lengthening objects 592
lettered lists 857
limits
arrays 579
tolerances 994
LIN files (linetype library) 361
line end styles 1134
line spacing
dimension text 1040
previous release formats and 1299
text 849, 866
linear constraints 636
linear dimensions
breaks in 1029
creating 1002
definition points 1045
jog lines 1024
spacing between 1034
types of 1002
linear grips 663, 742
linear parameters
grip numbers 742
values 738
linear units 154
lines
dimension lines 965
direct distance entry 440
double lines 483
drawing 473
end styles 1134
extension lines 967
filleting 598
freehand lines 488
hiding 224
join styles 1134
joining to polylines 611
linear constraints 636
linetypes 359
linetypes on short segments 369
lineweights 370
modifying 521
Ortho mode 427
polyline arcs 497
table gridlines 942
tangent to arcs 492
Linetype Manager
scale settings 367
linetypes
about 359
applying 364
blocks 674–675
converted DGN files 1237
current 364
defaults 314
deleting 361
displaying on short segments 369
file locations 186
filtering selection sets by 529
freehand sketches 488
hardware linetypes 360
layers and 311, 322, 365
layout viewports and 293
loading 361
model space settings 258
plot style linetypes 1132
polylines 369
reapplying 365
scaling 293, 367, 1132
lineweights
about 370
1436 | Index