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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
viewing 1371
masking objects 835
mass properties 452
master drawings 1173
material condition symbols 1052
mathematical calculators 454
MaxArray system registry variable 579
maximum material condition
values 1052
measurement units
about 151
converting 463
coordinates 388
dimension text 983
dimensions 986
model space 257
plot scale 1102
QuickCalc display 459
measurements
dimensions 955
equal intervals 442–443, 445
tolerances 1050
menus
classic menu bar 45
shortcut menus 63
workspace arrangements 141
merging
cells in tables 937
metadata
entering 158
publishing options 1164
metric units
converting to imperial 151
linetype definition file for 361
Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
accessing data from 939
opening attribute extraction
files 690
Microsoft Windows Clipboard 551
Microsoft XPS Viewer 1363
MicroStation DGN files 1255
attaching 1244–1245
importing 1236
terms 1249
migrating
Initial Setup 145
minor grid lines 421
mirroring
grip methods for 557
objects 556, 584
text 584, 915
misspellings 925
MMC symbol (maximum material
condition) 1052
model space
accessing from layout viewports 272
annotations and 257, 765, 767
defined 263
DGN file conversions and 1237
dimensioning in 999
display options 116
drawing process in 255, 268
exporting layout objects to 275
layer states and 345
layer visibility settings 273
lineweight display in 371, 373
markups and 1372
moving objects to paper space 269
parallel projections 219
plot scale 1101
plotting from 258, 1096, 1105
switching to layouts 175
text in 923
viewports 245
model space viewports
Aerial View window and 207
creating 245
modifying
block attribute definitions 683
block attributes 694, 696
block definitions 692, 1195
block references 692, 1195–1196
colors 355
columns of text 871
complex objects 608
constrained objects 633, 641
constraints 641
dictionaries 926
dimension styles 965
dimensions 1023
dynamic blocks 666
fields in text 892
1438 | Index