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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
fills 829
hatches 829
hyperlinks 1336, 1341
layer objects 314
layers 322, 345
layout viewports 278, 284
leader objects 878
lineweights 376
markups 1372, 1378
objects 521, 554
OLE objects 1231
paper size 1099
plot style tables 1115, 1121
plot styles 1125
polylines 609
printable areas 1099
revision clouds 517
splines 616
tables 935, 945
text 915, 929
text styles 902
tools 69, 82
xrefs 1195–1196
moments of inertia 452
monochrome settings
underlays 1261
mouse devices 243
move actions 720
moving
blocks 720
dimension text 1041
dragging objects 577
grip methods for 557
jog lines 1024
layer objects to other layers 322
leader objects 879
navigation bar 240
objects 556, 569, 582
objects between model and paper
space 269
referenced drawings 1182
stretch-moves 570
text 916, 918
toolbars 34
tools on palettes 82
UCSs 400
mtext (multiline text) 848
multi-functional grips 562, 610
multileaders (leader lines)
annotations 763, 784
blocks in 888
breaks in 1029
creating 878
landings 880
modifying 878
previous release file formats
and 1299
styles 886
text in 888
multiline text
about 848
aligning 853
annotations 763
columns 871
creating 848
editing 918
finding 921
formatting 855
height 855, 912
indenting 864
justification 853, 924
leader objects and 876
line spacing 866
lists in 857
obliquing angle 913
orientation 914
previous release file formats
and 1299
properties 849
replacing 921
stacked 868
styles 855, 901
tabs 864
text editors 929
text wrap 849
Multiline Text Editor 929
multiple drawings
opening 170
switching between 178
multiple hot grip selection 558
multiple-view drawing layouts 263
My Documents folder 168, 186
Index | 1439