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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
editing 1231
embedding 1219, 1226
exporting 1229
linking 1220, 1223
nested 1221
opacity 1222
pasted text as 875
pasting 552
plot quality of 1220
reconnecting 1224
resizing 1231
text in 1222
updating 1223
opacity
transparency settings 381
Open Documents list 30
opening
attribute extraction files 690
DesignCenter drawings 96
drawings 165, 1343
files 27
files in other formats 1235
files with hyperlinks 1342
files with large objects 167, 181
layouts 170
multiple drawings 170
older files 1297
source applications for OLE
objects 1231
templates 1342
operators
calculations 459
Parameters Manager 647
ordinate dimensions 1020, 1029, 1045
orientation
annotations 796
drawings 1078, 1101
text 914
origin
coordinate systems 387, 400
displaying UCS icon at 404
hatches 818
ordinate dimensions 1020
Ortho mode 427
orthographic views 220
overlapping objects
draw order 383
selecting 521
overlaying xrefs 1184
overlays 311
overrides
angle overrides 432
center locations of dimensions 1012
dimension styles 963, 1038
dynamic block actions 741
grid spacing 423
identifying 327
layer property overrides 314, 326,
344
linetypes 366
lineweights 376
object snaps 418
previous release formats and 1298
removing 329
snap spacing 423
tool properties 78
overshoot of extension lines 967
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Page Setup Manager
creating page setups 1059
page setups 1059
Create Layout Wizard 1079
importing plotter configuration
settings 1080
named page setups 1059, 1061,
1081
Page Setup Manager 1059
plot settings 1092
settings 1060
pages
page setups 1059
Pan tool 212, 233
panning
about 201
Aerial View window 206
dynamic 201
layout viewports 273
SteeringWheel tools 209
Pantone color books 352
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