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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
raster image files 1293
support files 186
underlay files 1272
patterns
converted DGN files 1237
hatches 812, 820
libraries 812
PC2 files (legacy plotter
configuration) 1080
PC3 files (plotter configuration)
about 1088
PCP files (legacy plotter
configuration) 1080
PCX files
attaching 1276
plotting to 1141
PDF files
layers and 1255
plotting 1143
underlays 1244–1245
pen plotters
pen assignments 1130
pen settings
color mapping tables 1124
importing into layouts 1081
plot style assignments 1130
raster plotters 1130
virtual pens 1130
penless plotters 1130
performance improvement
Aerial View dynamic updating 208
arrays and 579
demand loading xrefs 1214, 1216
fills display 378
groups and 541
incremental saves 180
layers and 313
lineweights and 373, 379
raster image display 1294
text display 378
perimeters 449
perpendicular lines 427
perspective views
AutoCAD LT functionality and 1307
pickbox cursor 521
PICT files 1276
pinned files 28
pixels
raster images 1276
removing strays on display 548
plan views
changing viewpoints 222
defined 220
planar closed spline curves 450
planes
workplanes 387
plot areas
printable areas 1099
setting 1068, 1095
plot files 1087
plot settings
objects 1104
orientation 1101
page setups and 1092
scale 1101
transparency 1104
plot stamps
about 1089
turning on 1105
Plot Style Manager 1115
Plot Style Table Editor
editing plot styles 1125
managing plot style tables 1121
plot style tables
assigning to layouts 1073, 1113
color mapping tables 1124
creating 1115
editing 1125
modifying 1115
Plot Style Manager 1115
Plot Style Table Editor 1121
predefined 1117, 1124
switching types 1111
types 1089, 1110, 1117–1118
plot styles
about 1108
layers and 314, 322
modifying 1125
NORMAL style 1121
object plot styles 1118
plot style tables 1073, 1110
selecting 1104
1444 | Index