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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
settings 1125
types 1089, 1109
Plotter Configuration Editor
paper size 1063
plotter configuration files
about 1088
Plotter Manager
about 1088
plotters
configuration files 1088
offsetting plots 1100
paper size 1096
paper-saving features 1099
pen assignments 1130
raster plotters 1130
selecting 1062, 1094
plotting
about 1088
draw order and 383
drawing sets 1155
exporting files 1138
file formats 1138
fit options 1071
hardware linetypes 360
layout process and 265
lineweights 371, 374, 1104
model space settings 258
new layer notification and 340
offsets 1069
OLE objects 1220
orientation 1078, 1101
page setups 1059, 1092
paper size 1096
paper space objects 1105
plot scale 1101
plot style tables 1073
plot styles 1104, 1108
positioning image on paper 1099
previewing 1137
publishing 1149
quick start 1087
scaling drawings for 1071
screened objects 290
selecting output devices 1094
terminology 1088
test plot performance 378
text frames 378
transparent objects 382, 1104
underlays 1273
wipeout objects 835
PNG files (Portable Network Graphics)
importing 1276
plotting to 1141
web page images 1365
point clouds
AutoCAD LT functionality 1307
point markers 443, 445
pointer input 407
points
block base points 669
control points 616
coordinates 447
direct distance entry 440
drawing 508
equal intervals between 442–443,
445
fit points 616
geometric data 447
key points 718–719
offsetting objects from 441
point markers 443, 445
specifying 439
tracking points 436
polar angles 429
polar arrays 579
polar coordinates
2D coordinates 392
about 387
cylindrical coordinates 397
spherical coordinates 398
polar parameters
grip numbers 742
values 738
polar stretch actions 724
polar tracking 428, 435
PolarSnap feature 428
polygons
calculating geometric data for 450
drawing 480, 497
polyline arcs 497
polylines
calculating geometric data for 450
Index | 1445