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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
views 216
Properties palette
object properties 307
performing calculations in 457
table properties 935
proxy fonts 905
proxy objects 1308
proxy servers 1333
PS files (PostScript)
plotting to 1145
public keys 1319
Publish to Web wizard
about 1365
publishing
about 1149
background processing 1150
Buzzsaw sites and 1349
drawing sets 1149, 1152
drawings for review 1370
files 27
markups 1378
page setups 1059
underlays and 1273
web pages 1365
purging
block definitions 667
named objects 548
unreferenced linetypes 361
unused layers 320
Q
quadrant grips 558
quadrants in dimensioning 1018
Quick Access toolbar 46
Quick Properties palette 307
Quick Text mode 378
Quick View tools 170–171, 175
QuickCalc calculator 454
displaying coordinate values 454
R
radial dimensions 1010, 1029
radius (fillet) 597
radius dimensions 1010, 1045
RAL color sets 352
raster driver
plotting with 1142
raster images
about 1276
attaching 1278
bitonal 1287
clipping boundaries 1282
display options 1286
display speed 1294–1295
file formats 1276
file paths 1278
file size 1142
finding files 1293
hiding 1295
image information 1289
Internet-based files 1279
loading 1294
missing 1293
naming 1292
pixels 1276
plotting to 1142
preview images 185
resolution 1280
ribbon contextual tab 1277
scaling 1280
tiled images 1295
transparency 1277
unloading 1294
raster plotters 1130
rays
drawing 510
filleting 599
modifying 521
read-only tool palettes 83
Readme help topic 17
RealDWG files 167
realtime panning 201
reassociating dimensions 1048
Recent Documents list 27
reconciled layers
about 342
marking 340
reconnecting OLE links 1224
recovering
after system failures 194
Index | 1447