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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
toolbars 47
trimming objects 586
windows 127
resolution
PDF files 1144
raster images 1280
restoring
backup files 192
damaged drawings 192
layer settings 344
previous view 201
UCSs 401
viewports 250
views 216
reverse lookup 728
reversing actions 546
reviewing
drawings 1370
new layers in drawings 339
revision clouds 516
revision clouds 516
revision information 282
Rewind tool 213, 234
RFS symbol (regardless of feature
size) 1053
ribbon
about 35
contextual tabs 1245, 1277
customizing 41
displaying and organizing 36
right-click menus 63
RLC files 1276
root certificates for digital IDs 1331
rotate actions 724
rotated dimensions 1008
rotating
3D views 221
block insertion prompts 658
blocks 724
dimension text 1041
dimensions 1008
grip methods for 558
hatches 830
objects 556, 573
snap angles 423
UCSs 400
underlays 1257
views in layout viewports 296
rotation grips 663, 742
rotation parameters 738
rotation snaps 564
rounding
corners 596
rounding off
dimension values 990
drawing units 154
roundtripping 1364
rows (tables)
adding or deleting 937
formatting 943
modifying 935
RSS feeds 11
RTF files 875
rubber-band lines
locking 427
offsets 483
tracking 439
running object snaps 413, 418
S
S (regardless of feature size symbol) 1053
saving
automatic saves 179, 193
backup files 179, 193
block definitions 712
drawings 179, 1343
files in older formats 1297, 1301
files with underlays 1273
incremental saves 180
layer indexes 1214
layer property overrides 344
layer settings 344
layer states 344
layout templates 298
markups 1377
objects 179
page setups 1081
partial saves 179
preview images 185
publish options 1164
selection filters 529
Index | 1449