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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
spatial indexes 1214
tool palettes 82, 87
unreconciled layers and 340
viewports 250
views 216
visual fidelity and 180, 771, 1298
xref editing changes 1202
scale
annotations 765, 767, 793
dimensions 987, 998
drawing units 152
drawings 257
layout viewports 284
linetypes 367
plot scale 1071, 1101
scale factors 593
scale actions 721
scale factors
layout viewports 284
model space settings 258
raster images 1280
scaling objects 593
scale locking in layout viewports 273
scaling
annotations 765, 767, 793
arrowheads 972
blocks 657, 721
drawings 258
drawings to fit paper 1071
grip methods for 557
hatch patterns 820, 830
linetypes 293, 367, 1132
lineweights 1072
model space settings 257–258
objects 556, 593
OLE objects 1231
plot scale 1101
raster images 1280
scaling by reference 594
tables 935–936
text 916, 918, 923
text scale ratios 259
underlays 1257
views in layout viewports 284
schedules
tables 935
scientific calculators 454
screen display
cleaning up 548
clearing 108
color display options 228
number of colors 228
performance 378
quality 1295
updating 379
screening
layout viewports 290
plot settings 1127
scripts
customizing program startup 144
suppressing dialog boxes 59
SDF files (space-delimited format) 689
search paths
default file locations 168
referenced drawings 1181
specifying 186
searching
finding commands 25
finding DesignCenter Online
content 100, 103
finding drawing files 158, 185
finding paramenters 651
finding raster images 1293
InfoCenter 4–5, 11
text search and replace 921
underlay files 1272
security of files
about 1315
digital ID levels 1320
Seek utility 1366
selecting
classification properties and 529
CP and WP selection 525
customizing object selection 533
default options for 535
deselecting 522
highlighted objects 534
irregularly shaped selection
areas 525
layers 320
methods for 525
multiple objects 524
1450 | Index