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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
starting
customizing program startup 144
drawings 149, 1342
starting tables 942
static coordinate display 388
status bars 48
STB files 1089, 1111, 1124
SteeringWheels 231
stray pixels 548
stretch actions 723–724
stretch-moves 570
stretching
blocks 723
grip methods for 557
objects 593
stretch-moves 570
styles
annotations 773
dimensions 961
leader objects 886
reference points 508
text 901
Subscription Center 7
substitute fonts 905, 909
subtracting
areas 451
regions 513
sunlight
geographic locations 160
support files
search paths 186
switches
customizing startup with 144
switching
dictionaries 926
drawings 171
workspaces 142
symbol libraries
creating 677
inserting blocks 658
updating block definitions 692
symbols
arcs 1022
block attribute extraction data 689
bullets in lists 857
file names 180
inserting 849
material conditions 1052
projected tolerances 1054
symbols of termination 958
tolerances 993
wildcard characters 5
xref symbols 1177, 1208
symmetrical tolerances 993
syntax
command line switches 144
QuickCalc 459
system variables
bitcodes and 55
command line changes and 54
command line entry 54
dialog box display and 59
T
table styles 942
Table toolbar 937
tables (data extraction)
previous release formats and 1300
tables (inserted)
adding rows or columns 937
annotations 763
AutoFill feature 950
breaking into parts 936
cell styles 942
column width 936
creating 935
data links 939
defined 935
deleting rows or columns 937
editing 936
fields in 892
formatting 943
formulas in 949
gridlines 942
grips 936
inserting blocks in 945
merging cells 937
previous release formats and 1300
row height 936
selecting elements 937
table styles 942
1452 | Index