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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
thawing layers
layout viewports 287
regenerating drawings 313
themes for web pages 1365
thickness of objects 757
thumbnail previews 32
thumbnails 171
tick marks for dynamic blocks 663
TIFF files
attaching 1276
plotting to 1141
tiling 1295
tiling
images 1295
time services 1325
time stamps
digital signatures 1325
layouts 282
tints 812
titles
tables 943
title blocks 1079
tolerances
alignment 994
annotations 763, 779
composite tolerances 1055
datum reference frames 1053
deviation tolerances 993
geometric tolerances 1050
inspection dimensions 1026
lateral tolerances 993
limits 994
material conditions 1052
multiline text 868
projected tolerances 1054
rounding values 990
suppressing zeros 995
symbols 993
symmetrical tolerances 993
tool palettes
about 67
adding tools 81
block palettes 678
customizing 81
deleting 82
exporting or importing 87
grouping 84
locked 83
saving 82, 87
settings and options 74
tools 67
toolbars
about 46
display options 135
Quick Access toolbar 46
workspace arrangements 141
tools
adding to palettes 81
adding to toolbars 33
block tools 68
classic menu bar 45
command tools 71
creating 67
creating from DesignCenter
items 96
deleting 82
drawings as 96
modifying 69, 82
precision drawing tools 387
properties 76
rearranging 82
tool flyouts 68
tooltips
AutoSnap 416
Dynamic Input 406
dynamic prompts 408
grips 744
settings 108
tracking
object snap tracking 435
polar tracking 429
specifying points 439
tracking points 436
training 16
translating data from DGN files 1236
translation mapping setup 1238
transmittal packages
creating 1356
underlays and 1274
transmittal setups (saved transmittal
settings) 1359
1454 | Index