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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
transparency
hatches 823
layers 314, 381
objects 381
palettes 74
plot options 382, 1076, 1104
raster images 1277, 1287
windows 127
transparent commands 53
triangles 480
trimming
3D objects 589
chamfered objects 602
filleted objects 597
hatches 826
objects 586
True Color colors 352
TrueType fonts
about 905
PostScript font equivalents 909
proxy fonts 910
text height 912
vertical text 915
trust hierarchy for digital IDs 1331
TrustedDWG files 167
TXT files
importing 875
typefaces 904
U
UCS icon
Block Editor 706
coloring 107
display options 404
UCSs (user coordinate systems)
about 399
AutoCAD LT functionality 1305
Block Editor 706
defining 400
UCS icon 404
unbounded hatches 799, 826
unconstrained drawings 620
underconstrained drawings 621
underlays
about 1244
backgrounds 1261
clipping boundaries 1264
colors 1261
contrast 1261
detaching 1253
DGN files 1244–1245
display settings 1261
DWF files 1244
DWFx files 1244–1245
External References palette 1269
fade settings 1261
finding files 1272
grips 1258–1259
layers and 1255
listing 1270
monochrome settings 1261
object snaps 1259
PDF files 1244–1245
previous release formats and 1299
Reference Manager and 1275
ribbon contextual tabs 1245
unloading 1254
undoing actions
correcting mistakes 545
Quick Access toolbar 33
Unicode fonts 906
Unicode text 849, 1300, 1348
unions
regions 513
units of measurement
about 151
converting 463
coordinate unit types 388
dimensions 983, 986
model space 257
plot scale 1102
QuickCalc display 459
unloaded raster images 1290
unloading
raster images 1294
underlays 1254
xrefs 1213
unlocking
layers 313
unnamed groups 540
Index | 1455