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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
unreconciled layers
about 342
displaying 339
unreferenced linetypes 361
unused layers 320
updating
Aerial View images 208
annotations 767, 793
associative dimensions 960
block attributes 696
block definitions 95, 692
block references 697
Communication Center updates 9
display 379
fields 896
lookup tables 727
OLE objects 1220, 1223
Quick View images 172
table data 940
xrefs 1173, 1186
URLs (Uniform Resource Locators)
opening drawings with 1343
saving drawings to 1343
user coordinate system (UCS) 399
V
validating
digital IDs 1331
digital signatures 1327–1328
files 1328
values
dimension values 986
dynamic block parameters 738
lookup tables 728
QuickCalc display 459
suppressing zeros 991
text fields 892
variable block attributes 680
variables 465
Vault 1311
vector expressions 469
verifying constraints 630
versions of AutoCAD 145, 1301
vertical dimension text 980
vertical dimensions 1003
vertical ribbon 36
vertical text 914
view transitions 108
viewers
DWF and DWFx files 1163
published files 1163
viewpoints in 3D space 220
Viewport Overrides filter 326
viewports
Aerial View window and 207
aligning views in 294
annotations in 765, 767
arranging 246, 250
creating 245
current 248
drawing in 249
layer property overrides and 326,
345
layers and 326
layout viewports 278
plot options 1076
plotting 1104
restoring layer states and 345
visual styles in 327
views
2D isometric 1383
Aerial View window 206
aligning in viewports 294
changing 201
color display options 228
hiding lines 224
layout viewports 284
model space 3D views 219
modifying 273
multiple-view drawing layouts 263
OLE links and 1229
panning 201
plot options 1068
plotting 1095
preset 3D views 220
properties 216
restoring 216
rotating 296
saving 216
scaling 284
settings 108
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