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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
startup routines and 144
viewports 245
zooming 201
virtual pens 1130
visibility
annotations 791
dynamic blocks 747
layers 273, 313
layout viewports and 286
transparency 381
xref layers 1177
visibility parameters 747
visual fidelity
annotative objects and 771
exporting layout objects and 276
previous release file formats
and 1297
saving files and 180
visual styles
AutoCAD LT functionality 1305
layer property overrides and 327
volumes 452
W
WCS (world coordinate system)
about 400
web folders
opening drawings from 1343
saving drawings to 1344
web pages
creating 1365
templates 1365
themes 1365
websites
Buzzsaw sites 1350
DesignCenter Online 99
i-drop content 1365
online content aggregators 102
wide polylines
drawing 475, 498
extending 588
simplified display 378
tapering segments 498
trimming 588
width
table columns 935
wildcard characters
filtering layers by 334
searching with 5
windows
anchored 127
docking 127
interface options 107
resizing 127
selection windows 524
transparency 127
zooming to 202
Windows Clipboard 551
wipeout objects 835
witness lines 967
WMF files
importing 1242
pasting 551
workflows
digital design 1364
working sets of reference objects 1197,
1200
workplanes 387
workspaces
about 141
samples 142
startup routines and 144
switching 142
world coordinate system (WCS) 400
WPolygon selection 525
X
X axis 107
X, Y coordinates 387
XGP files 87
xlines 510
filleting 599
modifying 521
XPS compatible files 1139
xrefs (external references) 1173
XTP files 87
XY parameters 738
XY planes (workplanes) 222, 387
Index | 1457