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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
Import MicroStation DGN Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1236
Manage Translation Mapping Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1238
Insert WMF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1242
Attach Files as Underlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1244
Overview of Underlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1244
Attach, Scale, and Detach Underlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1245
Work with Underlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1255
Manage and Publish Drawings Containing Underlays . . . . . 1269
Attach Raster Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1276
Overview of Raster Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1276
Attach, Scale, and Detach Raster Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1278
Modify Raster Images and Image Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . 1282
Manage Raster Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1289
Tune Raster Image Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1294
Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications . . . . . . . 1297
Work with Drawings in Earlier Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1297
Save Drawings to Previous Drawing File Formats . . . . . . . . 1301
Work with AutoCAD Drawings in AutoCAD LT . . . . . . . . . 1304
Work with Custom and Proxy Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1308
Chapter 34
Access External Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1311
Manage Files with Autodesk Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1311
Collaborate with Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1313
Chapter 35 Protect and Sign Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1315
Drawing Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1315
Overview of Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1315
View Password-Protected Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1316
Sign Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1318
Overview of Digital Signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1318
Personally Sign Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1320
View Drawings with Digital Signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1327
Chapter 36
Use the Internet for Collaboration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1333
Get Started with Internet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1333
Add Hyperlinks to a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1334
Overview of Using Hyperlinks in a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . 1334
Use a Hyperlink to Access a File or a Web Page . . . . . . . . . 1335
Use a Hyperlink to Create an Email Message . . . . . . . . . . 1339
Use Hyperlinks in Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1340
Use a Hyperlink to Start a New Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1342
Work with Drawing Files over the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1343
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