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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
Work on Drawings During Loading
You can work on drawings before they are fully open. This is useful when you
work on large drawings and you want to begin working immediately. To take
advantage of this capability, three conditions are required.
■ The drawing must have been saved in paper space.
■ The OPENPARTIAL system variable must be set to 1.
■ The INDEXCTL system variable must be set to a non-zero value.
When these conditions are met, you can create or modify visible objects, pan
or zoom, turn off or freeze layers, and any other operation that does not require
displaying objects not visible when the drawing was last saved.
NOTE The Quick View feature will not be fully functional during loading under
these conditions.
Resolve Missing References
As you open a drawing, you are notified (messages and task dialog boxes)
when a reference cannot be located. From the References - Unresolved
Reference Files task dialog box, click Update the Location of the Referenced
Files to open the External References palette to make changes to missing
external references.
The following table outlines some of the references that might be missing and
describes how to handle them.
DescriptionMissing Reference Types
Missing external references are the result of AutoCAD
LT not being able to resolve the last known location
External references
of an xref, raster image, or underlay. To resolve a
missing external reference, locate the file and update
its location using the External References palette. For
information about resolving missing referenced
drawing files, see
Resolve Missing External References
on page 1205. For information about working with raster
images and underlays, see Attach Raster Image Files
on page 1276 and Attach Files as Underlays on page 1244.
Missing shape files are often the result of custom
shapes being used in a linetype. Browse to the missing
Shapes
linetype file, or place the shape file in the folder with
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