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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
NOTE Instead of specifying a point in steps 2 or 3, you can enter a numeric value.
To use coordinate filters to specify a point in 3D
1 At the prompt for a point, enter a coordinate filter (.x, .y, .z, .xy, .xz, or
.yz).
For example, enter .x to specify the X value first.
2 To extract the specified coordinate value(s), specify a point.
For example, if you entered .x in step 1, the X value is extracted from this
point.
3 At the prompt for the remaining coordinates, do one of the following:
■ Extract the remaining coordinate values by specifying a point.
■ Enter another coordinate filter and return to step 2.
For example, if you entered .x in step 1, specify a second point to extract
the Y and Z coordinates simultaneously, or enter .y or .z to specify Y and
Z values separately.
The new point location combines the coordinate values extracted from
the points specified in steps 2 and 3.
NOTE Instead of specifying a point in steps 2 or 3, you can enter a numeric value.
Quick Reference
Coordinate Filters (Command Modifier)
Combines X, Y, and Z values from different points to specify a single point.
Track to Points on Objects (Object Snap Tracking)
You can draw objects at specific angles or in specific relationship to other
objects along specified directions called alignment paths.
AutoTrack
™
helps you draw objects at specific angles or in specific relationships
to other objects. When you turn on AutoTrack, temporary alignment paths
help you create objects at precise positions and angles. AutoTrack includes
two tracking options: polar tracking and object snap tracking.
You can toggle AutoTrack on and off with the Polar and Otrack buttons on
the status bar. Use temporary override keys to turn object snap tracking on
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