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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
Control How Overlapping Objects Are Displayed . . . . . . . . . 383
Control the Display of Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Chapter 15
Use Precision Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Overview of Coordinate Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Enter 2D Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Enter 3D Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Understand the User Coordinate System (UCS) . . . . . . . . . . 399
Control the Display of the User Coordinate System Icon . . . . . 404
Use Dynamic Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Use Object Snaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
The Object Snap Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Set Visual Aids for Object Snaps (AutoSnap) . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Override Object Snap Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Restrict Cursor Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Adjust Grid and Grid Snap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Use Orthogonal Locking (Ortho Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Use Polar Tracking and PolarSnap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Lock an Angle for One Point (Angle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Combine Coordinate Values (Coordinate Filters) . . . . . . . . . 433
Track to Points on Objects (Object Snap Tracking) . . . . . . . . 435
Track to Offset Point Locations (Tracking) . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Specify Distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
Enter Direct Distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
Offset from Temporary Reference Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Specify Intervals on Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442
Extract Geometric Information from Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447
Obtain Distances, Angles, and Point Locations . . . . . . . . . . 447
Obtain Area and Mass Properties Information . . . . . . . . . . 448
Use a Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454
Use the QuickCalc Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454
Use the Command Prompt Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
Chapter 16
Draw Geometric Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
Draw Linear Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
Draw Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
Draw Polylines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
Draw Rectangles and Polygons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480
Draw Double Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Draw Freehand Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488
Draw Curved Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
Draw Arcs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
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