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dockable window A user interface element that can be either docked,
anchored, or floating in the drawing area. Dockable windows include the
command window, tool palettes, Properties Palette, and so on.
drawing area The area in which your drawings are displayed and modified.
The size of the drawing area varies, depending on the size of the AutoCAD LT
window and on how many toolbars and other elements are displayed. See also
AutoCAD LT window.
drawing extents The smallest rectangle that contains all objects in a drawing,
positioned on the screen to display the largest possible view of all objects.
(ZOOM)
drawing limits See grid limits.
drawing set A collection of drawings assembled using the Publish dialog box.
drawing template A drawing file with preestablished settings for new drawings
such as acadlt.dwt and acadltiso.dwt; however, any drawing can be used as a
template. See also initial environment.
driven constraint A non-parametric dimension enclosed in parentheses that
shows the current value of geometry. The value is updated when the geometry
changes size, but it does not control geometry.
driving dimension A parametric dimension that determines the size of
geometry and resizes the object when its value changes.
driving property A lookup property is considered invertible when a manual
change in the lookup value for a block reference causes other properties values
change.
DSD For drawing set descriptions. A file format for saving a description of a
drawing set that has been assembled using the Publish dialog box.
DWF An open, published, and secure file format developed by Autodesk, DWF
enables you to combine and publish rich 2D- and 3D-design data and share
it with others.
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