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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Tools in the Application Window
- Other Tool Locations
- Access the Classic Menu Bar
- Toolbars
- Status Bars
- Keytips
- The Command Line Window
- Shortcut Menus
- Tool Palettes
- DesignCenter
- Content Explorer
- Overview of Content Explorer
- Understand the Relationship between Content Explorer and Content Service
- Understand the Content Explorer Window
- Understand How Content Is Indexed
- Understand Watched Folders
- Manage Content Sources
- Basic Searching with Content Explorer
- Advanced Searching with Content Explorer
- Manage Saved Searches in Content Explorer
- Browse Folders with Content Explorer
- Filter Results in Content Explorer
- Sort and Group Results in Content Explorer
- Customize the View in Content Explorer
- Perform Tasks with Files in Content Explorer
- Perform Tasks with Objects in Content Explorer
- Streamline Searches with User-Created Properties in Content Explorer
- Troubleshooting Content Explorer
- Customize the Drawing Environment
- 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)
- Work with Sheets in a Sheet Set
- 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
- Create Objects
- Select and Modify Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify 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
- Specify Settings for Plotting and Publishing
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of 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
- Other Ways to Create Page Setups
- Print or Plot Drawings
- 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
- Specify Settings for Plotting and Publishing
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Convert Drawing File Formats
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Export Drawings to Other File Formats
- 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
initializing 1164, 1192
inserting from DesignCenter 334
layer visibility 309, 382
layout tabs 299
layout templates 334
layout viewports 299
Layout Wizard 306, 1187
lineweights in 441, 1182
named layouts 305
opening 210
orientation 892, 1176, 1205
page setups 1163
paper size 1171, 1200
plot scale 1180
plot settings 1163, 1199, 1206
plot style tables 1218
plotting 1191
previewing 210
settings 306
sheet sets and 342, 348
switching to model space 215
work process 305
leaders (leader lines)
annotations 859, 880
associativity and 976, 979
automatically creating 1077
blocks in 990
breaks in 1142
creating 977
defined 975
grips 985
landings 978
modifying 977
multileaders 977, 985
multiline text in 990
ordinate dimensions and 1123
styles 987
leading (line spacing) 965
least material condition values 1156
lengthening objects 685
lettered lists 955
lighting
converting 1346
previous release formats and 1346
limitations of previous release
formats 1343
limits
arrays 671
tolerances 1096
LIN files (linetype library) 429
line end styles 1239
line spacing
dimension text 1133
previous release formats and 1426
text 947, 965
linear constraints 731
linear dimensions
breaks in 1142
creating 1105
definition points 1128
jog lines 1138
spacing between 1147
types of 1104
linear grips 759, 838
linear parameters
grip numbers 838
values 834
linear units 194
lines
dimension lines 1067
direct distance entry 514
double lines 559
drawing 549
end styles 1239
extension lines 1069
filleting 691
freehand lines 564
hiding 261
join styles 1239
joining to polylines 704
linear constraints 731
linetypes 427
linetypes on short segments 437
lineweights 438
modifying 601
Ortho mode 500
polyline arcs 573
table gridlines 1045
tangent to arcs 568
Linetype Manager
scale settings 436
1568 | Index