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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
Specify Search Paths and File Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Chapter 8
Repair, Restore, or Recover Drawing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Repair a Damaged Drawing File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Create and Restore Backup Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Recover from a System Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Control the Drawing Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Chapter 9 Change Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Pan or Zoom a View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Pan and Zoom with SteeringWheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Overview of SteeringWheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
2D Navigation Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Navigation Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Save and Restore Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Control the 3D Projection Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Define a Parallel Projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Choose Preset 3D Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Define a 3D View with Coordinate Values or Angles . . . . . . . 257
Change to a View of the XY Plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Hide Lines or Shade 3D Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Hide Lines in 3D Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Add Simple Shading to 3D Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Chapter 10
Use Viewing Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Navigate with SteeringWheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Overview of SteeringWheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Navigation Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Use Navigation Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Available Navigation Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Reposition and Reorient the Navigation Bar . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Control the Display of Navigation Tools on the Navigation
Bar
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Use 3Dconnexion 3D mouse to Navigate Views . . . . . . . . . 278
Chapter 11
Display Multiple Views in Model Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Set Model Space Viewports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Select and Use the Current Viewport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Save and Restore Model Layout Viewport Arrangements . . . . . . . . 285
Organize Drawings and Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
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