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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)
- Work with Layouts in a Project
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Work with the User Coordinate System (UCS)
- Enter Coordinates to Specify Points
- 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
- 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
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Overview of Annotations
- Scale Annotations
- Overview of Scaling Annotations
- Set Annotation Scale
- Create Annotative Objects
- Display Annotative Objects
- Add and Modify Scale Representations
- Set Orientation for Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Overview of Notes and Labels
- Create Text
- Create Leaders
- Use Fields in Text
- Work with Text Styles
- Change Text
- Check Spelling
- Format Multiline Text at the Command Prompt
- 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
- Work with Annotations
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- 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
- Named Page Setups with Projects
- 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
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach PDF Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Export Drawings to Other File Formats
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Glossary
Resolve Circular External References . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
Resolve Name Conflicts in External References . . . . . . . 474
Track External Reference Operations (Log File) . . . . . . . 475
Increase Performance with Large Referenced Drawings . . . . . . 477
Overview of Demand Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
Unload Xrefs in Large Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
Work with Demand Loading in Large Drawings . . . . . . 478
Work with Layer and Spatial Indexes . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
Set Paths for Temporary Xref File Copies . . . . . . . . . . 480
Work with Data in Other Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480
Import Other File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480
Convert DXF Files to DWG Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
Attach PDF Files as Underlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
Overview of PDF Underlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
Attach, Scale, and Detach PDF Underlays . . . . . . . . . 482
Work with PDF Underlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
Manage and Publish Drawings Containing PDF Underlays
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Attach Raster Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491
Overview of Raster Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492
Attach, Scale, and Detach Raster Images . . . . . . . . . . 494
Modify Raster Images and Image Boundaries . . . . . . . . 496
Manage Raster Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499
Tune Raster Image Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501
Export Drawings to Other File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503
Export PDF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503
Export DXF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503
Export Raster Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504
Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications . . . . . 504
Work with Drawings in Earlier Releases . . . . . . . . . . . 504
Save Drawings to Previous Drawing File Formats . . . . . . 508
Work with AutoCAD Drawings in AutoCAD LT . . . . . . . 510
Work with Custom and Proxy Objects . . . . . . . . . . . 512
Chapter 12
Collaborate with Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515
Use the Internet for Collaboration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515
Get Started with Internet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515
Work with Drawing Files over the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . 516
Open and Save Drawing Files from the Internet . . . . . . 516
Share Drawing Files Internationally . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516
Use AutoCAD WS for Drawing File Collaboration . . . . . 517
Work with Xrefs over the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518
Chapter 13
Render Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521
Draw 2D Isometric Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521
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