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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
During a detaching or reloading operation, the program includes the nesting
level of all affected xrefs immediately following the title section. To see a
reference tree for a set of xrefs in your current drawing, use Detach or Reload
and check the resulting entries in the log file.
Example: A Sample Log File Entry Showing Nested Xrefs
In the following example, the xref ENTRY_DR contains two nested xrefs:
HARDWARE and PANELS. The xrefs HARDWARE and PANELS also each contain
two xrefs.
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Drawing: detail
Date/Time: 10/05/99 15:47:39
Operation: Reload Xref
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Reference tree for ENTRY_DR:
ENTRY_DR Xref
-HARDWARE Xref
--LOCKSET Xref
--HINGES Xref
-PANELS Xref
--UPPER Xref
--LOWER Xref
The program writes an entry in the log file for each xref-dependent named
object temporarily added to the current drawing and for any errors that occur.
Most error messages are written both to the screen and to the log file.
Example: A Sample Log File That Shows the Results of Attaching an Xref
The following example shows a partial listing of the log file entries generated
when the external reference STAIR is attached to the working drawing test.dwg.
The log file lists the definition (symbol) table affected and the name of the
definition added, along with a status message.
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Drawing: test
Date/Time: 12/18/99 14:06:34
Operation: Attach Xref
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Attach Xref STAIR: \ACAD\DWGS\STAIR.dwg
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