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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
Images can be referenced and placed in drawing files, but like external
references (xrefs), they are not actually part of the drawing file. The image is
linked to the drawing file through a path name. Linked image paths can be
changed or removed at any time.
Once you've attached an image, you can reattach it multiple times, treating
it as if it were a block. Each insertion has its own clip boundary and its own
settings for brightness, contrast, fade, and transparency.
NOTE AutoCAD LT 2000 and later releases do not support LZW-compressed TIFF
files, with the exception of English language versions sold in the US and Canada.
If you have TIFF files that were created using LZW compression and want to insert
them into a drawing, you must resave the TIFF files with LZW compression disabled.
For information on identifying referenced images, see Highlight External
References in a Drawing in
Attach and Detach Referenced Drawings (page 456).
Access Raster Images Using the Internet
Designers and manufacturers store images of their designs or products on the
Internet. You can easily access image files from the Internet. URL image file
names are stored in the drawing.
Accessing images from the Internet saves time and provides for rapid
distribution of designs. For example, an architect who needs to show a client
what custom cabinets will look like has the manufacturer create a rendered
image of the cabinets, post it to a website, and then attach the image to the
drawing file as a URL; any design changes can be updated immediately. For
more information, see
Reference Other Drawing Files (page 455).
Scale Raster Images
You can control the size of a raster image in a drawing to match the scale of
the drawing.
You can specify the raster image scale factor when you attach the image so
that the scale of the geometry in the image matches the scale of the geometry
in the drawing. The default image scale factor is 1, and the default unit for all
images is “Unitless.” The image file can contain resolution information
defining the dots per inch (DPI), relating to how the image was scanned.
If an image has resolution information, the program combines this information
with the scale factor and the unit of measurement of the drawing to scale the
image in your drawing. For example, if your raster image is a scanned blueprint
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