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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
scale representation
The display of an annotative object based on the annotation scales that the
object supports. For example, if an annotative object supports two annotations
scales, it has two scale representations
script file
A set of commands executed sequentially with a single SCRIPT command.
Script files are created outside the program using a text editor, saved in text
format, and stored in an external file with the file extension .scr.
secondary table fragment
Any fragment of a broken table that does not contain the beginning set of
rows.
selection set
One or more selected objects that a command can act upon at the same time.
shortcut keys
Keys and key combinations that start commands; for example, Cmd-S saves
a file. The function keys (Fn-F1, Fn-F2, and so on) are also shortcut keys. Also
known as accelerator keys.
shortcut menu
The menu displayed at your cursor location when you right-click your pointing
device. The shortcut menu and the options it provides depend on the pointer
location and other conditions, such as whether an object is selected or a
command is in progress.
snap angle
The angle that the snap grid is rotated.
snap grid
The invisible grid that locks the pointer into alignment with the grid points
according to the spacing set by Snap. Snap grid does not necessarily correspond
to the visible grid, which is controlled separately by GRID. (SNAP)
Snap mode
A mode for locking a pointing device into alignment with an invisible
rectangular grid. When Snap mode is on, the screen crosshairs and all input
coordinates are snapped to the nearest point on the grid. The snap resolution
defines the spacing of this grid. See also Object Snap mode. (SNAP)
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