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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
Control the User Coordinate System (UCS) . . . . . . . . . 131
Work with Named UCS Definitions and Preset
Orientations
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Control the Display of the User Coordinate System
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Enter Coordinates to Specify Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Overview of Coordinate Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Enter 2D Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Enter 3D Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Use Dynamic Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps) . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Use Object Snaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
The Object Snap Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Set Visual Aids for Object Snaps (AutoSnap) . . . . . . . . 148
Override Object Snap Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Restrict Cursor Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Adjust Grid and Grid Snap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Use Orthogonal Locking (Ortho Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Use Polar Tracking and PolarSnap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Lock an Angle for One Point (Angle) . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Combine Coordinate Values (Coordinate Filters) . . . . . . 157
Track to Points on Objects (Object Snap Tracking) . . . . . 160
Track to Offset Point Locations (Tracking) . . . . . . . . . 162
Specify Distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Enter Direct Distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Offset from Temporary Reference Points . . . . . . . . . . 163
Specify Intervals on Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Extract Geometric Information from Objects . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Obtain Distances, Angles, and Point Locations . . . . . . . 165
Obtain Area and Mass Properties Information . . . . . . . 166
Use a Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Use the Command Prompt Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Create Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Draw Linear Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Draw Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Draw Polylines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Draw Rectangles and Polygons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Draw Freehand Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Draw Curved Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Draw Arcs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Draw Circles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Draw Polyline Arcs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Draw Donuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Draw Ellipses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Draw Splines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
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