2010
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Get Familiar with the Work Area
- 3 Drawing Commands in AutoCAD Mechanical
- 4 Modify Drawings with Power Commands
- 5 Generate Standard Parts
- 6 Organize Objects with Layers
- 7 Create Hidden Lines
- 8 Reusable Detailing Tools
- 9 Power Dimensions
- 10 Add Part Lists and Balloons
- 11 International Drafting Standards
- Index
Object Property Settings
When you open AutoCAD drawings in AutoCAD Mechanical, all layers created
in AutoCAD automatically appear in the AutoCAD Mechanical Layer dialog
box. They remain AutoCAD layers until you change them to AutoCAD
Mechanical layers in the Object Property Settings dialog box.
RepresentativeDescription
AutoCAD Layer
Mechanical Layer
Convert AutoCAD layers to Mechanical layers
1 Open the gs_acad_layers drawing from the Getting_Started folder.
NOTE The path to the folder containing Getting_Started files is:
■ Windows Vista
®
:C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\ACADM
2010\Acadm\Getting_Started
■ Windows
®
XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Documents\Autodesk\ACADM 2010\Acadm\Getting_
Started
2 Click Home tab ➤ Layers panel ➤ Mechanical Layer Manager to
open the Mechanical Layer Manager dialog box. Notice that AutoCAD
layers appear in it.
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