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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Tools in the Application Window
- Other Tool Locations
- Customize the Drawing Environment
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Change Views
- Use Viewing Tools
- Display Multiple Views in Model Space
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create Single-View Drawings (Model Space)
- Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space)
- Work with Sheets in a Sheet Set
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Work with Object Properties
- Work with Layers
- Work with Colors
- Work with Linetypes
- Control Lineweights
- Control the Display Properties of Certain Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- 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
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with Blocks
- Create and Modify Blocks
- Add Behaviors to Blocks (Dynamic Blocks)
- Overview of Dynamic Blocks
- Quick Start to Creating Dynamic Blocks
- Create and Edit Dynamic Blocks
- Add Constraints to Dynamic Blocks
- Add Action Parameters to Dynamic Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and 2D Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- 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
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Quick Start to Saving Settings for Plotting and Publishing
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Overview of Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for 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
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Use the Layout Wizard to Specify Layout Settings
- Import PCP or PC2 Settings into a Layout
- Create and Use Named Page Setups
- Use Named Page Setups with Sheet Sets
- Plot Drawings
- Quick Start to Plotting
- 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
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Export Drawings to Other File Formats
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Extract Data from Drawings and Spreadsheets
- Access External Databases
- Overview of Using External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Manage Files with Autodesk Vault
- Collaborate with Others
- Protect and Sign Drawings
- Use the Internet for Collaboration
- Use Markups for Design Review
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
NOTE To include all layouts when you add sheets to a drawing set, ensure
the Include Layouts When Adding Sheets option is selected on the shortcut
menu or in the Publish dialog box.
■ Include model layouts. If an uninitialized (the paper size is not defined
in the page setup or is set to 0 x 0) model layout is included, it will
be marked as Uninitialized in the Status column on the sheet list. It
can be plotted if a page setup override is applied.
NOTE To include the Model when you add sheets to a drawing set, ensure
the Include Model When Adding Sheets option on the shortcut menu is
selected.
■ Remove sheets. To remove sheets from the list, select one or more
sheets in the list. Click the Remove Sheets button. To remove all
sheets, right-click. Click Remove All.
■ Reorder sheets. To reorder the sheets up or down one position in the
list, select a sheet. Click either the Move Sheet Up or Move Sheet
Down button. Sheets in the drawing set are viewed or plotted in the
order shown in the list.
■ Rename sheets. To rename a sheet, select it in the list and right-click,
Click Rename Sheet. Enter the new sheet name.
■ Change page setups. To change the page setup for a layout, select the
sheet. In the Page Setup list, select a named page setup from the list,
or select one or more sheets in the list and right-click. Click Change
Page Setup. In the Page Setup list, select a page setup or select Import
to import page setups from another drawing or template. In the Import
Page Setups dialog box, select a drawing with one or more page setups.
Click Import. In the Page Setup list, select a named page setup.
NOTE Change the page setup for each layout depending on your desired
output. Model space page setups can only be applied to model space sheets;
paper space page setups can only be applied to paper space sheets.
■ Copy sheets. To copy one or more drawing sheets, select the sheets
in the list and right-click. Click Copy Selected Sheets. The copied
drawing sheets are added and highlighted at the end of the sheet list.
When a sheet is copied, its name is created by the addition of -Copy(n)
at the end of the original sheet name. For example, if you create one
copy of a sheet called Plumbing, the copied sheet is called
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