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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
Mtext with new formatting that is edited and saved in previous releases loses
the new formatting when re-opened in AutoCAD 2008.
Tables in Previous Releases
Editing AutoCAD 2008 tables in previous releases removes AutoCAD 2008
table formatting. Also, AutoCAD 2008 table cells with long block and text
strings may extend outside of cell borders when opened in previous releases.
Data Extraction Tables in Previous Releases
For tables that were created with the Data Extraction wizard in AutoCAD 2008,
you can’t edit or update the extracted data in previous releases.
Materials in Previous Releases
AutoCAD 2008 introduces new procedural maps for materials and luminance.
Drawings created earlier than AutoCAD 2007 that contain materials need to
be converted. AutoCAD 2008 provides a system variable,
3DCONVERSIONMODE, that is set to automatically convert old materials to
the AutoCAD 2008 format. However, there are some fidelity issues when saving
back to previous versions of AutoCAD.
■ Procedural maps Checker, Noise, Speckle, Tiles, and Waves are not available
in AutoCAD 2007 (and previous releases.) They do not appear when an
AutoCAD 2008 drawing is opened in AutoCAD 2007. Marble and Wood
are available but the material mayshow some variation.
■ The behavior of the Opacity map channel under the Realistic material type
has been corrected in AutoCAD 2008. In AutoCAD 2008, the Opacity map
channel behaves like a transparency map, where white is transparent and
black is opaque (this was how it behaved prior to AutoCAD 2007). In
AutoCAD 2007, white represented opaque areas and black represented
transparent areas.
■ The spherical map rotation is different in AutoCAD 2008. When you open
a drawing prior to AutoCAD 2008, the seam for the map is towards the +Y
axis. In AutoCAD 2008, it is towards the +X axis.
Lighting in Previous Releases
AutoCAD 2008 provides two options for lighting: standard (generic) lighting
and photometric lighting. Previous versions offered only standard (generic)
lighting. There is no explicit conversion required for lights from AutoCAD
2007 to AutoCAD 2008. Drawings from AutoCAD 2007 open by default in
AutoCAD 2008 in the standard (generic) lighting workflow. The additional
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