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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 use files with AutoCAD Release 12 or AutoCAD LT Release 2, save the
drawing using the AutoCAD R12/LT2 DXF option.
If you need to keep a drawing created in a previous release in its original
format, either mark the file as read-only, or open it in the current release and
use the File Type options in the Save As dialog box to save it in its original
format.
Because saving a drawing in an earlier release format may cause some data
loss, be sure to assign a different name to avoid overwriting the current
drawing. If you overwrite the current drawing, you can restore the overwritten
version from the backup file (filename.bak) that is created during the saving
process.
Maintain Associativity in Dimensions
Associative dimensions created in AutoCAD 2002 or later generally maintain
their associativity when saved to a previous release and then reopened in the
current release. However, if you modify dimensioned objects using a previous
release to the extent that new objects are formed, the dimension associations
change when the drawing is loaded into the current release. For example, if
a line that was dimensioned is trimmed so that an interior portion of the line
is removed, two line objects result and the associated dimension applies to
only one of the line objects.
Dimension associativity is not maintained when a drawing is saved as an
AutoCAD R12/LT 2 DXF file and then reopened in the current release.
Save Drawings with Large Objects
Drawings saved to a legacy drawing file format (AutoCAD 2007 or earlier) do
not support objects greater than 256MB. For more information about saving
drawings that contain large objects to a previous release, see
Maintain
Compatibility with Large Object Limits
on page 200.
Limitations of Saving to Earlier Versions
Saving a drawing in Release 2000/LT 2000 format is subject to the following
limitations:
■ File size can increase.
■ Encryption and digital signatures are not preserved.
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