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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with 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
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
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Chapter 20 Dimensions and Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . 509
Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning . . . . . . . . 510
Overview of Dimensioning . . . . . . . . . . . . 510
Parts of a Dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511
Associative Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512
Use Dimension Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514
Overview of Dimension Styles . . . . . . . . . . . 514
Compare Dimension Styles and Variables. . . . . . . . 514
Control Dimension Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . 516
Control Dimension Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519
Control Dimension Values . . . . . . . . . . . . 527
Set the Scale for Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534
Create Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536
Create Linear Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 536
Create Radial Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 542
Create Angular Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . 544
Create Ordinate Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . 545
Modify Existing Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547
Apply a New Dimension Style to Existing Dimensions . . . 547
Override a Dimension Style . . . . . . . . . . . . 548
Modify Dimension Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550
Modify Dimension Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . 553
Change Dimension Associativity . . . . . . . . . . 555
Add Geometric Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 557
Overview of Geometric Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . 557
Material Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559
Datum Reference Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559
Projected Tolerance Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . 560
Composite Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560
Part VI Create Layouts and Plot Drawings . . . . . 563
Chapter 21 Create Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Overview of Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566
Work in Paper Space and Model Space . . . . . . . . . . 569
Set Up a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571
Overview of Layout Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . 571
Select a Paper Size for a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . 572
Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout . . . . . 576
Adjust the Plot Origin in a Layout . . . . . . . . . . 577
Set the Plot Area of a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . 578
Set the Plot Scale for a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . 579
Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout . . . . . . . . . 580