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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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Use the Layout Wizard to Specify Layout Settings . . . . . 581
Reuse Layouts and Layout Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 581
Duplicate a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581
Create a Layout Using a Template . . . . . . . . . . 582
Save a Layout Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583
Insert a Layout Using DesignCenter . . . . . . . . . . 584
Import PCP or PC2 Settings into a Layout . . . . . . . . 584
Create and Use Named Page Setups . . . . . . . . . . 585
Create Layout Viewports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588
Work with Layout Viewports . . . . . . . . . . . . 588
Place Layout Viewports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589
Change the Properties of Layout Viewports . . . . . . . 590
Lock the Scale of Layout Viewports . . . . . . . . . . 591
Control Visibility in Layout Viewports . . . . . . . . . . . 592
Manage Layer Visibility in a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . 594
Edit in Layout Viewports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598
Scale Views Relative to Paper Space . . . . . . . . . . 598
Scale Linetypes in Layout Viewports . . . . . . . . . . 599
Align Views in Layout Viewports . . . . . . . . . . . 600
Rotate Views in Layout Viewports . . . . . . . . . . 602
Create a Nonrectangular Viewport . . . . . . . . . . . . 603
Redefine the Boundary of an Existing Viewport . . . . . . 604
Use Grips to Edit Nonrectangular Viewports . . . . . . . 604
Zoom and Pan in Nonrectangular Viewports . . . . . . . 605
Chapter 22 Plot Drawings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607
Overview of Plotting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608
How Plotting Has Changed from Previous Versions . . . . . . . 611
Overview of How Plotting Has Changed from Previous Versions . 611
Plot Drawings from Previous Versions . . . . . . . . . 612
Migrate Pen Settings from Previous Versions . . . . . . . 612
Use Plotter Configuration Files from Previous Versions . . . . 613
Set Up a Page for Plotting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615
Set Paper Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615
Position the Drawing on the Paper . . . . . . . . . . 618
Control How Objects Are Plotted. . . . . . . . . . . . . 620
Set Plot Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620
Set Options for Plotted Objects . . . . . . . . . . . 622
Set Shaded Viewport Options . . . . . . . . . . . . 625
Use Plot Styles to Control Plotted Objects . . . . . . . . 628
Use Color-Dependent Plot Style Tables . . . . . . . . . 634
Use Named Plot Style Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . 635
Change Plot Style Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640