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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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Work with Linetypes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Overview of Linetypes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Load Linetypes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Set the Current Linetype . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Change the Linetype of an Object . . . . . . . . . . 197
Control Linetype Scale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Display Linetypes on Short Segments and Polylines . . . . 200
Control Lineweights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Overview of Lineweights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Display Lineweights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Set the Current Lineweight . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Change the Lineweight of an Object . . . . . . . . . 205
Control the Display Properties of Certain Objects . . . . . . . 206
Control the Display of Polylines, Hatches, Gradient Fills,
Lineweights, and Text. . . . . . . . . . 206
Control the Display Order of Overlapping Objects . . . . . 208
Chapter 15 Use Precision Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems . . . . . . . . . 210
Overview of Coordinate Entry . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Enter 2D Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Enter 3D Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Control the User Coordinate System (UCS) in 2D . . . . . 222
Specify Drawing Planes in 3D (UCS) . . . . . . . . . 225
Assign User Coordinate System Orientations to Viewports . . 230
Control the Display of the User Coordinate System Icon . . . 232
Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps) . . . . . . . . 234
Use Object Snaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Set Visual Aids for Object Snaps (AutoSnap) . . . . . . . 236
Restrict Cursor Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Adjust Grid and Grid Snap . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Use Orthogonal Locking (Ortho Mode) . . . . . . . . 240
Use Polar Tracking and PolarSnap . . . . . . . . . . 241
Lock an Angle for One Point (Angle Override) . . . . . . 244
Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates . . . . . . . . . 244
Combine Coordinate Values (Coordinate Filters) . . . . . 244
Track to Points on Objects (Object Snap Tracking) . . . . . 246
Specify Distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Enter Direct Distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Offset from Temporary Reference Points . . . . . . . . 249
Specify Intervals on Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . 250