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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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Extract or Calculate Geometric Information from Objects . . . . . 254
Obtain Distances, Angles, and Point Locations . . . . . . 254
Obtain Area Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Use the Geometry Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Chapter 16 Draw Geometric Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Draw Linear Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Draw Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Draw Polylines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Draw Polygons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Draw Multiple-Line Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Draw Freehand Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Draw Curved Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Draw Arcs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Draw Circles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Draw Polyline Arcs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Draw Donuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Draw Ellipses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Draw Splines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Draw Construction and Reference Geometry . . . . . . . . . 289
Draw Reference Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Draw Construction Lines (and Rays) . . . . . . . . . . 290
Create and Combine Areas (Regions) . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Create 3D Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Overview of 3D Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Add Extruded Thickness to Objects . . . . . . . . . . 297
Create Wireframe Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Create Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Create 3D Solids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Create and Insert Symbols (Blocks) . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Overview of Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Create Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Insert Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Modify Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Attach Data to Blocks (Block Attributes) . . . . . . . . 339
Remove Block Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Create Revision Clouds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351