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864 | Index
attaching (continued)
passwords
, 774, 775
with digital signatures
, 774, 783
and encrypting drawing
properties
, 775
while modifying drawings
, 775
plot style tables, to layout viewports
, 588
xrefs
, 668, 669
with DesignCenter
, 667, 668
from the Internet
, 805
overlaying xrefs vs.
, 669
tools for
, 667
See also linking
attenuation of light
, 846
See also falloff angle (of spotlights)
attribute data. See attribute information; attribute
values
attribute definitions
, 846
creating
, 340, 342
editing
, 341, 342
in-place reference editing and
, 685
as rendered in PostScript
, 719
attribute extraction files
, 347
creating
, 347
error handling in
, 349
formats
, 347
nested blocks in
, 348
opening in other applications
, 348
See also attribute extraction template files
See also attribute extraction template files
attribute extraction template files
, 847
aligning columns
, 349
attribute tag fields in
, 345
creating
, 344, 349
elements in
, 344
numeric field format codes
, 346
sample file
, 346
Attribute Extraction wizard
, 342
attribute information
extracting
, 341, 342, 344, 349
See also attribute extraction template files;
attribute values
attribute prompts
defined
, 847
attribute tags
, 340, 847
duplicate tags
highlighting
, 331, 333
fields in attribute extraction template files
,
345
attribute values
, 331, 847
changing the prompt order
, 331, 333
See also attribute information
attributes (of blocks)
attaching to blocks
, 339, 341
characteristics
, 340
defining
, 340, 342
displayable. See labels
attributes (of blocks) (continued)
exporting. See attributes (of blocks),
extracting information from
extracting information from
, 341, 342,
344, 349
in-place reference editing and
, 685
invisible
, 340
modifying
applying changes to block references
,
333
in block definitions
, 331, 332
in block references
, 332, 335
redefining
, 330
removing
, 332, 334
selecting
, 341
stand-alone
, 341
updating
, 331, 332
uses
, 340
variable. See variable attributes
visibility
, 340
ATTSYNC command
, 332
AUDIT command
, 97
auditing drawings
for file errors
, 97, 99
for standards violations
, 110, 114, 117
multiple drawings
, 115, 120
authenticity of drawings, format check
, 88
AutoCAD
, 296
display performance
, 206
environment
customizing
, 64
customizing, with profiles
, 66
installing, stand-alone installation
, 2
interface options
, 62
setting
, 62
late-breaking information about
, 10, 16
library search paths
, 847
starting
making environment profiles current
before
, 67
using command line switches
, 64, 66
in Windows Explorer
, 88
without displaying the logo screen
, 65
upgrading
, 2
window
, 847
window. See also command line; command
window; drawing area; menus;
screen display; text window;
toolbars
AutoCAD Migration Tools
, 2
Autodesk Authorized Training Centers
, 12
Autodesk Educational Products
, 668
Autodesk Express Viewer
as free viewer
, 820
overview
, 833
viewing files in
, 825, 832, 833