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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
870 | Index
command line switches
precedence
, 65
starting AutoCAD
, 64, 66
syntax
, 65
command line window. See command window
command options, specifying
, 36
command prompts. See command line, prompts
on
Command Reference, accessing
, 10
Command shortcut menu
, 39
customizing
, 31
enabling/disabling
, 30, 31
command window
, 42
docking
, 42, 43
editing in
, 39
floating (undocking)
, 42
fonts, changing
, 63
navigating in
, 39
repeating commands in
, 39
resizing
, 39, 42, 43
switching to the text window from
, 39
transparency setting
, 42
See also command line; scripts
commands
accessing
recently used commands
, 39
canceling
, 36, 369
copying commands already used
, 37
editing commands. See editing commands
entering
on the command line
, 36
displaying prompts on the command
line
, 41
suppressing dialog boxes
, 41
executing
, 36
by right-clicking
, 30, 36
file input and output command Internet
capability
, 800
Help on
, 10, 11
interrupting with other commands/system
variables
, 37
repeating
, 31, 36
in the command line window
, 39
specifying command options
, 36
transparent commands
, 37, 857
See also command line; scripts; < names of
specific commands>
comments
on digital signatures
, 783, 788
on drawings. See markups
committing Data View window editing changes
,
736, 738
Communication Center
balloon notification
, 15
channels
, 15
customizing
, 14, 15
frequency of updates
, 15
Communication Center (continued)
information displayed in
, 15
opening
, 13, 16
overview
, 13
privacy and
, 14
turning off balloon notification
, 15
turning on/off
, 14
comparing dimension styles
, 514, 516
compass, in 3D Orbit view
, 151
complete plotter configuration files. See PCP files
complex drawings, defining hatch boundaries
in
, 456, 457
composite 3D solids
creating
, 312, 315, 316
separating
, 441
composite regions, creating
, 293, 294, 295
composite tolerances
, 560
compressing text
, 469, 487
compression
DWF as compressed format
, 821
DWF options
, 834, 837
compression. See compressing text; file
compression
Concepts tab (Help window)
, 7
information types
, 8
conditional operators (in queries)
, 755
cones
solid, creating
, 309, 313
configuration files (for plotters)
backing up before editing
, 834
DWF configuration files. See DWF6 ePlot.pc3
configuration files
configuration folder, specifying on startup
, 64
configuring
DWF drivers
, 834
See also DWF6 ePlot.pc3 configuration
files
external databases
, 729, 731
procedures source file
, 729
Confirm Password dialog box
, 824, 832
confirming passwords
, 824, 832
connectivity feature. See database connectivity
feature
construction lines (xlines)
, 289, 290
aligning objects in different layout viewports
with
, 600
bisecting angles with
, 291
drawing
, 290, 291
filleting
, 401
offsetting
, 291
construction plane. See XY construction plane
construction planes
, 848
container applications (destination
applications)
, 700
editing linked objects within
, 710
content (for drawings) (DesignCenter)
accessing
, 48