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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
Index | 871
content (for drawings) (DesignCenter) (continued)
online
, 55, 58
adding
, 51
bookmarking
, 49
changing the source displayed
, 49
collections of, specifying
, 56, 59, 60
creating tool palettes with
, 26, 52
online content
accessing
, 55, 58
browsing
, 58, 59
downloading
, 56, 59, 60
previewing
, 56, 59
searching for
, 56, 58, 59
types
, 57
shortcut folder. See Favorites folder
content area (DesignCenter Online)
, 56
controlling the number of categories/items
displayed in
, 59
content area (DesignCenter)
, 46
displaying detail in
, 51
loading
, 53
Contents tab (Help window)
, 3
displaying (viewing) topics
, 4
expanding/contracting the list
, 4
context-sensitive Help
F1 key
, 10
See also Active Assistance window
continued dimensions
, 510, 536, 539, 848
creating
, 539, 540
dimension line spacing
, 552
See also dimensions
CONTINUOUS linetype
, 174
continuous orbit (in 3D Orbit view)
editing views while active
, 152
starting
, 152, 158
control codes
, 719
control frame
, 848
control grips (in blocks)
, 417
control points
, 418, 419, 848
converting
3D drawings to 2D drawings
, 652
associative/nonassociative dimensions
, 556
attached URLs from previous releases to
hyperlinks
, 799
colors, to grayscale
, 642, 643
database links
from previous release formats
, 767,
768, 769
to previous release formats
, 768
dimension units (primary to alternate)
,
528, 529
drawing units (English to metric/metric to
English)
, 102, 103
fonts
, 492
layers, to drawing standards
, 121, 122
pasted information to AutoCAD f
ormat
, 445
converting (continued)
plot style tables
, 629, 630
plot styles
, 630
spline-fit polylines into splines
, 288
See also migrating
Coons patch. See Coons surface patch meshes
,
307
Coons surface patch meshes
, 849
creating
, 306
coordinate display (cursor location)
, 32, 211
changing
, 212
types
, 211
coordinate filters
, 848
specifying
, 217
specifying points with
, 217, 218, 219, 244,
245, 246
coordinate systems
, 222
Cartesian
, 210
mapping, on paper to the WCS
, 273
origin
, 210, 222
See also axes; coordinates; UCSs (user
coordinate systems); WCS (world
coordinate system)
coordinates
absolute values
, 210, 212, 214
Cartesian
, 210
See also 2D Cartesian coordinates; 3D
Cartesian coordinates
cursor coordinate display
, 32
cursor location display
, 211
cylindrical
, 219, 221
displaying coordinate values
, 172
entering
broken pencil icon warning
, 233
in 3D space
, 225
relative to the WCS
, 226
relative values
, 210, 212, 214, 380
See also under <specific types of
coordinates>
filters. See coordinate filters
point locations, displaying
, 212
point values
calculating
, 254
displaying
, 211
polar coordinates
, 210, 214, 215
relative values
, 210, 212, 214
spherical coordinates
, 221, 222
unit types
, 211
See also coordinate systems; points
(geometric)
COPYHIST command
, 40
copying
block definitions
, 320
colors
, 444
commands already used
, 37
drawing sheets
, 823, 827, 830
edges of 3D solids
, 439, 440