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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
872 | Index
copying (continued)
faces of 3D solids
, 438
layers, between drawings
, 178
layouts
, 568
named plot styles
, 638
object properties
, 173
suppressing specific properties
, 173
objects
, 380, 381
in arrays
, 382
to the Clipboard
, 444, 445
with grips
, 414, 415
as mirror images
, 388
multiple copies
, 381, 414, 415
with offset snaps
, 414, 416
with rotation snaps
, 414, 416
OLE objects
, 705, 711
paper space objects, between drawings
, 322
stored queries
, 765
text, all of, in the text window
, 40
xrefs, for demand loading
, 696, 698
See also mirroring; offsetting; pasting
COPYLINK command
, 708
correcting drawings. See markups
correcting mistakes. See undoing actions
correcting spelling. See checking spelling
covering objects (with blank areas)
, 464, 465
CPolygons (crossing polygon selections)
, 358,
359
Create Layout wizard
, 581
Create New Drawing dialog box
starting drawings from scratch with
, 78
Create New Drawing dialog box, starting
drawings from scratch with
, 79
cross (+), UCS icon symbol
, 232
cross sections (of 3D solids), creating
, 431
crosshairs
, 570, 849
illustrated
, 849
crosshatching. See hatching
crossing polygon selections
, 358, 359
crossing selections
, 357, 364, 849
crossing windows. See crossing selections
CSV files
, 824, 828, 832
CTB (plot style table) files
, 609, 628, 849
CTRL+A keys, toggling group selection
, 367
CTRL+click, cycling through objects
, 356, 357
CTRL+drag, copying and pasting
, 705
CTRL+F keys, turning running object snaps
on/off
, 237
CTRL+F6 keys, switching between open
drawings
, 91
CTRL+R keys, cycling through viewports
, 164
CTRL+TAB keys, switching between open
drawings
, 91
Current Object Scale value (linetype scale)
, 199
cursor
, 849
3D Orbit view icons
, 153
coordinate display
, 32, 211
cursor (continued)
crosshairs. See crosshairs
over i-drop content representative images
,
807
pickbox. See pickbox cursor
restricting cursor movement
, 238
See also angle overrides; grid;
orthogonal locking;
PolarSnap; polar
tracking;snap (snap grid)
rubber-band line
, 240, 856
cursor menus. See shortcut menus
curve-fit polylines, creating
, 425
curves. See arcs; circles; curve-fit polylines;
donuts; ellipses; spline-fit polylines;
splines
custom dictionaries (spelling checker)
, 503
creating
, 504
editing
, 502, 503, 504
custom hatch patterns
, 452
custom menus
specifying
, 91
custom objects
, 724
providing editing access to
, 725
custom paper sizes
adding
, 573, 574, 616, 617
editing
, 575, 617
Custom Properties dialog box
, 654
custom scales (for plots)
, 621
Custom tab (Drawing Properties dialog box)
, 95,
96
customizing
arrowheads
, 518, 519
AutoCAD environment
, 61
with profiles
, 66
colors
, 63
Communication Center
, 14
object selection
, 363
object snap menu
, 33
PostScript files
, 719
right-clicking
, 31, 72
shortcut menus
, 30, 31
cutaway views (of 3D objects), creating
, 143
cutting
edges
, 390
objects to the Clipboard
, 372, 443, 445
OLE objects
, 705, 711
cycling
through objects
, 356, 357
in groups
, 367
through running object snaps
, 235, 237
through viewports
, 164, 165
CYLINDER command
, 309
cylinders (solid)
creating
, 309, 314
cylindrical coordinates, specifying a point with
,
219, 221