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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
Digitizing Tablets | 73
Digitizing Tablets
A digitizing tablet, or digitizer, is a peripheral device that can be used to trace
paper drawings into an AutoCAD drawing file or to choose commands from
the digitizing tablet overlay supplied with AutoCAD. With the Wintab driver,
the tablet pointer can also be used instead of a mouse as a system pointer to
choose menu items and drawing objects in AutoCAD or to interact with the
operating system. The tablet pointer can be a puck or a stylus.
The digitizing tablet must first be configured and then can optionally be
calibrated.
■ When the tablet is configured, portions of the tablet surface are designated
as menu areas and a screen-pointing area.
■ When the tablet is calibrated, it can be used to trace geometry from an
existing paper drawing or photograph into an AutoCAD drawing.
You can easily switch between using the tablet uncalibrated as a system
pointer (Tablet mode off) or calibrated for digitizing a drawing (Tablet mode
on). Click the Tablet button on the status bar. If a screen-pointing area has
been designated, a Float button is displayed on the status bar and toggles the
screen-pointing area on and off.
See Also
“Create Tablet Menus” in the Customization Guide
“Set Up a Digitizing Tablet” in the Driver and Peripheral Guide