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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
874 | Index
datum (for ordinate dimensions), 545
See also ordinate dimensions
dbConnect Manager
, 729, 730
opening/closing
, 730
tree view nodes
, 731
DBLCLKEDIT command
, 171
DC Online tab (DesignCenter)
, 49
DCTCUST system variable
, 502
DCTMAIN system variable
, 502
DDEDIT command
, 497
decurving polylines
, 425
default drawing template files
recovering
, 81, 82
starting drawings with
, 79
Default shortcut menu
customizing
, 31
enabling/disabling
, 24, 30
defaults
, 849
initial environment
, 852
definition points (of dimensions)
, 553, 849
definition table
, 849
definition table items. See named objects
defpoints. See definition points (of dimensions)
deleting
color mapping tables
, 639, 640
database records
, 737
drawing sheets from drawing sets
, 822,
826, 830
faces of 3D solids
, 437
layer settings
, 186
layers
, 178, 179
layouts
, 567, 831
linetypes
, 194
named groups
, 368
named page setups
, 586
named plot styles
, 639
named views
, 138
objects
, 371
plot styles
, 635
search paths
, 689
stored queries
, 765
text styles
, 488
tool palettes
, 26
UCSs
, 225
viewport arrangements
, 166
See also detaching; erasing; purging;
removing
demand loading (of xrefs)
, 672, 695
copying xrefs for
, 696, 698
saving xrefs with indexes
, 695, 696
turning on/off
, 696
updating xrefs when turned on
, 672
dependent named objects (in xrefs)
, 849
binding to drawings
, 675, 676
listing
, 692
name conflicts
, 675
referencing, as impossible
, 675
dependent named objects (in xrefs) (continued)
See also named objects
dependent symbols
, 849
dependent symbols. See dependent named
objects (in xrefs)
design environment. See model space
Design Publisher
about
, 819, 820
Autodesk Express Viewer
, 819, 820, 833
configuration files
changing settings
, 835
creating
, 834
DWF6 drivers
, 833
drawing sets
electronic
, 820, 821, 822
modifying
, 829
paper
, 820, 825, 826
republishing
, 831
DWF file compression
, 837
font handling
, 838, 839
log files
, 824, 828, 832
pen patterns
, 840
pixel resolution
, 836, 837
design standards. See standards, for named
objects
Design Web Format (DWF) files. See DWF (Design
Web Format) files
Design Web Format files. See DWF (Design Web
Format) files
DesignCenter
accessing content
, 48
adding content
, 51
adding items to tool palettes
, 52
content area
displaying detail in
, 51
content specification tabs
, 48
copying block definitions
, 320
overwrite limitation
, 329
Home button folder, changing
, 50
home folder
setting to a folder with symbol library
drawings
, 53
inserting blocks
, 327, 328
inserting layouts
, 584
loading content area with hatch patterns
,
54
loading content area with symbol libraries
,
53
opening drawings
, 52
opening drawings from
, 54
toolbar
, 47
updating block definitions
, 51, 54
uses
, 46
DesignCenter Online
, 55
content area
, 56
content specification views
, 56
content types
, 57