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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
884 | Index
external references (xrefs) (continued)
notification of attached xrefs
, 667
changed xrefs
, 671
relocated xrefs
, 687
OLE objects in
, 684, 708
overlaying
, 669, 670
vs. attaching
, 669
with DesignCenter
, 668
password-protected, viewing
, 777, 778
and plot style tables
, 631
reloading
, 670
saving back changes to
, 683, 684
saving with indexes
, 695, 696, 697
unloading
, 694, 695
updating
, 666, 670, 672
with demand loading turned on
, 672
uses
, 666
extract files. See attribute extraction files; attribute
extraction template files
extracting
attribute information
, 341, 342, 344, 349
EXTRUDE command
, 311
extruded
solids
boxes
, 309
cones
, 309
creating
, 311
cylinders
, 309
tapering
, 309, 311
extruding
faces of 3D solids
, 433, 434
objects
, 311, 315
circles
, 309
extrusion
, 850
F
F1 key, Help resource, 10
F2 key, switching from the command window to
the text window
, 39
F3 key, turning running object snaps on/off
, 237
faces
3D faces. See faces (of 3D solids)
faces (of 3D objects)
, 850
faces (of 3D solids)
back faces. See back faces
boundary sets
, 433
coloring
, 439
copying
, 438
deleting
, 437
edges. See edges (of 3D solids)
extruding
, 433, 434
modifying
, 429, 432
moving
, 434, 435
faces (of 3D solids) (continued)
offsetting
, 436
rotating
, 435
selecting
, 432
tapering
, 433, 437
faceted surfaces. See meshes
FACETRES system variable
, 308
fade (fading)
of objects not in working sets
, 679
falloff of light. See attenuation of light
Favorites folder (in DesignCenter)
, 49
adding items to
, 49, 50
displaying the contents
, 50
Favorites tab (Help window)
, 3, 4
feature classifications
, 726
feature control frames
, 557, 850
compartments
, 557, 559
features (of objects), material condition
symbols
, 557, 559
feet
specifying
, 102
suppressing zero values
, 530, 531
fences
, 851
fields. See database record fields
file errors, auditing drawing files for
, 97, 99
file formats
3D Studio files
, 714, 721
ACIS files
, 714, 720
attribute extraction files
, 347
CDF files
, 347
digital signature, compatible file types
, 782
DSD files
, 821, 823, 828, 831
DWF files
, 722, 810, 819, 820, 821, 824
DXB files
, 652, 714
DXF files
, 347, 714, 850
HP-GL format
, 656
HP-GL/2 format
, 656
JPEG files
, 810
plot file formats
, 656
plot files
, 652
PNG files
, 810
PostScript formats
, 654, 719
raster files
, 718
raster formats
, 653, 719
SDF files
, 347
SLA files
, 721
WMF files
, 444, 714, 717
file input and output commands, Internet
capability
, 800
file modifications
checking for
, 784
and digital signatures
, 774, 780, 783
notification of
, 780, 781
file names
DWF files
, 824