2004

Index | 887
gradient fills (continued)
modifying
, 423
simplified display
, 206
graphical objects. See objects (AutoCAD)
graphics area. See drawing area
graphics cursor. See crosshairs
graphics resolution
DWF configuration file settings
, 821, 825,
834, 836, 837
file size and
, 836
high resolution plotting
, 836
memory and
, 836
overriding configuration settings
, 836, 837
plotter settings
, 836, 837
raster settings
, 836, 837
vector settings
, 836
graphics system (3D), default
, 148
graphics window. See AutoCAD window
grayscale, converting colors to
, 642, 643
greater than operator (>)
, 755
greater than or equal operator (>=)
, 755
grid (Data View window in dbConnect),
elements
, 732
grid (drawing area)
, 238, 851
in 3D Orbit view
, 151
aligning
, 238
grid spacing
, 238, 239
the snap and
, 239
turning on/off
, 239
zooming and
, 238
See also snap (snap grid)
GRID command
and 3DORBIT command
, 151
grid limits
, 850, 851
calculating
, 106
illustrated
, 851
plotting to
, 578, 650
zooming to
, 130, 132
grid snap. See snap
grip modes
, 411, 851
cycling through
, 410
grip tips, displaying
, 412
GRIPOBJLIMIT system variable
, 410
grips
, 409, 851
base grips
, 410
in blocks
, 417
canceling grip selection
, 412
copying objects
, 414, 415
editing
nonrectangular viewports
, 604
objects
, 409
splines
, 418
hover color
, 411
limiting the display of
, 410, 412
mirroring objects
, 411, 413
retaining the originals
, 417
grips (continued)
moving
dimension text
, 550
objects
, 411, 412
quadrant grips
, 410
rotating objects
, 411, 413
scaling objects
, 411, 413
selecting
, 410
stretching objects
, 411, 412
for text objects
, 497, 498
multiline text objects
, 498
turning on/off
, 411
grooves in cylinders, creating
, 309
group selection, toggling
, 367
groups (of objects)
vs. blocks
, 366
creating
, 366
cycling through objects in
, 367
editing
, 367
reordering objects in
, 367, 368
selecting
, 367
toggling group selection
, 367
H
handles, 851
handles. See representative i-drop content images
hanging indents, creating
, 477
hardware
linetype use
, 193
hatch areas
hatching
, 450, 453, 454
See also hatch boundaries; hatch patterns;
islands
hatch boundaries
, 454
defining
, 450, 454
with boundary sets (in complex
drawings)
, 456, 457
by specifying points
, 458
editing
, 451
See also boundary sets
hatch boundaries, modifying
, 422
HATCH command
, 450
hatch lines, changing the maximum number of
,
451
hatch objects, limiting the number of
, 421, 422,
423
hatch pattern definition file
, 451
hatch patterns
accessing
, 451, 452
adding to the pattern definition file
, 451
angles, changing
, 423
applying
, 450, 452, 454
custom patterns
, 452
as defined in the drawing database
, 450
density
, 421, 451
ISO patterns
, 463