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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
894 | Index
layouts (continued)
lineweight
display in
, 203, 204
scale
, 580
loading
, 831
making a layout current
, 568
multiple
, 566, 611
page setups for
, 570
paper size
, 572, 573, 616
placing
layout viewports in
, 589, 590
model viewports in
, 589
plot area
, 578, 650
plot origin
, 577
plot scale
, 579, 580
and plot style tables
, 588
plotting
, 569, 578
in batch plots
, 660
renaming
, 567
reusing
, 581
running page setup for
, 569
scaling
, 579, 580
selecting all
, 569
setting up for plotting
, 571
shortcut menu
, 566
thawing layers in
, 595, 596
viewing objects in
, 608
visibility of layers in
, 175, 594
See also layout tabs; paper space
LEADER command
, 498
leader lines
See also leaders (leader lines)
leader objects. See leaders (leader lines)
leader text
aligning
, 484
associativity with leaders
, 469, 482
creating
, 484
offsetting
, 484
text boxes for
, 485
leader text, editing
, 501
leaders (leader lines)
, 469, 482
annotations. See leader text
arrowheads
, 518
associativity with leader text (mtext
objects)
, 469, 482
associativity with objects arrowheads are
attached to
, 469
automatic
, 469, 520
creating
, 482, 483, 484
creating geometric tolerances with
, 558
dimension line-associated
, 469, 482
vs. leader lines (automatic)
, 469
multiple leaders
, 484
resizing
, 500
scaling
, 500
spline leaders
, 483
stretching
, 500
least material condition value (L/LMC)
, 559
left mouse button. See pick button (mouse)
legacy drawings, viewing
, 833
lemon-shaped solids, creating
, 310
lengthening objects
, 390, 395, 398
`less than' operator (<)
, 755
`less than or equal' operator (<=)
, 755
letters, selecting
, 473, 475
libraries
search paths
, 847
slide libraries
, 856
light
ambient light
, 846
attenuation
, 846
See also attenuation of light
See also reflection (of light)
See also lights (for rendering)
lightness
See also brightness
lights (for rendering)
ambient. See also ambient light
display limitations
, 148
displaying
, 148
distant. See also distant lights
exporting
, 721
point. See also point lights
spotlights. See also spotlights
limits
tolerances
, 532, 533
See also drawing limits
LIN (linetype library) files
, 193
LINE command
, 262
line end styles, assigning
, 648
line join styles, assigning
, 648
line segments
chamfering
, 406
filleting
, 398, 402
linetypes on short segments
, 200
See also lines
line spacing, multiline text
, 472, 478
line text. See single-line text
line widths. See lineweights
line widths. See lineweights; text width
linear dimensions
, 536
creating
, 537
definition points
, 554
rotated. See rotated dimensions
See also aligned dimensions; baseline
dimensions; continued
dimensions; dimensions;
horizontal dimensions; ordinate
dimensions; vertical dimensions
linear objects. See lines
line-hiding. See removing hidden lines in 3D
objects
line-polyline combinations, filleting
, 400