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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
Index | 909
plots (continued)
origin
, 577, 578
paper size
, 615, 616
positioning
, 619
previewing
, 651
quality of raster images
, 705
rotating, and OLE objects
, 708
scaling. See plot scale
settings
, 571, 615
styles. See plot styles
plots, settings
, 622
Plotter Configuration Editor
changing settings
, 835
color depth
, 836
Device and Document Settings tab
, 836,
837, 838, 840
file compression
, 838
font handling
, 838, 839
pen settings
, 840
resolution
, 837
starting
, 573
plotter configuration files
, 608
for DWF files. See DWF plotter configuration
files
See also PC2 files; PC3 files; PCP files
plotter configuration files, for DWF6
configuration files. See DWF6 ePlot.pc3
configuration files
plotter configurations
, 608
changes to
, 835
color depth
, 836
file compression
, 838
files. See DWF6 ePlot.pc3 configuration files
files. See PC2 files; PC3 files; PCP files
font handling
, 839
pen settings
, 840
resolution
, 837
plotter configurations, importing settings, from
previous releases
, 613, 614
plotter drivers
backing up files before editing
, 834
configuring DWF drivers
, 834, 835
DWF6 configuration files. See DWF6
ePlot.pc3 configuration files
See also nonsystem plotter/printer drivers
Plotter Manager
, 608
creating plotter configuration files
, 834
PLOTTERMANAGER command, configuring
driver files
, 836, 837
plotters
availability
, 615
for batch plots
, 661
configuring
DWF files
, 821, 825, 836, 837
paper drawing sets
, 820, 825, 826
paper size
, 610, 615, 617
plotters (continued)
pen settings
, 644, 645
raster plotter
, 645
virtual, for penless plotter
, 644, 645
publishing to
, 828, 831
selecting
, 610, 615
plotting
, 607
background color recommendations
, 834
batch plotting
, 657
See also batch plots
as changed from previous releases
, 611
color depth
, 834, 835, 840
concepts
, 608
to the drawing limits
, 578, 650
DWF files
, 722
DWF6 files
, 820, 835, 836, 837
DXB files
, 653
file formats. See plot file formats
to files
DWF files
, 820, 831
DXB files
, 653
plot files
, 656
PostScript files
, 654, 655
raster files
, 653, 654
to files, format options
, 652
from layout tabs
, 570, 612, 615, 650
hiding paper space objects
, 625
layouts
, 569, 578
in batch plots
, 660
setup for
, 571
lineweights
, 202, 622
with custom values
, 201
model space objects first/last
, 622, 623
from the Model tab
, 569, 612, 615, 650
model viewports
, 650
named views
, 578, 579
not plotting layers
, 591
object plotting options
, 622
objects
, 620
paper space
views
, 650
paper space, objects last/first
, 622, 623
to plot files
, 656
to PostScript files
, 654, 655, 720
previous release drawings
, 612
process steps
, 610
with the raster driver
, 653
to raster files
, 653, 654
removing hidden lines for
, 624
resolution
, 836, 837
scaling drawings for
, 106
setup process steps
, 571
styles. See plot styles
test plot performance
, 206
text frames
, 206
upside down
, 576
view windows
, 578, 579, 650