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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
910 | Index
plotting (continued)
views
, 578, 579, 650
wipeout objects
, 465
with/without plot styles
, 622, 623
plug-ins. See standards plug-ins
plus sign (+)
tracking points marker
, 246, 247
tree view level display button
, 49
plus-or-minus sign (
±), tolerance symbol, 532
plus-or-minus tolerances. See lateral tolerances
PMP (plot model parameter) files
, 854
PNG (Portable Network Graphics) files
creating (exporting drawings as)
, 718, 719
format
, 810
including images on web pages
, 810
point filters. See coordinate filters
point markers (for point objects)
restyling
, 251, 253
See also markers
point objects (points)
as reference points. See reference points
See also points (geometric)
pointer
, 855
pointing device buttons
See also pick button (mouse)
pointing devices
, 69
buttons
, 69, 70
operational definitions
, 70
right mouse button
, 70
buttons. See also pointing device buttons
buttons. See pointing device buttons
digitizing tablets
, 73
mouse
, 69
practicing with
, 71
restoring the default on startup
, 64
sketching freehand with
, 272
wheel mouse
, 70
points
, 854
approximation points
, 846
association points (of dimensions)
, 555
for boundaries
, 458
control points
, 418, 419, 848
coordinate locations, displaying
, 212
coordinate values
calculating
, 254
displaying
, 211
definition points (of dimensions)
, 553
displaying coordinate values
, 172
fit points
, 418, 846, 851, 852
insertion base point
, 317
internal points (within hatch areas)
, 453
interpolation points
, 852
locating
, 233
moving objects using
, 374
points (continued)
for offset objects
, 249, 250
offsetting objects through
, 388
rotating
objects about
, 376, 377
snapping to points on objects
, 234, 235
specifying
with angle overrides
, 244
with coordinate filters
, 217, 218, 219,
244, 245, 246
defining hatch boundaries by
, 458
with direct distance entry
, 249
by locking angles
, 244
panning by
, 128
from temporary reference point
offsets
, 249, 250
tracking
points
, 246, 247
points (geometric)
base points. See base points
tracking to points on objects. See object snap
tracking
See also coordinates; point objects (points)
points (point objects)
creating
, 290
inserting
marking equal segments on objects
,
250, 252, 253
marking measured intervals on
objects
, 250, 251, 252
markers
, 251, 253
sizing
, 290
styling
, 289, 290
polar angles
setting
, 241, 243
tracking along. See polar tracking
polar arrays
creating
, 382, 384
in 3D
, 386
polar coordinates
, 210, 214
entering
, 210, 214, 215
cylindrical
, 219, 220, 221
spherical
, 221, 222
polar distances
drawing objects
, 243
setting
, 242
polar tracking
, 241, 246, 855
angles
, 241, 243
copying objects with
, 380
distances
, 242
drawing objects with
, 241, 243
moving objects with
, 373
and Ortho mode
, 240, 241
turning on/off
, 242
PolarSnap
, 241, 242, 243, 855