2004

special characters, inserting in
multiline text
, 473
specular color (of materials)
See also specular reflection (highlights)
specular reflection (highlights)
, 856
See also specular color
spelling. See checking spelling
sphere icons (in 3D Orbit view)
, 153
spheres
solid, creating
, 314
spherical coordinates, entering
, 221, 222
SPLFRAME system variable
, 304
spline curves
, 853
Bezier curves
, 847
B-spline curves
, 848
fit points
, 846, 851, 852
See also spline-fit polylines
spline leaders, creating
, 483
splined polylines. See spline-fit polylines
SPLINEDIT command
command options
, 418
spline-fit polylines
, 288
converting into splines
, 288
creating
, 288, 425
splines (NURBS curves)
calculating areas/lengths
, 255
control points
, 418, 419
converting
spline-fit polylines into
, 288
drawing
, 288
editing
, 418, 420
with grips
, 418
extruding
, 311, 315
filleting
, 398
fit points
, 418
order of
, 419
refining the shape
, 419
tolerance
, 287, 418, 419
See also objects; spline-fit polylines
SQL (Structured Query Language), learning the
syntax
, 754
SQL queries
, 754
constructing
, 760, 761
SQL Query tab (Query Editor)
, 754, 760
interface elements
, 761
square brackets ([ ])
alternate units symbol
, 527, 528
squares
drawing
, 266, 267
stacked text (multiline text)
, 479
creating
, 479, 480
format codes
, 506
editing
, 481
unstacking
, 482
Stand-Alone Installation Guide, accessing
, 2
STANDARD text style
, 472
STANDARD text style, default settings
, 487
standards (for named objects)
, 110
converting layers to
, 121, 122
maintaining in collaborative
environments
, 110, 114, 115
named object types for which standards can
be created
, 110
setting
, 112
standard options
, 111
violations. See standards violations
See also standards files
standards audits
, 110, 114, 117
batch audits
, 115, 120
standards check files
, 115
creating
, 119
opening
, 119
overrides for, specifying
, 119
See also standards files
standards files
, 110, 115
associating with drawings
, 112
conflicts between
, 112
creating
, 112
file name extension
, 112
precedence
, 112
reordering
, 113
removing from drawings
, 113
sample file
, 110
saving
, 112
uses for
, 110
See also standards (for named objects)
See also standards check files
standards plug-ins
, 111
specifying
, 111, 112, 114
standards violations
checking drawings for
, 110, 114, 117, 120
fixing
, 111, 114, 116, 117
ignored problems display
, 114
turning on/off
, 118
notification alerts
, 114, 116
turning on/off
, 116, 118
types
, 110
starting
AutoCAD
making profiles current before
, 67
without displaying the logo screen
,
147
AutoCAD, in Windows Explorer
, 88
Batch Plot utility
, 658
Batch Standards Checker
, 118
drawings
with drawing template files
, 81, 82
with hyperlinks
, 799
from scratch
, 78
with setup wizards
, 80
Plotter Configuration Editor
, 573
starting, Help
, 4
static coordinate display
, 211
Statistics tab (Drawing Properties dialog box)
, 95