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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
928 | Index
WMFFOREGND system variable, 444
words
adding/deleting to/from dictionaries
, 502,
503, 504
formatting. See character formatting
words, selecting
, 473, 475
working set
, 858
working sets (of reference objects)
, 679
adding objects to
, 681, 682
fading of objects not in
, 679
removing objects from
, 681, 682
world coordinate system (WCS)
, 858
See also WCS (world coordinate system)
world coordinates
, 858
World Wide Web. See Internet
WPolygons (window polygon selections)
, 358,
359
X
X axis
WCS
, 222
XATTACH command
, 667
XCLIP command
, 673
XCLIPFRAME system variable
, 668, 673
XFADECTL system variable
, 679
xlines. See construction lines
XLOADCTL system variable
, 694, 698
XLOADPATH system variable
, 698
XML reports
See also batch audit reports
XNOTIFYTIME system registry variable
, 672
XREF command
, 667
command line options
, 670
xref copies (for demand loading)
creating
, 696, 698
setting paths for
, 698
Xref icon
, 667
exclamation point
, 667, 672
xref log files
turning on/off
, 694
Xref Manager, displaying
, 667
xref paths
, 670
absolute paths
, 685
changing
, 690, 691
no path option
, 686
no path search order
, 686
relative paths
, 686
specifying (changing)
, 685, 687, 689
defining with project names
, 687
type options
, 685
for temporary xref copies
, 698
xref-dependent layers
, 94
XREFNOTIFY system variable
, 671
xrefs (external references)
, 665
xrefs. See external references (xrefs)
XTP file name extension
, 26
XY plane (construction plane)
, 210
extending objects in 3D using
, 393, 394
shifting
, 228
views of. See plan views
Y
Y axis
WCS
, 222
Z
Z axis
in the WCS
, 222
Z values (3D coordinates), default values
, 216
zero suppression
in dimension values for lateral tolerances
,
530, 531, 533, 534
Zip files
creating
DWF files
, 837
Zip files, creating
, 809
ZOOM command
, 129
command line options
, 107, 129
zoom factor
and lineweight display
, 203
wheel mouse
, 70
zoom windows, using in 3D Orbit view
, 154
ZOOMFACTOR system variable
, 70
zooming
, 129, 858
in 3D Orbit view
, 154
to the drawing extents
, 155
using zoom windows
, 154
with Aerial View
, 133, 135
to center points
, 130, 132
by dragging
, 131
to the drawing extents
, 70, 130, 132
in 3D Orbit view
, 155
in nonrectangular viewports
, 605
to the drawing limits
, 130, 132
dynamic (Realtime option)
, 130
restoring previous views during
, 137
and the grid
, 238
in nonrectangular viewports
, 605
to objects linked to database records
, 744
to previous views
, 129, 133
to rectangular areas (view windows)
, 129,
131
with a wheel mouse
, 70