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direct distance entry A method to specify a second point by first moving the cursor to
indicate direction and then entering a distance.
dithering Combining color dots to give the impression of displaying more colors than are
actually available.
dockable window A user interface element that can be either docked, anchored, or floating
in the drawing area. Dockable windows include the command window, tool palettes,
Properties Palette, and so on.
drawing area The area in which your drawings are displayed and modified. The size of the
drawing area varies, depending on the size of the AutoCAD window and on how many
toolbars and other elements are displayed. See also AutoCAD window.
drawing extents The smallest rectangle that contains all objects in a drawing, positioned
on the screen to display the largest possible view of all objects. (ZOOM)
drawing limits See grid limits.
drawing set A collection of drawings assembled using the Publish dialog box.
drawing state A collection of known settings that define the behavioral properties of the
drawing environment and/or drawing at a known period of time, such as when an action
macro was recorded or before the playback of an action macro.
drawing template A drawing file with preestablished settings for new drawings such as
acad.dwtand acadiso.dwt however, any drawing can be used as a template. See also initial
environment.
driven constraint A non-parametric dimension enclosed in parentheses that shows the
current value of geometry. The value is updated when the geometry changes size, but it
does not control geometry.
driving dimension A parametric dimension that determines the size of geometry and resizes
the object when its value changes.
driving property A lookup property is considered invertible when a manual change in the
lookup value for a block reference causes other properties values change.
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