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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Tools in the Application Window
- Other Tool Locations
- Access the Classic Menu Bar
- Toolbars
- Status Bars
- Keytips
- The Command Line Window
- Shortcut Menus
- Tool Palettes
- DesignCenter
- Content Explorer
- Overview of Content Explorer
- Understand the Relationship between Content Explorer and Content Service
- Understand the Content Explorer Window
- Understand How Content Is Indexed
- Understand Watched Folders
- Manage Content Sources
- Basic Searching with Content Explorer
- Advanced Searching with Content Explorer
- Manage Saved Searches in Content Explorer
- Browse Folders with Content Explorer
- Filter Results in Content Explorer
- Sort and Group Results in Content Explorer
- Customize the View in Content Explorer
- Perform Tasks with Files in Content Explorer
- Perform Tasks with Objects in Content Explorer
- Streamline Searches with User-Created Properties in Content Explorer
- Troubleshooting Content Explorer
- Customize the Drawing Environment
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Change Views
- Use Viewing Tools
- Display Multiple Views in Model Space
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create Single-View Drawings (Model Space)
- Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space)
- Work with Sheets in a Sheet Set
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Work with Object Properties
- Work with Layers
- Work with Colors
- Work with Linetypes
- Control Lineweights
- Control the Display Properties of Certain Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Create Objects
- Select and Modify Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with Blocks
- Create and Modify Blocks
- Add Behaviors to Blocks (Dynamic Blocks)
- Overview of Dynamic Blocks
- Quick Start to Creating Dynamic Blocks
- Create and Edit Dynamic Blocks
- Add Constraints to Dynamic Blocks
- Add Action Parameters to Dynamic Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Overview of Modifying 3D Objects
- Use Gizmos to Modify Objects
- Use Grips to Modify Solids and Surfaces
- Modify 3D Subobjects
- Work with Complex 3D Solids and Surfaces
- Modify the Properties of 3D Solids, Surfaces, and Meshes
- Modify Surfaces
- Modify Mesh Objects
- Modify 3D Solids and Surfaces Using Inventor Fusion
- Create Sections and Drawings from 3D Models
- Create Drawings from 3D Models
- Create Drawings from AutoCAD and Inventor 3D Models
- Create Drawings from Other 3D CAD Models
- Work with Sections
- Create a Flattened View
- Create Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting and Publishing
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Other Ways to Create Page Setups
- Use Named Page Setups with Sheet Sets
- Print or Plot Drawings
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting and Publishing
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Convert Drawing File Formats
- Import Other File Formats
- Import Autodesk 3ds MAX Files
- Import FBX Files
- Import 3D Point Cloud Files
- Import ACIS SAT Files
- Convert DXF and DXB Files to DWG Format
- Import MicroStation DGN Files
- Import IGES Files
- Import STEP Files
- Import Pro/ENGINEER Files
- Import Rhino Files
- Import CATIA Files
- Import SolidWorks Files
- Import JT Files
- Import UGS NX Files
- Import Parasolid Files
- Insert WMF Files
- Attach Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Export Drawings to Other File Formats
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Extract Data from Drawings and Spreadsheets
- Access External Databases
- Overview of Using External Databases
- Access a Database from Within Drawings
- 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
- Manage Files with Autodesk Vault
- Collaborate with Others
- Protect and Sign Drawings
- Use the Internet for Collaboration
- Get Started with Internet Access
- Add Hyperlinks to a Drawing
- Work with Drawing Files over the Internet
- Review and Markup Files with Design Review
- Use the Publish to Web Wizard to Create Web Pages
- Use Autodesk Seek to Add and Share Drawings
- Use Markups for Design Review
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
.\path From the folder of the host drawing, follow the specified path
..\path From the folder of the host drawing, move up one folder level and
follow the specified path
..\..\path From the folder of the host drawing, move up two folder levels and
follow the specified path
NOTE If a drawing that contains referenced files is moved or saved to a different
path, to a different local hard drive, or to a different network server, you must edit
any relative paths to accommodate the host drawing's new location or you must
relocate the referenced files.
Specify No Path
When no path information is saved with the attached external reference, the
following search is initiated in the order shown:
■ Current folder of the host drawing
■ Project search paths defined on the Files tab in the Options dialog box and
in the PROJECTNAME system variable
■ Support search paths defined on the Files tab in the Options dialog box
■ Start In folder specified in the Microsoft
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Windows
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application shortcut
Specifying the No Path option is useful when moving a set of drawings to a
different folder hierarchy or to an unknown folder hierarchy.
Know when a Referenced Drawing has been Relocated
If the drawing you are working on contains an xref that has been moved to
a different folder, a message is displayed at the site of the xref when you load
the drawing. The message indicates that the xref cannot be loaded using the
old path. When you specify the new path, the xref is reloaded into your
drawing.
Use Project Names to Define Referenced Drawing Paths
Project names make it easier for you to manage xrefs when drawings are
exchanged between customers or if you have different drive mappings to the
same location on a server. The project name points to a section in the registry
that can contain one or more search paths for each project name defined.
If the program cannot find an xref at the location specified by the search path,
the prefix (if any) is stripped from the path. If the drawing has a
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