Technical data

Index
278
digitizing (continued)
maps, 257
methods, 159
donuts, 148
drag and drop functions
project workspace, 242
drawing aids, 85
construction lines, 146
hatch patterns, 149
reference points, 87
snap points, 87
drawing objects, 145
block definition, 169
curved objects, 148
lines, 145
polylines, 146
text, 153
drawing sets, 243
drawing settings
points, 102
prototypes, 61
drawing tools
lines and arcs, 142
special lines, 144
spiral curves, 143
text, 153
drawings
adding external drawings, 171
cleaning up, 258
correcting mistakes, 164
creating, 64
opening, 71
organizing layers, 78
paper space, 141
regenerating and redrawing, 78
saving as bitmap files, 77
setup, 66
using named views, 76
viewpoints, 72
editing tools, 160
correcting mistakes, 164
creating selection sets, 161
using grips, 162
utilities commands, 168
ellipses, 148
exiting the programs, 93
external
data references (xdrefs), 132
drawings (xref), 171
filters
for layer groups, 82
in selections sets, 161
floating viewports, 140
display, 141
drawing scale, 75
folders for prototypes, 63
font styles, in text, 153
geo-referenced images, 254
grips
editing objects, 162
hatch patterns, creating, 149
Help
accessing, 25
printing entire file, 26
printing single topic, 28
history of commands, viewing, 45
inquiry commands, 228
labels, 231
accessing label commands, 232
editing, 236
label styles, 231
layers, 81
changing properties, 79
creating groups, 82
Layer Manager, 81
saving in snapshots, 84
using in drawings, 78
layout mode, 138
leaders, annotation, 157
lines, 142, 145
construction lines, 146
curved, 148
drawing, 142
polylines, 146
special lines, 144
Map project
attached drawings, 244
maps
cleaning up, 258
digitizing, 257
plotting, 276
menus
custom menu bar, 38
loading, 37
pull-down, 36
mistakes, correcting in drawings, 164
model space, 138
modifying objects, 165
breaks, 167
copying, 165
moving, 162, 166
resizing, 166
network topologies, 270
node topologies, 270