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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create Single-View Drawings (Model Space)
- Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space)
- 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
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing 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 Action Parameters to Dynamic Blocks
- Work with 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
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Quick Start to Saving Settings for Plotting and Publishing
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Overview of Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for 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
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Use the Layout Wizard to Specify Layout Settings
- Import PCP or PC2 Settings into a Layout
- Create and Use Named Page Setups
- Plot Drawings
- Quick Start to Plotting
- 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
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Access External Databases
- Collaborate with Others
- Protect and Sign Drawings
- Use the Internet for Collaboration
- Use Markups for Design Review
- Render Drawings
- Glossary
- Index
polar tracking A precision drawing tool that displays temporary alignment
paths defined by user-specified polar angles. See also Polar Snap.
polygon window selection A multisided area specified to select objects in
groups. See also crossing selection and window selection.
polyline An object composed of one or more connected line segments or
circular arcs treated as a single object. Also called pline. (PLINE, PEDIT)
primary table fragment The fragment of a broken table that contains the
beginning set of rows up to the first table break.
primitive Basic 3D forms such as boxes, cones, cylinders, pyramids, wedges,
spheres, and tori. You can create primitive meshes and primitive 3D solid
objects.
prompt A message on the command line or in a tooltip that asks for
information or requests action such as specifying a point.
proxy object A substitute for a custom object when the ObjectARX application
that created the custom object is not available. See also custom object and
object enabler.
push pin A push pin-shaped button used on the ribbon and in the application
menu. On the ribbon, push pins are used to keep a ribbon panel expanded.
In the application menu, push pins keep an item in the list of recently opened
items.
PWT A template file format used to publish drawings to the Web.
rectangular break To break a table into multiple parts that are evenly spaced
and set at a user-specified height using the table breaking grips.
redraw To quickly refresh or clean up blip marks in the current viewport
without updating the drawing's database. See also regenerate. (REDRAW)
reference A definition, known as an external reference or block reference,
that is used and stored in the drawing. See also block (BLOCK) and external
reference (xref). (XREF)
regenerate To update a drawing's screen display by recomputing the screen
coordinates from the database. See also redraw. (REGEN)
region Two-dimensional enclosed areas that have physical properties such as
centroids or centers of mass. You can create regions from objects that form
closed loops. They area commonly created in order to apply hatching and
shading. (REGION)
relative coordinates Coordinates specified in relation to previous coordinates.
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