Index

Numerics

3D Basics workspace, 24, 449

3D modeling

AutoCAD versus AutoCAD LT, 509–510

coordinate input, 453–454

creating 3D objects from 2D drawings, 479–482

drawing 3D objects, 476–477

models, 448–449, 477–479

modifying 3D objects, 483–487

navigation, 460–464

object snaps and object snap tracking, 454–455

overview, 447–448, 467–468

point filters, 454

rendering, 489–502

support for, 16

system requirements for, 18

templates, 469–473

tools for, 449–452

UCS, 455–460

viewpoints, 473–475

visual styles, 464–466

whether to use, 468

3D Modeling workspace, 25, 449–451

3D Object Snap button, status bar. See object snap feature

3D Preset Views drop-down menu, Views panel, View tab, 460–461

3DALIGN command, 485

3DARRAY command, 485

3DCONFIG command, 39

3DMOVE command, 483–484

3DOrbit feature, 462

3DOSNAP command. See object snap feature

3DPOLY command, 476

3DROTATE command, 483–484

3ds Max rendering program, 489–490

3DSCALE command, 483–484

A

AccuRender rendering program, 490

actions, dynamic block, 388–390

Add Scales to Object dialog box, 324–325

Add-a-Plot Style Table Wizard, 344–345

Add-a-Plotter Wizard, 332

add-ons, support for, 13, 16–17

Adjust Sun & Sky Background dialog box, 499–500

Adobe PDF format, 403–404, 433

Advanced Render Settings palette, 452, 501–502

aliases, 8, 42–43

ALIGN command, 484

Aligned constraint button, Dimensional panel, Parametric tab, 408

aligned dimensions, defined, 296

aligning objects, 271, 290, 484–485

ALL option, command-first editing, 196

Allow/Disallow Dynamic UCS button, status bar, 35–36

Alternate Units tab, New/Modify Dimension Style dialog box, 305

angle units, 86–87, 98

Angular constraint button, Dimensional panel, Parametric tab, 408

angular dimensions, defined, 296

ANIPATH command, 501

Annotate tab, Ribbon interface, 32

Annotation Object Scale dialog box, 272, 324–325

Annotation Scale button, status bar, 38

Annotation Scale Is Not Equal To Viewport Scale button, status bar, 38

annotation scales, 38, 80, 261, 271–274

Annotation Scaling panel, Annotate tab, 118

Annotation Visibility button, status bar, 38

annotational constraints, 416–418

annotative dimensions, drawing, 309

annotative hatching, 323–326

annotative objects, 38, 89, 93, 261

annotative text, 271–274

APERTURE system variable, 514

Apple iOS4 operating system, 20

Apple mobile devices, 20, 431

Application button, location of, 24

Application Menu, 22–23, 28–30

ARC command, 175–176, 179–181

Arc option, Draw panel, Home tab, 176, 180

Architectural paper sizes, 91–92

ARRAY command, 20, 71–73, 226–227, 379–380. See also associative arrays

ARRAYEDIT command, 213, 383

ARRAYPATH command, 213, 381

ARRAYPOLAR command, 213

ARRAYRECT command, 212

arrowheads, dimension, 294

Associated Standards File tray icon, status bar, 39

associative arrays, 20, 377–383, 485

associative dimensions, 296–297, 312–313

ATCs (Authorized Training Centers), 507

Attach button, Reference panel, Insert tab, 391

Attach External Reference dialog box, 393, 396–397

Attach PDF Underlay dialog box, 404

ATTDEF command, 369

ATTDIA system variable, 372

Attribute Definition dialog box, 369–371

attribute definitions, 365, 368–372, 374

attribute values, 368–369, 372–374

attributes, block, 359–360, 373

AUGI (Autodesk User Groups International), 507

Authorized Training Centers (ATCs), 507

Auto Constrain button, Geometric panel, Parametric tab, 427

Auto Constrain feature, 426–428

AutoCAD 2012

AutoCAD LT 2012 versus, 509–512

file format support, 14–15, 17

interface, 21–52

new features in, 2, 18–20

overview, 11–12, 83–84

reasons for using, 13–14

setting up, 84–93

starting, 55

system requirements, 17–18

AutoCAD Classic workspace, 25, 27, 51–52, 163

AutoCAD LT 2012, 2, 15–20, 509–512

AutoCAD Runtime eXtension interface, 17

AutoCAD Text Window, 45

AutoCAD WS service, 20, 431–432

Autocomplete feature, 19, 43, 62

AutoConstrain tab, Constraint Settings dialog box, 427

Autodesk Design Review 2012, 48, 438–439, 442–443

Autodesk Exchange, 19, 26, 51–52

Autodesk Feedback Community, 505

Autodesk Seek Design Content button, DesignCenter palette, 140

Autodesk University, 506

Autodesk User Groups International (AUGI), 507

AutoLISP, 510

Automatically Add Scales button, status bar, 38

B

background, 23, 498–500

BACKGROUND command, 499

Background dialog box, 499

background masking, 277–278, 311

BEDIT command, 368

bitmapped image files, 378, 399–402, 433

black-and-white plots, creating, 333–336

BLEND command, 20, 214, 233–235

Blend Curves button, Modify panel, Home tab, 214

Block Attribute Manager dialog box, 371

Block Definition dialog box, 362–364

block definitions

adding actions to, 388–390

block insertions versus, 360

creating, 362–365

defining blocks that contain attribute definitions, 371

overview, 359–360

purging unused, 374–375

Block Editor contextual tab, Ribbon interface, 385–386, 388

Block Editor option, Block panel, Home tab, 368, 385

block insertions, 359–360, 365–368, 372

block redefinition, 363, 366

block references, defined, 359

block tables, defined, 360

blocks

advantages of, 361

attributes, 368–373

defined, 359

dynamic, 383–391

exploding, 373–374

overview, 359–362

xrefs versus, 399

blogs, AutoCAD, 506

books, AutoCAD, 507–508

Boolean operations, 479, 486

borders, setting, 93

boundaries, 326–327, 480

Break at Point button, Modify panel, Home tab, 213, 233

Break button, Modify panel, Home tab, 213, 232

BREAK command, 182, 213, 232–233

bulleted lists, 279–281

BURST command, 374

Buzzsaw service, 432

ByLayer approach, 128–130

C

calculator, 48, 92

cancelling operations, 45

CELTSCALE system variable, 102

Chamfer button, Modify panel, Home tab, 214, 234

CHAMFER command, 20, 214, 233–235

Chamfer Edge button, Solid Editing panel, Solid tab, 486–487

CHAMFEREDGE command, 486–487

Change Space option, Modify panel, Home tab, 237

Cheat Sheet, 6, 84, 92

Check Standards dialog box, 39

CHSPACE command, 237

Cinema 4D rendering program, 490

CIRCLE command, 65–66, 175–179

Circle option, Draw panel, Home tab, 176, 178

circular arcs, defined, 170

circular arrays, 71

Clean Screen button, status bar, 40

Clipboard panel, Home tab, 219–220

Close Quick View Layouts button, Quick View toolbar, 110

closing drawings, 28

Coincident constraint button, Geometric panel, Parametric tab, 419, 422, 425

Collinear constraint button, Geometric panel, Parametric tab, 419

collinear lines, defined, 235

color

of background, changing, 23

ByLayer, 129

controlling plotted lineweights with screen colors, 347–348

filling areas with solid, 322

of layers, selecting, 61, 131–132

mapped to lineweights, 346–347

as object property, 127

plotting, 349

Color Books tab, Select Color dialog box, 132, 346

Color control, Properties panel, Home tab, 129

color-dependent plot style table (CTB) files, 343, 345, 347–348, 433

color-dependent plot styles, 96, 341–343, 348

columns, text, 275, 281–282

command window

appearance of, changing, 46–47

defined, 12

learning by observing, 46, 50–51, 55

location of, 24

overview, 41–42

right-click menu, 47

typing coordinates, 152

command-first editing, 195–200

commands. See also names of specific commands

activating options, 44, 46

aliases, 8, 42–43

running from keyboard, 43–45

searching for, 29

complex (compound) solids, 478–479

compressing objects, 221

Concentric constraint button, Geometric panel, Parametric tab, 419, 424

Constrained Orbit mode, 462

Constraint Settings dialog box, 412–413, 427

Construction Line option, Draw panel, Home tab, 162

construction lines, defined, 165

Content Explorer palette, 19, 48

Convert constraint button, Dimensional panel, Parametric tab, 408, 417

CONVERTPSTYLES command, 343

coordinates

3D modeling, 453–454

Cartesian, 148, 150–151, 453–454

cylindrical, 454

display modes, 151–152

entering, 147–148, 152

geographic data, 368

overview, 148

polar, 148, 150–151, 453

spherical, 454

typing at command line, 152

user, 149–150

Coordinates panel, View tab, 251

coordinates readout, status bar, 34, 151

Copy button, Modify panel, Home tab, 212, 218

Copy Clip option, Clipboard panel, Home tab, 220

COPY command, 19, 212, 215–216, 219

Copy Nested Objects tool, Modify panel, Home tab, 374

Copy option, MOVE grip-editing mode, 206–207

COPYBASE command, 220

COPYCLIP command, 219–220

copying

hatch properties, 320

layers between drawings, 141–143

objects between drawings, 139–141, 219–220

objects within blocks, 374

paper space layouts, 114

parallel or concentric copies, 228–229

COPYLINK command, 220

CPolygon option, command-first editing, 196

Create button, Block panel, Home tab, 362

Create Layout Wizard, 111–113

Create New Dimension Style dialog box, 300

Create Transmittal dialog box, 434

crosshatching effect, 322

crossing object selection, 74–75, 193–195, 222–223

Crossing option, command-first editing, 196

CTB (color-dependent plot style table) files, 343, 345, 347–348, 433

CULLINGOBJ system variable, 483

CULLINGOBJSELECTION system variable, 483

curves, drawing commands for, 176–177

Custom installation, 31

Cut option, Clipboard panel, Home tab, 220

CUTCLIP command, 220

D

dash-dot linetypes, 101–102

data extraction, 373, 511

DDE (direct distance entry), 147, 159

DDEDIT command, 312

DDPTYPE command, 187–188

DDVPOINT command, 461

default values or options, 45–46

DEFAULTLIGHTING system variable, 492

Define Attributes option, Block panel, Home tab, 369

definition points (defpoints), 295

Delete Duplicate Objects dialog box, 199–200

Delete Duplicate Objects tool, Modify panel, Home tab, 199, 214, 238

DELOBJ system variable, 480

design intent, 405–406

Design Web Format files. See DWF files

DesignCenter palette, 48, 139–143

DGN files, 378, 433

Diameter constraint button, Dimensional panel, Parametric tab, 408

diameter dimensions, 296

diazo blueline machines, 330

digital signatures, 431, 444

DIMANGULAR command, 310

DIMASSOC system variable, 312, 514

DIMBASELINE command, 309–310

DIMBREAK command, 311

DIMCONTINUE command, 309–310

DIMDIAMETER command, 310

DIMDISASSOCIATE command, 313

dimension lines, 294

dimension scale, setting, 101–102

Dimension split button, Dimensions panel, Annotate tab, 307–308

Dimension Style Manager dialog box, 298–301

dimension styles, 291, 298–305

dimension substyles (style families), 300

dimension subunits, 305

dimension text, 266, 293–294, 311–312

Dimension toolbar, displaying, 297

dimensional constraints

annotational, 416–418

defined, 406

dynamic, 416–418

editing in Parameters Manager palette, 413–416

example of, 409–411

overview, 407–408

settings, 412–413

types of, 416–418

using geometric constraints with, 411–413

Dimensional tab, Constraint Settings dialog box, 412–413

dimensions

anatomy of, 293–296

associativity, 296–297

defined, 291

dimension styles, 298–305

drawing, 305–309

editing, 309–313

overview, 291–292

reasons for using, 293

tools for, 297–298

types of, 296

DIMJOGGED command, 310

DIMJOGLINE command, 309–310

DIMLINGAR command, 310

DIMRADIUS command, 310

DIMREASSOCIATE command, 312–313

DIMREGEN command, 313

DIMSCALE system variable, 304

DIMSPACE command, 311

dimstyles, 291, 298–305

direct distance entry (DDE), 147, 159

direct object manipulation. See grip editing

discussion groups, AutoCAD, 505

displacement vector versus displacement distance, 216

Display tab, Options dialog box, 23

distant lights, 493

dithering, 349

DLINE command, 172, 512

docking Ribbon interface, 32

DONUT command, 175–176, 184–185

Donut option, Draw panel, Home tab, 176

double floating-point precision, 255

Drafting & Annotation workspace, 22–24

Drafting Settings dialog box, 40, 57–58, 99–101

drafting standards checker, 511

Draw panel, Home tab, 162–163

drawing area, 48–51, 92, 450

drawing limits, defined, 57

Drawing Properties dialog box, 102–103

drawing properties, setting, 102–103

drawing scale

common, 90

defined, 89, 266

entering, 102–103

paper size and, 92

plotting, 337–338

setting, 89–90

drawing scale factor

common, 90

defined, 89, 266

determining, 267

entering, 102–103

setting, 88–89

drawing standards (DWS) files, 39

drawing status bar, displaying, 273

Drawing Units dialog box, 86–87, 97–98

drawing units, setting, 85–89, 96–98

Drawing Views panel, Annotate tab, 32

Drawing Window Colors dialog box, 23

DRAWORDER command, 311, 402

driven dimensions, defined, 408

driving dimensions, defined, 408–409

DTEXT command, 268

DUCS command, 35–36

duplicate objects, deleting, 20, 199–200

DWF (Design Web Format) files

attaching, 403–404

ePlotting, 439–442

missing, 433, 436

overview, 430, 438–439

password protection, 444

DWFFORMAT command, 438

DWFx files, 430, 433, 438–442

DWG Convert tool, 28

DWG files, 14–15, 17, 432, 444

DWG TrueView program, 6, 447

DWS (drawing standards) files, 39

DYN command, 36, 40, 42–43, 62

dynamic blocks, 383–391

dynamic columns, 281–282

dynamic constraints, 416–418

Dynamic Input button, status bar, 36, 40, 42–43, 62

Dynamic Input tooltips, 36, 50–51, 55, 163, 214–215

Dynamic UCS button, status bar, 459

dynamic UCS feature, 35–36, 456, 459–460

E

EATTEDIT command, 372

edges, 449, 483

Edit Array button, Modify panel, Home tab, 213

Edit Attributes dialog box, 372

Edit Block Definition dialog box, 384–386, 388

ELEVATION system variable, 455

Ellipse Arc option, Draw panel, Home tab, 176

ELLIPSE command, 175–176, 181–182

Ellipse option, Draw panel, Home tab, 176

elliptical arcs, 181–182

e-mail, 432–433, 436

Enhanced Attribute Editor dialog box, 372–373

enhanced secondary windows (ESWs). See palettes

ePlotting, 438–442

Equal constraint button, Geometric panel, Parametric tab, 420, 424

Erase button, Modify panel, Home tab, 197, 212

ERASE command, 197–198, 212, 486

ESWs. See palettes

ETRANSMIT command, 430, 432–435

Excel, importing/exporting tables from, 287

Explode button, Modify panel, Home tab, 213, 233, 374

EXPLODE command

blocks, 373–374

dimensions, 311

overview, 213, 233

polylines, 169

Express Tools, 31, 33, 510–511

Extend button, Modify panel, Home tab, 213, 230

EXTEND command, 213, 230–232

extension lines, 295

external reference drawings (xrefs)

attaching, 48, 393–395

blocks versus, 399

creating, 395–396

editing, 395–396

full path of, 396–397

layers, 395

managing, 39, 397–398

missing, 433

overview, 378, 391–392

External References palette. See external reference drawings (xrefs)

Extract Data option, Linking & Extraction panel, Insert tab, 373

Extrude button, Modeling panel, Home tab, 480

Extrude button, Solid panel, Solid tab, 480

EXTRUDE command, 479–480

F

faces, 449, 483, 498

favorites, DesignCenter palette, 143

Fence option, command-first editing, 196

file formats

saving drawings in different, 28

support for, 14–15

File Transfer Protocol (FTP), 432–433, 435–436

FileZilla utility, 435

Fillet button, Modify panel, Home tab, 213, 234

FILLET command, 20, 63–64, 213, 233–235

Fillet Edge button, Solid Editing panel, Solid tab, 486–487

FILLETEDGE command, 486–487

find-and-replace tool, 283

Fit tab, New/Modify Dimension Style dialog box, 303–304

Fix constraint button, Geometric panel, Parametric tab, 412, 419, 421

fixed text style height, 265

floating viewports, 117–119, 470

Folders tab, DesignCenter palette, 140

Follow Dynamic UCS option, Snap and Grid tab, Drafting Settings dialog box, 101

fonts, 263, 433–436

fractions, 275

Free Orbit mode, 462

freezing/thawing layer visibility, 136

FTP (File Transfer Protocol), 432–433, 435–436

Full Navigation wheel, 464

full path, xref, 396–397

G

generic lights, 492

geographic data, 368

geometric constraints

applying, 420–426

Auto Constrain feature, 426–428

defined, 406

example of, 412, 420–426

overview, 418–420

using with dimensional constraints, 411–413

geometric tolerances, 305

gizmos, 483–484

glyphs, 493

Google Earth, 495

grid, 35, 98–101

Grid Behavior area, Snap and Grid tab, Drafting Settings dialog box, 100

GRID command, 35, 40, 99, 147

Grid Display button, status bar, 35, 40, 99, 147

Grid Snap technique, 158, 160

grip editing

dimensions, 310–311

grips, 202

hatching, 326

modes, 203–207

overview, 189–190

polylines, 169

solid models, 485

text, 283

grips

defined, 190

dynamic block, 390

uses for, 202

Group button, Groups panel, Home tab, 362

GROUP command, 362

group filters, 137

Groups panel, Home tab, 19, 199–200

H

half-size plots, creating, 338, 341

hardware acceleration, 449–450

Hardware Acceleration button, status bar, 39

Hatch Creation contextual tab, Ribbon interface. See hatches

hatch patterns, 321–322

hatch scale, 322–323

Hatch tab, Hatch and Gradient dialog box, 320

hatches

angle, 322–323

annotative hatching, 323–326

boundaries, 326–327

creating, 76–78, 317–319, 320–322

editing, 327–328

overview, 315–317

tool palettes, 327

HELIX command, 476

help resources, 51–52, 505–508

HIDEOBJECTS command, 138, 201

History tab, DesignCenter palette, 140

Home tab, Ribbon interface, 32, 452

Horizontal constraint button

Dimensional panel, Parametric tab, 408

Geometric panel, Parametric tab, 412, 419, 423

hot spots

snap feature, 98–99

spotlights, 493

hyperlink insertion feature, 431, 442–443

I

implied windowing, 36–37, 193–195

INFER command, 35, 146

Infer Constraints button, status bar, 35, 146

Infer Constraints mode button, status bar, 426

InfoCenter, 24–26

Inherit Properties button, Hatch and Gradient dialog box, 320

In-Place Text Editor, 271, 275–283

Insert button, Block panel, Home tab, 366

Insert dialog box, 365–367

Insert tab, Ribbon interface, 32

Insert Table dialog box, 285–287

installing AutoCAD, 31

Internet features

Autodesk Design Review 2012, 443

drawing protection, 443–444

ePlotting, 438–442

hyperlink insertion feature, 442–443

overview, 429–432

sending files, 432–438

Intersect button, Boolean panel, Solid tab, 486

INTERSECT command, 486

Inventor Fusion plug-in, 19

ISOLATEOBJECTS command, 138, 201

isometric views, 460–461, 473–474

J

Join button, Modify panel, Home tab, 214, 236

JOIN command, 20, 214, 235–238

justifying text, 275

K

keyboard usage, 42–47

KeyTips, 47

L

Last option, command-first editing, 196

LAYER command. See layers

layer filters, 137

Layer Isolate tool, Layers panel, Home tab, 137

Layer Off tool, Layers panel, Home tab, 137

Layer Properties button, Layers panel, Home tab, 130

layers

applying materials by, 498

assigning properties to, 128–129

base plate example, 59

changing for objects, 126

copying between drawings, 141–143

creating, 60, 130–135

current, 126

Defpoints, 295

managing, 48

manipulating, 136–138

naming, 131, 134

overview, 125–127

standards for, 127

state of, 136–138

switching between, 63

xrefs and, 395

Layers panel, Home tab. See layers

LAYERSTATES command, 137

LAYISO command, 138

LAYLOCKFADECTL system variable, 137

Layout button, status bar, 37, 49, 110

layout tabs, 108–114

LAYOUTWIZARD command, 111–112

LEADER command, 288

leader landing, 288

leaders, defined, 259

length (linear) units, 86, 97

Lengthen button, Modify panel, Home tab, 213, 232

LENGTHEN command, 213, 232

light-bulb icon, Layer Properties Manager palette, 136

lighting, 491–495

Lighting – Viewport Lighting Mode alert box, 492

LIGHTINGUNITS system variable, 492

Lights in Model palette, 452, 494

Lights panel, Render tab, 491

LIMITS command, 57

LINE command

drawing linear dimensions, 306

drawing lines, 164–167

function of, 164

grabbing points with object snap overrides, 153–156

overview, 162

PLINE command versus, 167–168

running from keyboard, 43–45

Line option, Draw panel, Home tab, 162, 166

line width, 168–169

Linear constraint button, Dimensional panel, Parametric tab, 408–410

linear dimensions, 296, 306–309

linear objects, drawing commands for, 162–164

Lines tab, New/Modify Dimension Style dialog box, 302

Linetype Manager dialog box, 102

linetypes, 101–102, 127, 129, 132–133, 135

Lineweight control, Properties panel, Home tab, 129

Lineweight dialog box, 133–134

lineweights, 36, 127, 129, 133–134, 346–348

lists, 279–281

local user groups, 507

Lock/Unlock Toolbar/Window Positions button, status bar, 38

Lock/Unlock Viewport button, status bar, 38, 119

LOFT command, 481

LTSCALE system variable, 101–102

LWT command, 36

M

Manage Cell Styles dialog box, 285

Manage tab, Ribbon interface, 33

Manage Xrefs tray icon, status bar, 39

maps, 399–402

margin allowance, 93

Markup Set Manager palette, 48

MATBROWSER command, 496

Match Properties button

Clipboard panel, Home tab, 237, 328

Options panel, Hatch Creation contextual tab, 320

materials, 496–498

Materials Browser palette, 452, 496–498

Materials Editor palette, 452, 496–497

MBUTTONPAN system variable, 244

MEASUREGEOM command, 152

MEASUREMENT system variable, 88

memory requirements, 18

menu bar, displaying, 26–27, 54, 163–164

MENUBAR system variable, 514

mesh surfaces, defined, 448

Mesh tab, Ribbon interface, 452

metric system, 86

Microsoft Excel, importing/exporting tables from, 287

Microsoft Windows TrueType fonts, 263

Microsoft Windows, versions which support AutoCAD, 12, 17–18

Microsoft XML Paper Specification (XPS), 438

MIRRHATCH system variable, 317

Mirror button, Modify panel, Home tab, 212, 224

MIRROR command, 212, 224–225

MIRROR3D command, 485

MIRRTEXT system variable, 224–225, 514–515

MLEADER command, 288–289

MLEADERALIGN command, 290

MLEADERCOLLECT command, 290

MLEADEREDIT command, 290

mleaders, 287–290

MLEADERSTYLE command, 290

MLINE command, 172, 512

MODEL command, 36–37, 49, 110, 115, 333

model space

adding annotations in, 261, 303–304

defined, 36, 49

determining current space, 116

dimension scale, 101–102

drawing properties, 102–103

drawing units, 96–98

linetype, 101–102

overview, 49–50, 107–108

paper space layouts versus, 115–116

plotting drawings in, 78, 333–337

snap feature, 98–101

switching between paper space and, 36–37, 50, 109–111, 115

when to use, 115

model space viewports, 117, 469–473

Model space/Paper space button, status bar, 36–37, 49, 110, 115, 333

Model tab, 107–108

Modify Dimension Style dialog box. See New/Modify Dimension Style dialog box

monochrome plots, creating, 333–336

mouse scroll wheel, zooming and panning with, 244

Move button, Modify panel, Home tab, 212, 217

MOVE command, 212, 215–218

MOVE grip editing mode, 206–207

MS-DOS, 12

MSLTSCALE system variable, 102

MSPACE command, 115, 250, 253

MTEXT command. See multiline text

MTEXTCOLUMN system variable, 275

MTEXTTOOLBAR system variable, 275

multileaders, 287–290

multiline text

background masking, 277–278

columns, 281–282

creating, 274–277

lists, 279–281

modifying, 282–283

overview, 260, 267–268

text fields, 278

N

named objects, 138–143

named plot style table (STB) files, 343, 345, 433

named plot styles, 96, 341, 343, 345–346, 348

named UCS, 456–459

named views, 247–250

National Institute of Standards and Technology, 86

Navigation bar, 24, 40–41, 240–244

NCOPY command, 19, 374

.NET interface, 17

network licensing, 510

NEW command, 95

New Layer button, Layer Properties Manager palette, 130

New Layout button, Quick View toolbar, 110

New Table Style dialog box, 284

New Text Style dialog box, 265

New View/Shot Properties dialog box, 248

New/Modify Dimension Style dialog box, 300–305

non-associative arrays, defined, 379

nongraphical objects, defined, 124

non-system drivers, 330–331

Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline (NURBS)

curves, 183

surfaces, 448

noun-verb editing (selection-first editing), 189–190

nudging objects, 215

numbered lists, 279–281

NURBS (Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline)

curves, 183

surfaces, 448

O

Object Isolation tray icon, status bar, 39

object properties

color, 127

controlling, 128–130

defined, 124

DesignCenter palette, 139–141

drawing properties versus, 103

editing objects via, 237

layers, 125–127, 130–138, 141–143

linetype, 127

lineweight, 127

overview, 123–125

plot style, 127

setting before using LINE command, 166

transparency, 127

object selection

choosing editing style, 190–192

command-first editing, 190, 195–200

grip editing, 190, 202–209

overview, 189

selection sets, 192

selection windows, 193–195

selection-first editing, 190

SELECTSIMILAR command, 192–193

visibility, 200–201

object snap feature. See also snap feature

3D, 454

defined, 35

drawing linear dimensions, 307

geometric constraints and, 418

grips as visible object snaps, 202

overrides, 147, 153–156, 158

overview, 152–153

running object snaps, 153, 156–158

snap feature versus, 160

Object Snap Tracking button, status bar, 35, 40, 147, 159

ObjectARX interface, 17

Offset button, Modify panel, Home tab, 213, 228

OFFSET command, 64–65, 172, 213, 228–229

offset distance, defined, 228

Online tab, Ribbon interface, 20, 33, 431

OOPS command, 199

Open Drawings tab, DesignCenter palette, 140–142

opening drawings, 28–29

option keywords, defined, 44

OPTIONS command, 29

Options dialog box, 29, 105–106

Orbit tool, Navigation bar, 40

ORTHO command, 35, 68–69, 147, 159

Ortho Mode button, status bar, 35, 68–69, 147, 159

orthogonal lines, defined, 35

Orthographic UCSs tab, UCS dialog box, 457

orthographic views, 460–461, 474

OSNAP command. See object snap feature

osnap feature. See object snap feature

OSNAPZ system variable, 455, 515

Other Predefined tab, Hatch Pattern palette, 321

OTRACK command, 35, 40, 147, 159

Output tab, Ribbon interface, 33, 452

OVERKILL command, 20, 199, 214, 238

P

padlock icon, Layer Properties Manager palette, 136

page setup, 349–351

Page Setup Manager dialog box, 350–351

palettes

for 3D modeling, 451–452

advantages over dialog boxes, 130, 367

for hatches, 327

overview, 47–48

Palettes panel, View tab, 47

panels, Ribbon interface, 30–31

panning

defined, 70, 239–240

with mouse scroll wheel, 244

named views, 247–250

Navigation bar, 240–244

overview, 40, 69–71, 239–240, 243

paper space layouts, 250–255

Realtime option, 242–243

regeneration, 255–256

switching between zooming and, 243–244

ViewCube, 240–242

PAPER command, 36–37, 49, 110, 115, 333

paper sizes, 84, 90–93, 112, 337–338

paper space layouts

adding annotations in, 261, 304

copying, 114

creating, 111–113

defined, 36, 49–50

determining current space, 116

displaying row of images of all in current drawing, 37

model space versus, 115–116

navigating, 250–255

overview, 49–50, 107–108

plotting, 120, 338–341

setting up, 108–113

switching between model space and, 36–37, 50, 109–111, 115

when to use, 115

paper space viewports, 117–119, 470

Parallel constraint button, Geometric panel, Parametric tab, 419, 423

parallel projection mode, 462

parameter filters, 415–416

parameters, dynamic block, 388–390

Parameters Manager button, Manage panel, Parametric tab, 413

Parameters Manager palette, 413–416

parametric drawing

AutoCAD versus AutoCAD LT, 511

defined, 406

design intent, maintaining, 405–406

dimensional constraints, 407–418

geometric constraints, 418–428

inferred constraints, 35

terminology, 406–407

Parametric tab, Ribbon interface, 32

password protection, 431, 443–444

Paste as Block option, Clipboard panel, Home tab, 220

Paste as Hyperlink option, Clipboard panel, Home tab, 220

Paste option, Clipboard panel, Home tab, 220

Paste Special option, Clipboard panel, Home tab, 220

Paste to Original Coordinates option, Clipboard panel, Home tab, 220

PASTEASHYPERLINK command, 220

PASTEBLOCK command, 220

PASTECLIP command, 219–220

PASTEORIG command, 220

PASTESPEC command, 220

Path Array button, Modify panel, Home tab, 213, 381

path arrays, 71, 380–383

Pattern panel, Hatch Creation tab, 76–77

PC3 (Plotter Configuration version 3) files, 112, 331–332, 433

PDF files, 403–404, 433

PDMODE system variable, 188

PDSIZE system variable, 188

PEDIT command, 169

Perpendicular constraint button, Geometric panel, Parametric tab, 419, 423

perspective projection mode, 462

PERSPECTIVE system variable, 461

PGP (Program Parameters) files, 43

photographs, 399–402

photometric lights, 492

PICKBOX system variable, 515

Pin Quick View Layouts button, Quick View toolbar, 110

plan view, defined, 461

PLINE command. See polylines

Plot and Publish Job Complete balloon notification, 80

Plot and Publish tab, Options dialog box, 331

Plot button, Quick Access Toolbar, 78, 333

Plot dialog box, 333–341, 347–354, 440

plot scale, 334–335, 337–338, 340–341

Plot Scale Confirm dialog box, 80–81

Plot Style Table Editor, 342, 349

plot styles, 127, 129, 341–346, 433

Plot-Model dialog box, 78–80

Plotter Configuration version 3 (PC3) files, 112, 331–332, 433

plotting

colors, 349

configuring devices for, 331–332

drawing scale, 337–338

drawings, 28

layouts, 111

lineweights, 346–348

older definition of, 329–330

overview, 78–81, 329–330

page setup, 349–351

paper space layouts, 120, 338–341

Plot dialog box, 351–354

plot styles, 341–346

previewing, 337

process of, 333–337

service bureaus for, 350

setting default plotter, 112

system printers, 330

troubleshooting, 354–355

viewport boundaries, 120

Plug-ins tab, Ribbon interface, 33, 452

point filters, 454

point lights, 493

point objects, 186–188

Point Style dialog box, 187–188

points, defined, 186

Polar Array button, Modify panel, Home tab, 213

polar arrays, 71

POLAR command, 35, 40, 147, 159

Polar Tracking button, status bar, 35, 40, 147, 159

PolarSnap technique, 147, 158–160

polygons

defined, 165, 173

drawing, 66–69, 173–174

overview, 162

Polyline option, Draw panel, Home tab. See polylines

polylines

3D, 476

defined, 59, 164

drawing, 164, 167–172

overview, 162

precision techniques

accuracy versus precision, 146

coordinate systems, 148–152

direct distance entry, 159

object snap feature, 152–158

object snap tracking, 159

Ortho mode, 159

overview, 145–148

Polar Tracking, 159

PolarSnap, 159–160

snap feature, 158

status bar, 146–148

temporary overrides, 160

pressing and pulling boundaries, 480

PRESSPULL command, 480

previewing

drawings in model space, 80

hatching, 316

plots, 336–337

Previous option, command-first editing, 196

price of AutoCAD, 509

Primary Units tab, New/Modify Dimension Style dialog box, 305

primitive solids, 478–479

printer drivers, 330

printing. See plotting

processor requirements, 18

Profiles tab, Options dialog box, 512

Program Parameters (PGP) files, 43

Properties button, View tab, 125

Properties palette, 48, 124–125

Properties panel, Hatch Creation tab, 77

property filters, 137

PSLTSCALE system variable, 102

PSPACE command, 250

Publish button, Quick View toolbar, 110

PUBLISH command, 431, 441–442

Publish dialog box, 441–442

Publish to Web wizard, 431

PUBLISHTOWEB command, 442

PURGE command, 139, 374

Purge dialog box, 139, 374–375

pushpin icon, 30–31, 177

Q

QLEADER command, 288

QNEW command, 95, 105

Quick Access Toolbar, 24, 26

Quick Properties button, status bar, 36, 124

Quick Properties palette, 124–125

Quick View Drawings button, status bar, 37

Quick View image strip, 109–111

Quick View Layouts button, status bar, 37, 109–110, 114, 347

Quick View toolbar, 110

QuickCalc palette, 48

QUICKPROPERTIES command, 36, 125

R

Radial constraint button, Dimensional panel, Parametric tab, 408

radial dimensions, defined, 296

radius dimensions, defined, 296

raster image files, 378, 399–402, 433

RAY command, 162, 165

Ray option, Draw panel, Home tab, 162

receiving transmitted files, 436

RECTANG command

drawing rectangles, 60–65, 172–173

function of, 165

overview, 162

Rectangle option, Draw panel, Home tab, 162, 172

Rectangular Array button, Modify panel, Home tab, 212

rectangular arrays, 71–72

REFEDIT command, 395–396

Reference Manager utility, 430, 436–438, 512

REGENALL command, 256

REGENMODE system variable, 256

REMEMBERFOLDERS system variable, 515–516

Render button, Render panel, Render tab, 500

RENDER command, 501

render presets, 500–501

Render Presets Manager dialog box, 501

Render tab, Ribbon interface, 452

Render Window, 500–501

RENDERCROP command, 501

rendering

background, 498–500

lighting, 491–494, 495

materials, 496–498

overview, 489–490

process of, 500–502

Restore Classic Colors button, Drawing Window Colors dialog box, 23

REVCLOUD command

drawing revision clouds, 185–186

function of, 175

overview, 176

tips for using, 186

Reverse button, Modify panel, Home tab, 214, 237

REVERSE command, 214, 237

review comments, 48

Revision Cloud option, Draw panel, Home tab, 176

revision clouds, drawing. See REVCLOUD command

Revolve button, Solid panel, Solid tab, 482

revolving objects around axis, 482

Rewind tool, SteeringWheels, 464

Ribbon interface

AutoCAD Classic workspace versus, 163

location of, 24

overview, 8, 22–23, 30–33

skin-like color schemes, 23

ROLLOVERTIPS system variable, 516

Rotate button, Modify panel, Home tab, 212, 225

ROTATE command, 212, 225

rotating objects, 225

rule-based drawing. See parametric drawing

running object snaps, 153, 156–158. See also object snap feature

S

Save Drawing As dialog box, 59, 103–105, 444

saving drawings, 28, 59, 64

Scale button, Modify panel, Home tab, 212, 226

SCALE command, 212, 225–226

SCALELISTEDIT command, 118

screen resolution, 18

screening, defined, 341

scroll bars, displaying, 244

segments

3D polylines, 476–477

drawing polylines composed of curved, 171

drawing polylines composed of straight, 169–170

drawing series of, 165–167

LINE versus PLINE command, 167–168

Select Annotation Scale dialog box, 269

Select Color dialog box, 61, 131–132

Select Linetype dialog box, 132–133

Select Reference File dialog box, 391, 401, 403

Select Similar Settings dialog box, 193

Select Template dialog box, 56, 94–95, 451

Selection Cycling button, status bar, 36, 199

selection sets, 192

Selection tab, Options dialog box, 190–191

selection windows, 36–37, 193–195

selection-first editing, 189–190

SELECTSIMILAR command, 192–193

sending files

ETRANSMIT command, 432–435

FTP, 435

receiving sent files, 436

Reference Manager utility, 436–438

SETBYLAYER command, 130

Settings tab, UCS dialog box, 457

shadows, 494

SHARE command, 430–431

Sheet Set Manager palette, 48

sheet sets, defined, 28

Show/Hide Lineweight button, status bar, 36

Show/Hide Transparency button, status bar, 36

ShowMotion tool, Navigation bar, 40

SHX files, 263, 433–435

sketching on paper, 93

Slice button, Solid Editing panel, Solid tab, 487

SLICE command, 487

slicing objects, 487

slideout panels (slideouts), 30–31, 176–177

smart-paper function, 84

Smooth constraint button, Geometric panel, Parametric tab, 420

Snap and Grid tab, Drafting Settings dialog box, 57–58, 99–101

SNAP command. See snap feature

snap feature. See also object snap feature

defined, 98–99

drawing linear dimensions, 307

object snap versus, 160

overview, 35, 40, 158

setting intervals, 98–101

turning on/off, 100

Snap Mode button, status bar. See snap feature

snowflake icon, Layer Properties Manager palette, 136

solid models, 448, 477–479, 485–487

Solid tab, Ribbon interface, 452

spell checking, 283

SPLINE command, 175–176, 182–184

Spline CV option, Draw panel, Home tab, 176

Spline Fit option, Draw panel, Home tab, 176

SPLINEDIT command, 183–184

spotlights, 493

standards checking, 511

starting AutoCAD, 55

static columns, 281–282

status bar

location of, 24

overview, 34–41

precision tools and techniques, 146–148

switching between button styles, 34, 57

Status Bar Menu tray icon, status bar, 39

STB (named plot style table) files, 343, 345, 433

SteeringWheels, 40, 464

still renderings, defined, 489

straight-on views, 460–461, 474

Stretch button, Modify panel, Home tab, 212, 222

STRETCH command

base plate example, 71, 74–76

base points and displacements, 215–216

overview, 212, 220–223

stretching objects, 74–76

STRETCH grip-editing mode, 203–205, 207–209

style families (dimension substyles), 300

subobjects, 3D, 448–449, 483

Subtract button, Boolean panel, Solid tab, 486

SUBTRACT command, 486

Summary tab, Drawing Properties dialog box, 102–103

sun icon, Layer Properties Manager palette, 136

Sun Properties palette, 452, 495

sunlight, 495

surface models, 448

Surface tab, Ribbon interface, 452

SWEEP command, 481

sweeping objects along path, 481–482

Sweep/Loft drop-down, Solid panel, Solid tab, 481

symbol tables, 138

Symbols and Arrows tab, New/Modify Dimension Style dialog box, 302

Symmetric constraint button, Geometric panel, Parametric tab, 420

system printers, 330–331

system requirements, 17–18

systems of measurement, selecting, 85–86, 88

T

TABLE command, 285–287

Table Style dialog box, 284

table styles, 283–285

TABLEEXPORT command, 287

tables, 285–287

TABLESTYLE command, 283–284

tablet computers, 12, 18

tags, block attribute, 370

Tangent constraint button, Geometric panel, Parametric tab, 419

Template Options dialog box, 104

templates

3D, 469–473

adding linetypes to, 135

creating, 103–106

creating new drawings from, 56, 95

default, 56, 105

defined, 94

limitations of, 84

overview, 94–96

Test Block tool, Block Editor contextual tab, 388

text

aligning, 271

applying constraints to, 420

assigning annotation scales to, 271–274

dimension, 266, 293–294, 311–312

justifying, 268, 275

mirroring, 224–225

MTEXT command, 267–268, 274–283

multileaders, 287–290

overview, 259–260

preparing to add, 260, 262

tables, 283–287

TEXT command, 267–271

TEXT command, 260, 267–271

text fields, 278

Text Formatting toolbar, 275

text height, 261, 265–267

Text Style dialog box, 262–264

text styles, 260, 262–266, 302

Text tab, New/Modify Dimension Style dialog box, 302–303

TEXTTOFRONT command, 278, 311

three-dimensional modeling. See entries beginning with 3D

tiled viewports, 117, 469–470, 471–473

title bars, 24–27

title blocks, 49, 93, 112–113

TOLERANCE command, 305

Tolerances tab, New/Modify Dimension Style dialog box, 305

tooltips, 33–34

TOOLTIPS system variable, 516

Tour Building wheel, 464

TPY command, 36

transmittal setups, 434

transparency

ByLayer, 129

of layers, selecting, 134

as object property, 127

showing/hiding, 36

solid hatching, 322

transparent commands, defined, 46

tray, status bar, 39

Trim button, Modify panel, Home tab, 213, 230

TRIM command, 182, 213, 230–232

True Color tab, Select Color dialog box, 132, 346

TrueType fonts, 263

Trusted Autodesk DWG tray icon, status bar, 39

trusted drawings, defined, 39

Typical installation, 31

U

UCS command, 35–36, 456

UCS dialog box, 149, 456–457

UCS icon

2D, 116

3D, 116, 450

determining current coordinate system, 149–150

determining current space, 116

displaying, 251, 455–456

dragging, 149

enhancements to, 20

UCS Icon dialog box, 116, 455

UCSICON command, 116

UCSMAN command, 149, 456

undoing operations, 73, 199

Union button, Boolean panel, Solid tab, 486

UNION command, 486

Use Background Mask dialog box, 278

Use Overall Scale Of setting, Fit tab, New/Modify Dimension Style dialog box, 304

User Coordinate System. See entries beginning with UCS

V

Vancouver AutoCAD Users Society, 507

variable text style height, 265

VBA applications, support for, 17

VBA installer, 17–18

vector files, 378, 400

verb-noun editing, 195–200

Vertical button, Geometric panel, Parametric tab, 412

Vertical constraint button

Dimensional panel, Parametric tab, 408

Geometric panel, Parametric tab, 419, 423

vertices, 448–449, 483

VIEW command, 247

View Direction option, Text tab, New/Modify Dimension Style dialog box, 302–303

View Manager dialog box, 247–249, 498

View Object wheel, 464

View tab, Ribbon interface, 32, 452

View Transitions dialog box, 247

ViewCube, 24, 40, 240–242, 462–463, 472–473

Viewpoint Presets dialog box, 461, 475

viewpoints, 460–461, 469, 473–475

viewport controls, 20, 24, 249–250, 255

Viewport Scale button, status bar, 38, 118–119

viewport scales, 38, 113, 118–119

viewports

3D, 469–470

defined, 36, 49

defining arrangement of, 113

in-canvas controls, 470

locking/unlocking, 38

maximizing/minimizing, 37

model space, 117, 469–470, 471–473

paper space, 117–119, 470

Viewports dialog box, 471–472

views, defined, 240

visibility

annotation, 38

dynamic blocks, 384–388

geometric constraint markers, 427

of objects, 200–201

VISRETAIN system variable, 516

visual styles, 3D objects, 464–466, 475

Visual Styles Manager palette, 452, 466

VPMAX command, 255

VPMIN command, 255

VPOINT command, 461

VSM command, 466

VTOPTIONS command, 247

W

WCS (World Coordinate System), 148–149

weblights, 493

window object selection, defined, 193–195

Window option, command-first editing, 196

Windows, versions which support AutoCAD, 12, 17–18

Windows TrueType fonts, 263

wireframe models, 448

wizards, limitations of, 84

Workspace drop-down menu, Quick Access Toolbar, 23, 27

Workspace Switching button, status bar, 23, 27, 38

workspaces

3D modeling, 449–451

appearance of, changing, 23

checking current, 56

defined, 24

World Coordinate System (WCS), 148–149

WPolygon option, command-first editing, 196, 198

wrapping text, 283

X

XLINE command, 162, 165

XML Paper Specification (XPS), 438

XOPEN command, 395

XPS (XML Paper Specification), 438

xref clipping feature, 398

Xref Fading button, Reference panel, Insert tab, 396

xrefs. See external reference drawings

Y

YouTube channel, 506

Z

ZIP files, 5, 7, 435

zooming in/out

defined, 70, 239–240

with mouse scroll wheel, 244

named views, 247–250

Navigation bar, 240–244

options for, 245–247

overview, 40, 69–71, 239–240, 242–243

paper space layouts, 250–255

Realtime option, 242–243

regeneration, 255–256

to see entire drawing area, 59

switching between panning and, 243–244

ViewCube, 240–242

viewport scales, 119