Drawing Lines
Point
Polygon
Polylines
Editing Polylines
Rectangle
Creating a Revision Cloud
Convert a Closed Object to a Revision Cloud
Revision Cloud Style
Creating a Rectangular Revision Cloud
Creating a Polygonal Revision Cloud
Section 5 — How to…
Add a Printer / Plotter
Create a Page Setup
Create a Viewport
Reach into a Viewport
Lock a Viewport
Create a Layout
Create a Template
Using a Template
Opening an Existing Drawing File
Open Multiple Files
Saving a Drawing File
Automatic Save
Backup Files and Recover
Starting a New Drawing
Import a PDF File into AutoCAD
Import a PDF File with SHX Fonts
Drawing Compare
Shared Views
Exiting AutoCAD
Customizing Your Wheel Mouse
Methods of Selecting Objects
Selecting Status Bar Tools
Control the Display of Tabs and Panels
Section 6 — Layers
Layers
Controlling Layers
Layer Color
Lineweights
Assigning Lineweights
Creating New Layers
Loading and Selecting Layer Linetypes
Layer Transparency
Match Layer
Section 7 — Input Options
Coordinate Input
Absolute Coordinates
Relative Coordinates
Examples of Coordinate Input
Direct Distance Entry (DDE)
Polar Coordinate Input
Polar Tracking
Polar Snap
Dynamic Input
Section 8 — Miscellaneous
Background Mask
Grips
Object Snap
How to Use Object Snap
Running Object Snap
Pan
Properties Palette
Quick Properties Panel
Customizing the Quick Properties Panel
Section 9 — Plotting
Background Plotting
Plotting from Model Space
Plotting from Paper Space
Section 10 — Settings
Drawing Setup
Annotative Property
Annotative Objects
Assigning Multiple Annotative Scales
How to Remove an Annotative Scale
Annotative Hatch
Section 11 — Text
Creating New Text Styles
How to Select a Text Style
Delete a Text Style
Change Effects of a Text Style
Multiline Text
Tabs, Indents and Spelling Checker
Columns
Paragraph and Line Spacing
Editing Multiline Text
Single Line Text
Editing Single Line Text
Special Text Characters
Section 12 — UCS
Displaying the UCS Icon
Moving the Origin
Examples of Moving the Origin
Section 13 — Constraints
Parametric Drawing
Geometric Constraints
Dimensional Constraints
A Metric Conversion Factors
B Frequently Asked Questions
Index
Final Notes about AutoCAD®
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