AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE
Contents
Introduction
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Configuration
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3
Installing AutoCAD
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3
Participating in the Customer Involvement Program
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6
Specifying Hardware Acceleration
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7
User Interface
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8
Managing Workspaces
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8
Using the Dashboard
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8
Working with Palettes
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9
Customizing the User Interface
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10
Drawing Management
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12
Working with DGN files
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12
Working with DWF Files
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14
Working with Xref files
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15
Working with Blocks
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15
Recovering drawing files
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15
Managing Layers
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Managing Layouts and Sheets
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21
Drawing Annotation
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Controlling Annotation Scale
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Using Multiple Leaders
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Working with Text
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Creating Dimensions
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Working with Table Data
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Visualization
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45
Managing Materials
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45
Applying Photometric Data
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Previewing Autodesk Impression
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