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Term DXF explode extents external reference (xref) fill floating viewports font freeze geometry graphics area graphics screen grid grid limits Grip modes grips i-drop Definition For drawing interchange format. An ASCII or binary file format of an AutoCAD drawing file for exporting drawings to other applications or for importing drawings from other applications. See also DWF, DWG, and DWT. To disassemble a complex object, such as a block, dimension, or polyline, into simpler objects. In the case of a block, the block definition is unchanged. The block reference is replaced by the components of the block. See also block, block definition, and block reference. (EXPLODE) See drawing extents. A drawing file referenced by another drawing. (XREF) A solid color covering an area bounded by lines or curves. (FILL) See layout viewports. A character set, which includes letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and symbols of a distinctive proportion and design. A setting that suppresses the display of objects on selected layers. Objects on frozen layers are not displayed, regenerated, or plotted. Freezing layers shortens regenerating time. See also thaw. (LAYER) All graphical objects such as lines, circles, arcs, polylines, and dimensions. Nongraphical objects, such as linetypes, lineweights, text styles, and layers are not considered geometry. See also named object. See drawing area. See drawing area. An area covered with regularly spaced dots to aid drawing. The spacing between grid dots is adjustable. Grid dots are not plotted. See also grid limits. (GRID) The user-defined rectangular boundary of the drawing area covered by dots when the grid is turned on. Also called drawing limits. (LIMITS) The editing capabilities activated when grips are displayed on an object: stretching, moving, rotating, scaling, and mirroring. Small squares that appear on objects you select. After selecting the grip, you edit the object by dragging it with the pointing device instead of entering commands. A method by which a drawing file can be dragged from a web page and inserted into another drawing. 162 | Glossary

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Glossary
DXF
For
drawing interchange format
. An ASCII or binary file format of an
AutoCAD drawing file for exporting drawings to other applications
or for importing drawings from other applications.
See also
DWF,
DWG,
and
DWT
.
explode
To disassemble a complex object, such as a block, dimension, or
polyline, into simpler objects. In the case of a block, the block
definition is unchanged. The block reference is replaced by the
components of the block.
See also
block
,
block definition
,
and
block reference
. (EXPLODE)
extents
See
drawing extents
.
external reference (xref)
A drawing file referenced by another drawing. (XREF)
fill
A solid color covering an area bounded by lines or curves. (FILL)
floating viewports
See
layout viewports
.
font
A character set, which includes letters, numbers, punctuation marks,
and symbols of a distinctive proportion and design.
freeze
A setting that suppresses the display of objects on selected layers.
Objects on frozen layers are not displayed, regenerated, or plotted.
Freezing layers shortens regenerating time.
See also
thaw
. (LAYER)
geometry
All graphical objects such as lines, circles, arcs, polylines, and
dimensions. Nongraphical objects, such as linetypes, lineweights,
text styles, and layers are not considered geometry.
See also
named
object
.
graphics area
See
drawing area
.
graphics screen
See
drawing area
.
grid
An area covered with regularly spaced dots to aid drawing. The
spacing between grid dots is adjustable. Grid dots are not plotted.
See also
grid limits
. (GRID)
grid limits
The user-defined rectangular boundary of the drawing area covered
by dots when the grid is turned on. Also called
drawing limits
.
(LIMITS)
Grip modes
The editing capabilities activated when grips are displayed on an
object: stretching, moving, rotating, scaling, and mirroring.
grips
Small squares that appear on objects you select. After selecting the
grip, you edit the object by dragging it with the pointing device
instead of entering commands.
i-drop
A method by which a drawing file can be dragged from a web page
and inserted into another drawing.
Term
Definition