Autodesk 057A1-05A111-1001 Getting Started Guide - Page 177

DWF Design Web Format files, Dynamic Input button

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dimension variables, 161 editing dimensions, 142 editing properties, 58 elements of dimensions, 134 grips, 142 layers for, 135, 136 moving dimensions, 142 overview, 134 saving styles in templates, 9 scaling, 149 standards for, 141 text, 141, 161 types of, 17, 134, 143 units of measurement, 141 DIMSCALE system variable, 137 direct distance entry, 79, 91, 161 displaying command options, 32 display scale, 136 grid, 72 layers, 51 properties, 57 Properties palette, 57 regenerating jagged display, 40 viewport properties, 149 DIST command, 84, 111 distances calculating, 111 direct distance entry, 79, 161 measuring, 84 polar coordinates, 74 polar tracking, 79 dividing polylines, 66 Drafting Settings dialog box, 73, 77 drawing area, 161 drawing extents, 161 drawing interchange format (DXF) files, 162 drawing limits (grid limits), 72, 162 drawing objects arcs, 67 circles, 33, 67 filleting, 94 lines, 32, 64 overview, 11 polygons, 64 polylines, 64 rectangles, 65 drawing scale. See scales and scaling drawing template files. See template files drawing units, 3, 45, 46, 161 drawings and drawing files coordinate systems, 74 displaying entire drawing, 38 grids, 72 inserting blocks, 117 new drawings, starting, 44 panning a view, 39 plotting, 153 revising, 19 revision clouds, 110 Snap mode, 72 template files, 44 touring, 52 zooming in or out, 15 drivers, printer, 151 DWF (Design Web Format) files, 151, 155, 161 DWT files. See template files DXF files, 162 dynamic input, 75 Dynamic Input button, 75 E editing objects associative hatches and, 119 copying properties, 108 dimensions, 142 duplicating objects, 90 erasing objects, 87 extending objects, 88 filleting, 94 grip edit mode, 109 mirroring, 92 object boundaries, 96 offsetting copies, 91 overview, 19 precision editing, 95 properties, 57, 107 revising drawings, 19 revision clouds, 19, 110 selecting objects to edit, 86 text, 126 text styles, 128 trimming objects, 88 editing plotter configurations, 152 editing text, 126, 128 ellipses, 94 ending commands, 34 Endpoint object snap, 78, 105 endpoints, 65, 67 engineering drawing unit format, 46 entities. See objects ERASE command, 87 erasing layout viewports, 150 ESC key, 30 EXPLODE command, 66 exploding objects, 66, 162 EXTEND command, 88 extending objects, 88, 98 extension lines, 134, 141 extents, drawing, 162 external references (xrefs), 162 Index | 171

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Index
|
171
dimension variables
,
161
editing dimensions
,
142
editing properties
,
58
elements of dimensions
,
134
grips
,
142
layers for
,
135
,
136
moving dimensions
,
142
overview
,
134
saving styles in templates
,
9
scaling
,
149
standards for
,
141
text
,
141
,
161
types of
,
17
,
134
,
143
units of measurement
,
141
DIMSCALE system variable
,
137
direct distance entry
,
79
,
91
,
161
displaying
command options
,
32
display scale
,
136
grid
,
72
layers
,
51
properties
,
57
Properties palette
,
57
regenerating jagged display
,
40
viewport properties
,
149
DIST command
,
84
,
111
distances
calculating
,
111
direct distance entry
,
79
,
161
measuring
,
84
polar coordinates
,
74
polar tracking
,
79
dividing polylines
,
66
Drafting Settings dialog box
,
73
,
77
drawing area
,
161
drawing extents
,
161
drawing interchange format (DXF) files
,
162
drawing limits (grid limits)
,
72
,
162
drawing objects
arcs
,
67
circles
,
33
,
67
filleting
,
94
lines
,
32
,
64
overview
,
11
polygons
,
64
polylines
,
64
rectangles
,
65
drawing scale.
See
scales and scaling
drawing template files.
See
template files
drawing units
,
3
,
45
,
46
,
161
drawings and drawing files
coordinate systems
,
74
displaying entire drawing
,
38
grids
,
72
inserting blocks
,
117
new drawings, starting
,
44
panning a view
,
39
plotting
,
153
revising
,
19
revision clouds
,
110
Snap mode
,
72
template files
,
44
touring
,
52
zooming in or out
,
15
drivers, printer
,
151
DWF (Design Web Format) files
,
151
,
155
,
161
DWT files.
See
template files
DXF files
,
162
dynamic input
,
75
Dynamic Input button
,
75
E
editing objects
associative hatches and
,
119
copying properties
,
108
dimensions
,
142
duplicating objects
,
90
erasing objects
,
87
extending objects
,
88
filleting
,
94
grip edit mode
,
109
mirroring
,
92
object boundaries
,
96
offsetting copies
,
91
overview
,
19
precision editing
,
95
properties
,
57
,
107
revising drawings
,
19
revision clouds
,
19
,
110
selecting objects to edit
,
86
text
,
126
text styles
,
128
trimming objects
,
88
editing plotter configurations
,
152
editing text
,
126
,
128
ellipses
,
94
ending commands
,
34
Endpoint object snap
,
78
,
105
endpoints
,
65
,
67
engineering drawing unit format
,
46
entities.
See
objects
ERASE command
,
87
erasing layout viewports
,
150
ESC key
,
30
EXPLODE command
,
66
exploding objects
,
66
,
162
EXTEND command
,
88
extending objects
,
88
,
98
extension lines
,
134
,
141
extents, drawing
,
162
external references (xrefs)
,
162