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CAD Standards toolbar, 17

calculator

for cumulative area values, 329

for properties, 123

Calibrate Plotter Wizard, 353

calligraphy style revision clouds, 83, 83

Camera Adjust toolbar, 17

Camera Preview dialog box, 171

cameras, 169

creating, 171–172, 171–172

properties, 172, 172–173

Cartesian coordinates, 34, 40–41, 40–41

cascading menus, 12

Cell Border Properties dialog box, 288–289, 288

Cell Width option, 282, 282

cells

array, 139

in tables

background color, 289

borders, 288–289, 288–289

combining, 280–281, 280–281

formulas in, 283–285, 283–284

graphics in, 289–290, 289

text in, 280–283, 281–282

Celtscale system variable, 231

CENTER linetypes, 224

Center Mark tool, 301

center marks for dimensions, 301, 314, 316

Center option

arcs, 27–28, 75

ellipses, 76

hatch patterns, 92

osnaps, 61

Zoom, 24

Center tool, 266

Centered option, 99

centimeters, 45

cha command, 130

Chamfer command, 130–132, 130–132, 178

Change option for spell checking, 271

Change All option, 271

Change Dictionaries option, 271

Change To Current Layer tool, 222

Change View To list, 347, 347

Changes To A Printer Configuration File dialog box, 351, 352

Check For New Online Content option, 32

Check Spelling dialog box, 270–271, 270

Circle tool, 21, 73–74

circles

dimensioning, 301, 301

drawing, 21, 21, 73–74, 74–75

truncating, 133, 133

circular copies, 136–138, 137

circular references, 251

Circularity tolerance symbol, 309

classic window, 2, 3

classic workspace, 152

Clipboard, 273

Clockwise option, 46

Close option

Line, 41

Pedit, 148

Close Block Editor option, 146

clouds

polylines for, 73, 73

revision, 83–85, 83

color and Color option

3D solids, 157, 158

background masks, 269

backgrounds, 197

blocks, 206

cell background, 289

dimensions, 315

gradient fill shading, 98–99

grips, 115

layers, 202–204, 204, 215, 223

materials, 188–189, 189

objects, 230, 231

plot styles for, 359–360, 360–361, 365

printing in black and white, 351

selection window, 9

text, 265

Color Book Locations option, 204

Color Books tab, 208

color plot styles, 360

converting to named, 369

vs. named, 362

Color property, 123

Color tool, 266

columns

copying, 138–139, 139

tables, 283

Columns option, 283

combining cells, 280–281, 280–281

comma-delimited files, 285

command line, 8, 8, 10, 24

command window

feedback in, 8, 8

for ordinate dimensions, 307

commands

invoking, 16

options for, 27–29, 28

starting, 13–15, 14

in status bar, 12

Commands tab, 29

commas (,) for coordinates, 34

common base extension lines, dimensions from, 297–298, 297–298

complex shapes area measurements, 326–329, 327–329

Concentricity tolerance symbol, 309

Concepts tab, 29

Conceptual option, 157, 199, 356

Constrained Orbit tool, 168–169

constraining motion, 160, 160

Constraints tab, 306

Construction Line (Xline) tool, 105

construction lines, 103–107, 106

Containing option, 256

Containing Text option, 256

Content tab, 306

Content type option, 304

Contents option, 310

Contents tab, 29

context-sensitive help, 30–31, 30

context-sensitive menus, 9–11

contiguous line segments, 72

Continue option

arcs, 76

dimensions, 297

Continue Dimension option, 297–298

Continue tool, 296

continuing dimensions, 297, 297

Continuous linetype, 223

control panels, 15, 15, 154, 154

Convert To Block option, 235–236

Convert To Group Filter option, 218

Convert To Surface tool, 176

Convertctb command, 369

converting

3D objects and surfaces from earlier versions, 176

color plot styles to named, 369

filters, 218

objects into block, 235–236

surfaces, 156

Convertpstyles command, 369

Convtosurface command, 156

coordinate systems, 34–36, 34–35

Cartesian, 40–41, 40–41

polar, 38–39, 39

coordinates

displaying, 8, 8, 20

for distances, 38–44, 39–43, 330

in Dynamic Input display, 8–9

lines for, 36–38, 37

points, 329

printing, 354

Copy command, 136–139

Copy Object To New Layer tool, 222

Copy option, 116–117

copying

circular, 136–138, 137

Copy for, 136–139

grips, 115–117, 116

for plot style tables, 365

rows and columns, 138–139, 139

corners, filleting, 128–129, 129, 178, 178

Count function, 284

Create A Copy option, 350, 351

Create A Spotlight tool, 192

Create Camera tool, 171

Create File dialog box, 369

Create Group option, 245

Create New Dimension Style dialog box, 313, 313

Create New Table Style dialog box, 290

Create Separate Hatches option, 95

crosshair, 8

Crossing option

Extend, 134

Modify menu, 126

Crossing Polygon option, 126

crossing windows, 113, 113

.csv extension, 285

.ctb extension, 369

Ctrl key for solids, 167, 167–168

cumulative area values, 328–329

Current Color status item, 332

current default style, 276–277, 276

Current Display option, 171

Current Elevation status item, 332

current layer, 206–207, 206, 332

Current Layout status item, 332

Current Linetype status item, 332

Current Lineweight status item, 332

Current Material status item, 332

Current Object Scale option, 231

Current Space status item, 332

Current Viewport option, 97

Current VP Freeze option, 211–212

cursors

drawing area, 8

modes, 51

rotating, 56

curved shapes area measurements, 326–329, 327–329

curves

ellipses, 76–77, 76–77

elliptical arcs, 77–78, 78

polylines for, 80–81, 80–81

smooth, 78–79, 79

custom hatch patterns, 89

Custom Paper Sizes option, 353

Custom Properties options, 353

Custom Scale option, 345

Custom tab, 333, 333

Customize dialog box, 260–261, 260

customizing tools, 260–261, 260

Cylinder tool, 164–165

cylinders, sculpting, 165–166, 165

cylindrical format, 187

Cylindrical mapping style, 190, 191

Cylindricity tolerance symbol, 309




Introducing AutoCAD 2008
Introducing AutoCAD 2008
ISBN: 0470121505
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 147
Authors: George Omura

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