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