D


d command, 323

dal command, 299

dan command, 302

Dashboard, 3, 6, 6

3D Modeling workspace, 154, 154

working with, 15–16, 15–16

Dashdot linetypes, 224, 224, 226

DASHED linetypes, 224

Data Link Manager, 286–287, 286

Date Modified tab, 246–247, 247, 256

dba command, 297

DC Online tab, 257

dco command, 297

ddi command, 301

decameters, 45

Decimal Degrees angle option, 46

Decimal length option, 46

Decimal Separator option, 320

Decurve option, 148

ded command, 311–312

default document, 3

Default To Boundary Extents option, 91

Deg/Min/Sec angle option, 46

degrees for angles, 302

Delete Layer tool, 205

Delete Rows option, 283

Delete Style option, 366

deleting and Delete option

bitmap images, 127

blocks, 236

layer states, 219

layers, 205

objects, 127

rows and columns, 283

tabs, 268

text styles, 277

Tool palette items, 259

Description option

blocks, 236

groups, 244

plot style tables, 365

Description panel, 254

Deselect Group option, 246

DesignCenter, 251

for contents, 255, 256–257

for exchanging data, 257

loading files into, 257

for named components, 335

navigating, 253–254, 254

for opening and inserting files, 255

overview, 251–252, 252–253

for symbols, 257–258, 258

DesignCenter Online website, 257–258, 258

detaching dimension text, 311–312

Details option, 246

Developer Help option, 31

Device And Document Settings tab, 352, 352

dialog boxes, opening, 12

Diameter command, 301

diameters

circles, 73–74

dimensioning, 301, 301

digital T squares, 49

Dimang command, 330

Dimension Edit tool, 311–312

Dimension Style Manager dialog box, 313, 313, 323–324

Dimension Text Edit tool, 312

Dimension toolbar, 17, 300

dimensions and dimension lines, 293

architectural drawings, 294, 318

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

continuing, 297, 297

graphics for, 314–316, 314–315

with grips, 120

horizontal and vertical, 296, 296

Layout tab and Model tab for, 295

legacy drawings, 229

nonorthogonal objects, 299–302, 300–301

ordinate, 306–307, 306

parts of, 294–295, 294

scales for, 295

skewing, 312

standards, 295

strings of, 298–299, 299

styles, 313–314, 313–314, 323–324, 323–324

text for

annotations, 303–306, 303

appearance, 316–317, 316

appending data to, 310

detaching, 311–312

rotating, 311–312

tolerance, 307–308, 308–309, 321–322, 322

on Tool palette, 259, 259

Dimtedit command, 312

direct distance method, 41

Direction option, 46

Display option for plotting, 354

Display Alternate Units option, 322

Display AutoSnap Aperture Box option, 62

Display AutoSnap Tooltip option, 62

Display Lineweight option, 229, 367

Display Locked option, 347

Display Material Window tool, 188, 188

Display Plot Styles option, 367

Display Shows status item, 331

dist command, 329

Distance option, 131

distances

in 3D space, 186–187, 186

with Chamfer, 131

coordinates for, 38–44, 39–43, 329–330

distant lights, 191

Dither option, 365

Div command, 103

Divide command, 101–103

DIVIDE linetypes, 224

dividing objects into lengths, 103, 103

division in formulas, 284

divisions, marking off, 103

dli command, 296

docked toolbars, 6, 18–19

Dor command, 307

DOT linetypes, 224

Double option, 86

downloading symbols, 257–258, 258

Drafting Settings dialog box

alignment, 63, 63

AutoSnap, 62

grids, 54–55, 55

isometric 2D drawings, 55, 55

osnap locations, 57–58, 58, 61–62

Polar Tracking, 50–52, 50, 67

drafting tools, 33

Draw option, 13

Draw Frame around Text option, 317

Draw Order option, 95

Draw Order toolbar, 17

Draw toolbar, 17–18

drawing

on 3D surfaces, 163, 164

arcs, 75–76, 75

circles, 21, 21, 73–74, 74–75

ellipses, 76–77, 76–77

elliptical arcs, 77–78, 78

parallel lines, 82–83, 82

polylines for, 80–81, 80–81

regular polygons, 100–101, 101

revision clouds, 83–85, 83

smooth curves, 78–79, 79

straight lines, 72–73, 73

drawing area, 8–10

background, 7

limits for, 48–49

minimized, 9–10

reference rectangles for, 46–47

drawing assemblies, 104

Drawing Limits option, 48

Drawing Properties dialog box, 256, 333, 333–334

drawing units

blocks, 256

dimensions, 320–323, 320–321

selecting, 44–47, 45

setting, 19

Drawing Units dialog box, 19, 45–47, 45

Drawings tab, 256

dt command, 277

Dtext command, 277–278

DUCS option, 162

DWF Virtual Pens.ctb plot style, 361

.dwg file contents, 254–255

dynamic blocks, 145

Dynamic Input feature, 8

for commands, 13

for coordinates, 8, 41–44

grips with, 118–122, 118–119

Dynamic option for Zoom, 24

Dynamic Input option, 41–44

Dynamic UCS, 160–163, 161–162




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

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