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