E


ed command, 310

Edge of Paper setting, 354

Edge option for Extend, 134

Edit Block Definition dialog box, 145–146, 145

Edit Lineweights dialog box, 366

Edit Or Create Block Definition option, 147

Edit The Sun option, 195

Edit Vertex option, 148

edited polylines, 73, 73

editing

3D solids, 158–160, 159–160, 166–167, 167–168

blocks, 145–147, 145–146, 241

construction lines, 104

dimension styles, 323

dimensions, 309–312, 310–312

formulas, 285

with grips. See grips

hatch patterns, 92–95, 92

with Modify menu. See Modify menu operations

multileader notes, 306

multiple text objects, 269–270

plot style tables, 363–366, 364, 366

Properties palette for, 122–124, 122–123

table lineweights, 288–289, 288–289

Effects section, 277

Either Text or Arrows (Best Fit) option, 319

Ellipse tool, 76

Ellipse Arc tool, 77

ellipses (objects), 76–77, 76–77

ellipses (…), 12

elliptical arcs, 77–78, 78

Enable Grips option, 114

End option

arcs, 75

Ellipse, 76

end to end joining, 128–130, 128–129

endpoint grips, 117

Endpoint option for osnaps, 58–61, 58

engineering drawings, scale factors in, 228

Engineering length option, 46

Enter Data Link Name dialog box, 287, 287

Entire Drawing option, 242

equal divisions, marking off, 103

equal signs (=) in formulas, 285

eRase option for Extend, 134

erasing. See deleting and Delete option

Escape key, 22

exact distances in 3D space, 186–187, 186

exchanging data between files, 257

exclamation points (!) for xref files, 336, 336

existing drawings, importing as blocks, 240–241

Exit option, 149

Exit options option, 304

Explode command, 147

Explode option, 245

exploded multilines, 81

exploding

blocks and polylines, 147

groups, 245

hatch patterns, 93

for xref files, 250

Export Data dialog box, 285

Export option, 220

exporting

layer states, 220

tables, 285

Extend beyond Dim Lines option, 315, 318

Extend beyond Ticks option, 315, 318

Extend command, 132–134

extension lines

dimensions from, 297–298, 297–298

settings for, 314–316

Extension option, 61

Extents option

for plotting, 354

for Zoom, 24

External Reference dialog box, 248–249, 249, 251, 255

external references. See xref files

External References option, 248

External References palette, 248–250, 248–249, 336–337, 336–337

extracting contents, 255, 256–257

Extrude command, 174

Extrude tool, 174

extruding

along paths, 178–179, 178

polylines, 174–176, 174–176




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

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