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C

C command, 195

CAD Standards toolbar, 20

Cal option, 481

calculator, geometry

for distances, 568 “569

guidelines for, 569 “570

for midpoints, 566 “567

for relative points, 568

calibrating digitizing tablets, 480 “482 , 480 “481

callout blocks, 973 “975 , 974, 989 “990 , 989 “990

Camera tool, 712 “713, 716

cameras , 713 “716, 713

adjusting, 718 “721 , 718 “721

distance to target, 718 , 718

Cancel option for OLE link updating, 635

canceling commands, 45

capturing Text Window information, 620

carets (^)

for calculator, 569

in menus , 884

Cartesian coordinates, 47 “49 , 48 “49

cascading menus, 12, 19, 885

categories for toolbars , 871

Cell Alignment menu, Middle Left command, 387

Cell Border Properties dialog box, 389 “390, 389

Cell Borders menu, 389

Cell Margin option, 387, 394

Cell Width option, 387

cells

array, 200, 201

table, 383, 384

graphics for, 391 , 391

text in, 384 “386 , 384 “386

Celtscale system variable, 180 “181

Cen Osnap mode, 567

CENTER linetypes , 175, 895

Center Mark tool, 440

Center options

for arcs, 51

for gradients, 269

for Osnaps, 115, 454

for table text, 387

for text, 377

Center point option, 195

Center Running Osnaps dialog box, 580

CFG tablet option, 479

Ch command, 486 “490

Cha command, 792

Chamfer command, 213

Chamfer option, 122

Chamfer tool, 37, 37, 792 “794

chamfering, 792 “794 , 794

Change All spelling checker option, 395

Change Case menu

Lowercase command, 363

Uppercase command, 363

Change command, 486 “490

Change Dictionaries dialog box, 395 “396, 396

Change Link dialog box, 635

Change option for spelling checker, 395

Change Page Setup option, 919

Change Point option, 486 “487, 487

Change Source OLE option, 635

Change Text Case tool, 836

Change To Current Layer tool, 831

Change URLs option, 851

Character Map dialog box, 372 “374, 373, 378 “379

Check Each Drawing Using Its Associated Standards Files option, 949

Check Each Drawing Using The Following Standards Files option, 949

Check For New Content option, 77

Check Spelling dialog box, 395, 395

Check Standards button, 947

Check Standards dialog box, 947, 947

chipboard, 670

Choose Layouts page, 958, 959

chords

finding, 225

length of, 52

.chx files, 949 “950

Circle tool, 37, 37, 195

circles

drawing, 195 “196, 196

as extruded forms, 656, 658

filled, 605 “606 , 606

smoothness of, 732

with UCS, 687

for viewports, 550 “551 , 551

circular copies, 195 “198 , 198

circular surfaces, extruding objects along, 706 “707 , 707

circumscribe polygon option, 437

Clean tool, 804

cleaning up

lines, 213 “215 , 213 “215

screen, 50

traced drawings, 485 “491 , 485 “490

Clear option for icons, 875

click and drag, 19

clicking, 10 “11, 17

Clip.dwg file, 22 “23, 23

Clip Existing Viewport tool, 549

clip limits, 343 “344 , 344

Clipboard

for exporting data, 637

for importing data, 631

for Text Window information, 620

clipping

Extended Clip for, 844 , 844

raster images, 493, 498 , 499

clipping planes, 722 “723 , 722 “724

clipping views, 280 , 281

Close All Drawings option, 851

close objects, selecting, 104 , 522

Close options

for polylines, 575, 579

for spline curves, 594, 596

Close Sheet Set option, 976

close-up views. See zooming

closed crosses and tees, multiline edit tool for, 234

closing

AutoCAD, 32 “33

lines, 49

sheet sets, 976

Co command, 107

codes

for shapes , 144

for special characters , 378

Collapse All Hidden Text On This Page option, 72

color book location, 157

Color Books tab, 157, 157

Color dialog box, 232

Color Faces tool, 804

color plot styles

converting to named plot styles, 333

tables, 311 “314 , 314

Color tab, 155, 155

Color tool, 181

colors, 181

for 3D surfaces, 651, 804

for AutoSnap markers, 109

for blocks, 161

for borders, 540

for gradients, 268 “269 , 268

for grips, 67

for layers , 154 “155 , 157 , 164, 167

for materials, 739

in multiple-line text, 232

for plotting, 323, 323

in rendering 3D models, 764

for text, 354

toolbar icons for, 8

columns

in layer lists, 157

in tables, 383 “384, 384, 388

comma delimited format files, 474 “475

Command Alias Editor, 842 “843

command AutoLISP function, 863

command line

Diesel at, 888 “889

opening toolbars from, 872

for solids editing, 803

command prompt, 6, 9

Command window, 7, 9, 10 , 14 “15, 50

commands, 15 “16

canceling, 45

custom toolbars for, 504

help for, 72 “77 , 72 “76

history of, 77 “78, 78

keyboard for, 6

in menus, 11 “15, 883 “884

selecting, 7

toolbars for, 16 “21

Commands tab, 872

commas (,)

in Cartesian coordinates, 47

in hatch patterns, 902

in line type patterns, 897

common base extension lines, 418 “419 , 419

Communication Center, 76 “77 , 76 “77

Communication Center Welcome dialog box, 76, 76

comparison operators in filters, 562 “563

Compile Shape Or Font File dialog box, 353

compiled menus, 879

compiling PostScript fonts, 353

complex line types, 898 “900 , 899

complex objects, area of, 613 “615 , 614 “615

composite external references, 525 “529 , 526 “530

composite solids, 773

Cone tool, 778

cones, 772, 773, 778, 778

Configuration Settings dialog box, 76 “77, 77

Configure Standards dialog box, 946 “947, 947

configuring

DWF format files, 921 “922 , 921

plotters , 338 “340, 338 “339

for DWF format files, 921 “922, 921

for raster files, 627 “628, 627

Confirm Purge dialog box, 236

Connect sketching option, 603

Constant attribute option, 457

Construction Line tool, 36, 36, 220, 221

construction lines, 218 “225 , 219 “224

Containing option, 937

Containing Text option, 937

Contents tab, 72 , 72

context-sensitive help, 74 “75 , 75

context-sensitive menus, 15

Context window, 399

Continue Dimension tool, 417

continuing dimensions, 416 “419 , 416 “417

contour lines, 579 “581 , 580

Contour Lines Per Surface option, 783

contrast of raster images, 498 “500 , 500

control points, 594 “598 , 595 “596, 598 “599

conventional memory, information on, 617

Convert Block To Xref tool, 837

Convert Object To Viewport tool, 550

Convert PLT to DWG tool, 850

Convert Shape To Block tool, 836

Convert To Block option, 131

Convert To Grayscale option, 326

Convert To Group Filter option, 173

Convertctb command, 333

converting

2D drawings to 3D views, 644 “646 , 644 “646

2D polylines to 3D solids, 777 “779 , 777 “779

3D drawings to 2D views, 338

3D views to 2D drawings, 665

color plot styles to named plot styles, 333

layer settings, 950 “953 , 951 “953

lowercase and uppercase text, 363

polylines, 581

Convertpstyles command, 333

coordinate readouts, 9 “10, 9

for drawing area size , 88

in Polar Snap mode, 95 “97

coordinates

for 3D drawings, 658 “660 , 660

for 3D meshes, 702

for distances, 44 , 46 “49 , 46 “49

in hatch patterns, 902, 903

spherical and cylindrical, 693 “694 , 694

Copy An Object option, 442

Copy command, 620

Copy Edges tool, 803

Copy Faces tool, 803

Copy History command, 620

Copy Link command, 637

Copy Nested Objects tool, 836

Copy Object tool, 36, 36, 100, 101, 204

Copy Selected Sheet option, 919

Copy tool, 147 “148, 665

copying

3D objects, 665

circular, 195 “198 , 198

Express Tools for, 838

faces and edges, 803

with grips, 67, 70 “71, 70, 505 “506, 505 “506, 508 “510

leader text, 442

lines, 100 “101, 101, 505 “506, 505 “506, 508 “510 ,659 “660

offsets for, 107 “108

polylines, 576 “577, 577

random, 204

rows and columns, 198 “204 , 199 “203

special characters, 373 “374

Text Window information, 620

cords

finding, 225

length of, 52

corner joints, multiline edit tool for, 234

Corner macro, 864

corner styles, plot style tables for, 321 “322 , 321 “322

corners

chamfering, 792 “794 , 794

rounding, 792 , 793

corrupted files, recovering, 622

cos function in calculator, 569

Create DXF File dialog box, 624

Create Group option, 151

Create Group tool, 146

Create New Dimension Style dialog box, 406, 406

Create New Drawing dialog box, 30, 39 “40, 40

for importing settings, 205

for named plot styles, 328

for templates, 193 “194, 194

for title blocks, 806, 806

Create New Drawing Wizard, 436

Create New Folder tool, 908

Create New Table Style dialog box, 392, 392

Create New Web Page button, 922

Create Or Append Linetype File dialog box, 896

Create Sheet Set Wizard, 957 “960 , 958 “959, 967 “968 , 967

Create Slice tool, 723

Create Subsets Based On File Structure option, 961

Create Transmittal dialog box, 906 “908, 906

Create Unique Layer, Style, And Block Names option, 287

Create Web Page window, 922

criteria for object filters, 562 “563

Crop Window option, 764, 765

cross-referenced drawings. See external references

cross sections, drawing, 816 , 817

crosshair cursor, 50

Crossing Faces option, 760

Crossing Polygon selection option, 63

Crossing Polygon windows , 429

Crossing selection option, 63

crossing windows, 63 “66 , 65 “66, 427 “429, 428

.csv extension, 391

.ctb files, 313, 333

Ctrl key in accelerator keys, 887

cubes, drawing, 642 , 642 “643

Cur Osnap mode, 567

Cur VP layer option, 545

Current Layer button, 157 “158, 157

current layers, 8, 162

Current Viewport option, 267

current viewports, 538

CurrentSheet options, 983

cursor, 9 “10

cursor modes, 50 , 51

curved 3D surfaces, 696 “701 , 697 “701

curves

distances along, 225 “227 , 225 “227

divisions on, 599 “602 , 600 “601

extrusions on, 785 “786 , 785

NURBS, 99, 592

parallel, 576 “577, 577

with Sketch, 602 “603

spline. See spline curves

.cus extension, 396

Custom Properties dialog box, 980

custom spelling dictionaries, 396

Custom tab, 622

Customize dialog box, 826 “827, 826

for flyouts, 876 “877, 876

for keyboard shortcuts, 877 “880, 877

for Tool Palettes, 943 “944, 943

for toolbar buttons , 872 “873, 873

for toolbars, 868 “873, 868 “869, 871

customizing AutoCAD. See also configuring

with Express Tools. See Express Tools

hatch patterns, 900 “902 , 900 “904

line types, 894 “900

menus, 880 “885

sheet sets, 976 “990 , 978 “981, 984 “985, 987 “990

toolbars, 868 “880

cutting, multiline edit tool for, 234

Cylinder command, 781

Cylinder tool, 781

cylinders , 772, 773

cylindrical coordinate format, 693 “694 , 694