Index_D

D

d codes for degrees, 86, 379

D command, 405, 434

d2r function, 570

Dal command, 437

Dan command, 439

dash-dot lines, 175

DASHDOT linetypes , 175, 895

dashed lines, hidden lines as, 653 , 653

DASHED linetypes, 175, 895

databases, inserting, 631

Date and Time field, 980

Date Modified tab, 185, 185, 937

dates for sun angle calculator, 731

Dba command, 418

Dco command, 417

.dct extension, 396

Dctmain system variable, 396

Dctust system variable, 396

Ddatte command, 616

Ddedit command, 363

Ddi command, 439

Ddrename command, 370

Decimal measurement system, 84

Decimal Places Of Accuracy option, 624

decimal points, 47, 82

Decimal Separator option, 407

Ded command, 421, 444

Default drop-down list, 554

defaults

for attributes, 456

for line weights, 554

for new drawings, 41

for options and settings, 51

for plotting, 342

for text styles, 368

Define View Window button, 247

Define Window button, 247

defining

attributes, 453 “454

surfaces, 702 “704 , 703 “704

UCS, 672 “675 , 672 “674

views, 247 “248

definition points for dimensions, 421 “422 , 422

Defpoints layer, 422 “423

Defun AutoLISP function, 862 “864

degrees and degree signs, 86, 355, 379

Del key in accelerator keys, 888

Delay script command, 667

Delete Columns option, 388

Delete Faces tool, 797

Delete Layer button, 157, 157

Delete options

for blocks, 131

in Layer Manager, 828

for layer settings, 560

Delete Rows option, 388

Delete Style option, 327

deleting, 235 “236 . See also erasing

alternate dimensions, 434 “435

columns, 388

control points, 596

external reference objects, 285 “286 , 285 “286

group object members , 151

history list items, 860

hyperlinks , 928

icons, 875

layer settings, 560, 828

layers , 157, 172, 831 “832

multiline lines, 232

rows, 388

sliced objects, 791

surfaces, 797 “798 , 798

text styles, 368

delimiters, 474 “475

DElta option, 228

demand loading, 281 “282

Description option

for blocks, 132

in Form View tab, 326

for Web page images, 923

Description tool, 934

descriptions

for buttons , 869, 873

for groups of objects, 150

for icons, 16, 16

for line types, 896

for multiline styles, 231

Deselect Group option, 152

deselecting objects, 57

DesignCenter, 131, 185, 930 “934 , 931

exchanging data between files with, 938

loading files into, 939

opening and inserting files with, 935

searching and extracting drawing contents with, 935 “938 ,936

for symbols, 939 “940 , 939

for Tool Palettes, 940 “944 , 942 “943

DesignCenter folder, 932, 932

DesignCenter Online tab, 939 “940

DesignCenter tool, 931, 931

DesignCenter window, 931 “932, 932 “933

desktop publishing

exporting raster files for, 626 “628 , 627

exporting vector files for, 628 “631

Desmooth option, 709

Detach external reference option, 279

detail in rendering 3D models, 751 “752 , 753

Details option, 152

Developer Help option, 76

Device And Document Settings tab

for DWF format files, 921, 921

for plotters , 339 “340, 339

Di command, 85

dialog boxes, 12, 16

Diameter Dimension tool, 439

diameter signs, symbol for, 355

diameters

for circles, 605

dimensions for, 439 “440 , 440

dictionaries for spelling checker, 396 “397

Diesel option for remote text, 834 “835

Diesel programming language, 888

at command line, 888 “889

for menu option labels, 890 “892

for menus , 890

for text, 892 “893

Digital Signature Contents dialog box, 912, 912

Digital Signature tab, 912, 912, 914

digital signatures, 911 “914 , 911 “913

digitizing tablets

calibrating, 480 “482 , 480 “481

for Civil Engineers, 491

Ortho mode with, 491

reconfiguring, 478 “480

with Sketch, 602 “603

Dimension Edit tool, 421, 426, 444

dimension lines, 404, 404

Dimension menu

Align Text command, 426

Aligned command, 437

Angular command, 439

Continue command, 417

Leader command, 441

Linear command, 415, 430

Oblique command, 444

Override command, 427

Quick Dimension command, 434

Reassociate Dimensions command, 431

Style command, 434, 815

Tolerance command, 446

Dimension Style Export dialog box, 849

Dimension Style Import dialog box, 849

Dimension Style Manager dialog box, 405, 425, 815

for alternate dimensions, 434

for current dimension style, 413

for editing dimension style, 414

for Paper Space, 557

Dimension Style tool, 491

Dimension Text Edit tool, 426 “427

Dimension toolbar, 20, 414

Dimension Update tool, 426

dimensioned objects, editing, 427 “429 , 428

dimensions

aligning, 437 “438

alternate, 434 “435

alternate units for, 412 “413 , 412

for angles, 439 “441 , 439

arrows for, 409 “412 , 410 “411, 441 “443 , 443 “444

associative, 403, 430 “433 , 430 “433

components of, 404 , 404

continuing, 416 “419 , 416 “417

definition points for, 421 “422 , 422

editing, 420 “435

Express Tools for, 848 “849 , 849

extension lines for, 404, 404, 416, 418 “419 , 419

grids in, 415 , 415

Grips feature for, 422 “423 , 422 “423

horizontal and vertical, 415 “416 , 416

leaders for, 425 “426, 443 “444, 446

for nonorthogonal objects, 436 “441 , 437 “441

notes for, 441 “443 , 443 “444

ordinate, 445 “446 , 445

Osnap overrides with, 435

in Paper Space, 555 “557 , 555 “556, 815 “816

for radii, diameters, and arcs, 439 “441 , 439 “441

rotating, 438, 438

skewing, 444 , 444

string of, 433 “434 , 434

styles for, 404 “414 , 423 “427 , 848 “849 , 849

text for, 404, 404

appending data to, 420 “422

height of, 408 , 408

location and orientation of, 409 , 409

moving, 424 “426 , 424 “425

rotating, 426

styles for, 423

tool for, 426 “427

with UCS, 687

units for, 406 “408 , 407

Dimex command, 849

Dimfit dimension variable, 427

Dimim command, 849

Dimlinear command, 414

dimmed items on menus, 885

Dimoverride command, 427

Dimreassociate command, 431

Dimregen command, 431, 557

Dimscale command, 491

Dimscale dimension variable, 436, 491

Dimtad dimension variable, 436

Dimtedit command, 426

Dimtih dimension variable, 436

Dimtix dimension variable, 441

Dimtofl dimension variable, 441

DIN format, templates for, 192

Direct Distance method, 49

Direction Control dialog box, 84 “85, 84

directions

with angles, 84 “85, 84

with arcs, 113

with extrusions, 707

in moving objects, 61

with polylines, 583

disappearing viewports, 541

disciplines in layer names , 174

discussion groups, 866

disks, 617

Display All Hidden Text On This Page option, 72

Display Alternate Units option, 412 “413, 435

Display At UCS Origin Point option, 680

Display Attribute Definitions for Editing option, 288

Display AutoSnap Aperture Box option, 109

Display AutoSnap Tooltip option, 109

Display Drawing File Path Names option, 919

Display Lineweight option, 318, 331, 389, 553

Display Locked setting, 543

Display options

for aperture boxes, 109

for plot area, 299 , 299

display order with overlapping objects, 271 “272 , 271

Display Plot Styles option, 318, 331

Display tab

for cursor, 50

for isolines, 783

for Layout tabs, 311

for Qtext, 400

for scroll bars, 202

for smoothness, 732

for solid fills, 606

for solid polylines, 575

Display UCS Dialog tool, 674 “675, 680, 696

Display Viewports Dialog tool, 536

displaying toolbars , 20

displays, information on, 617. See also screens

Distance tool, 868

distances. See also dimensions

adding, 568 “569

along arcs, 225 “227 , 225 “227

between array cells , 201

camera to target, 718 , 718

coordinates for, 44 , 46 “49 , 46 “49

in moving objects, 61

precision for, 83

rubber banding for, 49

Dither option, 326

Div command, 600

Divide command, 226

DIVIDE linetypes, 175, 895

divided solids, separating, 805 , 805

dividing lines on menus, 885

division

with calculator, 569

in Diesel, 889

divisions on curves, 599 “602 , 600 “601

Dli command, 415, 418

Do command, 605

Do Not Show A Startup Dialog Box option, 39

docked toolbars, 7, 18

Document field for sheet sets, 980

dollar signs ($)

in Diesel, 888 “893

in importing files, 532

donuts , 772, 773, 779, 779

door type symbols, 452

Dor command, 445

DOT linetypes, 175, 895

dotted windows , 64 “65, 65 “66

Double hatch pattern option, 255

double-headed arrow cursor, 18

double lines. See multilines

double quotes (")

in macros, 863

in units, 86

doughnuts, 772, 773, 779, 779

downloading symbols, 939 “940 , 939

Dr command, 497

Draft mode, 500 “501, 502

Draft option for shaded viewports, 304

Drafting Settings dialog box, 435, 435

for Grid Snap mode, 93 “94

for grids, 91 “92, 92

for Object Snap mode, 108 “109, 109, 115, 121, 121

for Polar Snap mode, 94 “95, 97 “98, 97

for Polar Tracking, 124, 218, 218

drafting tools

grid mode as, 91 “93

snap mode as, 93 “94

drag and drop, inserting symbols with, 186

Dragmode system variable, 400

Draw menu

3D Polyline command, 695

Arc command, 109

Array command, 204

Block menu

Base command, 203, 456, 491

Define Attributes command, 453, 984, 986

Boundary command, 612

Donut command, 605

Ellipse command, 99

Hatch command, 254

Line command, 95

Multiline command, 230

Point menu

Divide command, 226, 600

Measure command, 226, 601

Rectangle command, 14

Revcloud command, 857

Solids menu

Box command, 775

Cylinder command, 781

Setup menu, Profile command, 811

Setup menu, View command, 808, 810

Spline command, 581, 592

Surfaces menu

3D Face command, 661

Ruled Surface command, 703

Tabulated Surface command, 705

Table command, 383

Text menu

Multiline Text command, 349

Single Line Text command, 374

Wipeout command, 856

Draw Order option, 267

Draw toolbar, 8, 8, 19 “20, 28, 35 “38 , 383

Draw Order toolbar, 20

drawing

polylines, 573 “575 , 574 “575

spline curves, 592 “594 , 592 “593

views, 805 “810

Drawing Aids Solid Fill option, 606

drawing area, 7, 9, 843 “844

drawing limits, 85 “91

Drawing option for Web page images, 923

drawing properties, associating text with, 379 “383 , 379 “382

Drawing Properties dialog box, 621 “622, 621

drawing sets, exchanging, 914 “920 , 915 “919

Drawing Units dialog box, 83, 83

Drawing Units setting, 302

drawings. See also existing drawings

creating, 38 “44 , 39 “44

laying out, 108 “117

line types for, 176 “180 , 177 “179

locating objects in, 99 , 100

managing. See DesignCenter

modifying objects in, 100 “105

multimedia for, 634

planning, 106 “108 , 106

publishing, 914 “920 , 915 “919

saving blocks as, 141 “142

tracing. See tracing drawings

zooming in, 100 , 101

Drawings tab, 937

Draworder command, 272, 496 “497

Ds command, 91, 93

Dt command, 374

Dtext command, 374 “375

Dview command, 719

DWF format files, 914 “916

adding to Web pages, 922 “925 , 923 “925

configuring, 921 “922 , 921

creating, 920

viewing, 917 “918 , 917

DWF Properties dialog box, 921

DWG format files, 28

DWG Options tab, 625, 625

Dwgname system variable, 835

Dwgprefix system variable, 835

.DWS files, 946

DXF (data exchange format) files, 623

exporting, 623 “624 , 624

importing, 625

DXF Options tab, 624, 624

Dxfin command, 625

Dxfout command, 624

Dynamic options

for object length, 228

for zooming, 246