A
About option, 31
absolute coordinates, 34
Acad.ctb plot style, 361
acad.dwt file, 19, 157
Acad.lin file, 223
ACAD linetypes, 225
Acad.stb plot style, 361
acad3D.dwt file, 4, 157, 161
acadiso.dwt file, 157
Acadiso.lin file, 223
acadiso3D.dwt file, 157
Adaptive option, 366
Add Color-Dependent Plot Style Table Wizard, 362
Add Leader option, 312, 312
Add Name-Dependent Plot Style Table Wizard, 362, 362
Add option for groups, 245
Add Page Setup dialog box, 344, 344
Add Pick Points option, 87
Add Scale to Object dialog box, 239, 239, 274
Add Style option, 366
Add to Dictionary option, 271
Add To Favorites option, 254
Add To Group option, 245
addition in formulas, 284
Additional Angles option, 52
Additional Resources option, 31
Adjust Display Scale setting, 229
Adjust Sun and Sky Background dialog box, 198, 198
adjustable triangles with Polar Tracking, 49–50
Advanced Options dialog box, 358, 358
Advanced tab for searches, 256
After Primary Value option, 322
Aligned option, 299, 300
Aligned with Dimension Line option, 317
alignment
dimensions, 299–300, 300, 317
grids, 57, 57
multileader notes, 306
osnaps for, 63–66, 63–66, 136, 136
in rotating objects, 142–143, 142–143
text, 265
All option
layers, 214, 216, 216
Modify menu, 126
Zoom, 24
All Borders option, 289
All Used Layers option, 214–215
Allow Exploding option, 236
Alternate Units tab, 321–322, 321
Always Draw Dim Line between Ext Lines option, 319
Always Keep Text between Ext Lines option, 319
AND operator, 30
Angle Precision option, 302
angles and Angle option
arcs, 75
Chamfer, 131, 131
circular copies, 138
construction lines, 105
dimensions and dimension text, 301–302, 302, 312, 316, 321
elliptical arcs, 78
grids, 56
hatch patterns, 86
measuring, 330, 330
multileaders, 304
options for, 46
polar coordinates, 35, 35, 39
in rotating objects, 142–143, 143
text, 266, 277–278
xref files, 249
Angular command, 302
Angularity tolerance symbol, 309
Annotation Object Scale dialog box, 239, 239, 274
annotation scale
blocks, 238–240, 239–240
linetypes, 226–227, 227
text, 273
annotations for dimensions, 303–306, 303
Annotative option, 236
ANSI hatch patterns, 89
Apparent Intersection option, 61
appending data to dimension text, 310
Apply Global Scale Factor To Non-ISO Linetypes option, 364
Apply To option, 288–289
Apply To All Styles option, 365
ar command, 138
Arc tool, 27, 75–76
architectural drawings
blocks in, 145
dimensions for, 294, 318
scale factors in, 228
sunlight in, 154
units for, 45–47
Architectural option, 45–46
arcs and Arc command, 75
drawing, 75–76, 75
elliptical, 77–78, 78
for joining objects, 128–130, 128–129
lengths of, 75–76
dimensioning, 302, 302
options for, 316
for revision clouds, 84
options for, 27–29, 28
Area command, 326
area measurements, 326–329, 326–329
Array dialog box, 136–139, 137, 139
arrow menu pointers, 12
Arrow Size option, 315
Arrowhead tab, 306
arrowheads, 314–316
arrows for dimensions, 303–304, 303, 319
As Displayed option, 356
ASCII text, 272
assigning
layers, 205–206, 205–206, 222
named plot styles
to layers, 368, 368–369
to objects, 366–367, 367
associative dimensioning, 295
associative hatch patterns, 92, 95
asterisks (*) in formulas, 284
at signs (@) for coordinates, 35, 39
Attach As xref option, 255
Attach DWG option, 248
attaching drawings as xref files, 248–249, 248–249, 255
AUGI (AutoCAD User Group International), 22
auto-hide, DesignCenter, 253
AutoCAD 2008 Help window, 29
AutoCAD 2008 icon, 2
AutoCAD 2008 option, 2
AutoCAD Classic window option, 2
AutoCAD classic workspace, 152
AutoCAD User Group International (AUGI), 22
AutoCAD window, 2–6, 3
command line, 10
components, 6–8, 6–8
drawing area, 8–10
menu bar, 11–12
UCS icon, 10
Autodesk-Color.stb plot style, 361
Autodesk Impressions program, 4
Autodesk-MONO.stb plot style, 361
AutoFit option, 290
AutoSnap feature, 62
AutoSnap Marker Size option, 62
AutoSpool feature, 352
Average function, 284–285
axes for ellipses, 76–77, 76
