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