Index_B

B

Back Clipping On/Off tool, 723

Back UCS orientation, 674, 675

Background dialog box, 741 “742, 741, 752

background grids, 91 “93

for icons, 875

information on, 617

Background Image dialog box, 741

background plots, 343

background scenes and images, 741 “742 , 741 “742

backgrounds

in Layout tabs, 307, 307

for text, 832 “833 , 833

backslashes (\)

in menus , 884

for spaces, 464

Backspace key, 45

backwards text, 369

base angles, 85

base points

for blocks, 129 “130

with inserting symbols, 138, 180

for selecting objects, 58 “62

with stretching, 67

Baseline tool, 418

Baseline Dimension tool, 419

baselines, dimensions from, 418 “419 , 419

batch plotting

sheet sets, 993 “994 , 993

working with, 345 “346

Batch Standards Checker, 947 “950 , 948 “949

Batting line type, 176, 233, 899

BC text option, 377

Begin grouping operator, 563

Beside The Dimension Line option, 413

Bezier curves, measuring, 227

Binary option for .dxf files, 624

Bind external reference option, 279

Bind External References option, 909

bisecting Xline angles, 222

bitmap images

in 3D models, 753 “758 , 754 “758

brightness, contrast, and strength of, 498 “500 , 500

clipping, 498 , 499

exporting, 626 “628 , 627

frames for, 500 “502 , 501 “502

for icons, 875

importing, 492 “495

plotting, 338

quality of, 500 “501 , 501 “502

saving rendered views as, 762

scaling, 496

scanning, 492 “495

transparency of, 501 “502

visibility of, 496 “497

Bitmap OLE option, 636

BL text option, 377

Blipmode system variable, 243, 610

blips, 50, 243

Block Attribute Manager dialog box, 466 “467, 466

Block command, 130

Block Definition dialog box, 129 “132, 129, 986

Block option for break lines, 841

Block Reference option, 442

blocks

adding and removing objects in, 285 “286 , 285 “286

with associative dimensioning, 431

with attributes, 452 “454 , 453, 457 “460 , 459 “460,467 “468

exploding, 139 “140

Express Tools for, 836 “837 , 837

vs. external references, 272 “273, 277

extracting information from, 471 “473 , 472 “473

with frozen layers , 253

inserting, 132 “136 , 132 “134, 259, 457 “460

layers for, 161

for leader text, 442

listing, 181 “182

log files for, 182 “184

as markers, 602

moving, 138, 139

names for, 141 “142, 260, 287

purging, 235 “236

redefining, 139 “140

replacing, 142 “143

saving, 141 “142

shapes for, 846 “848 , 847

with sheet sets, 975 “983 , 975, 978 “981

substituting, 260 , 288, 289

for symbols, 128 “132

with UCS, 687

unblocking, 139 “140

updating, 259 “261 , 260

Blocktoxref dialog box, 837, 837

.bmp files. See bitmap images

bo command, 612

Boolean operations, 73, 772 “773, 774

BORDER linetypes , 175, 895

borders

for tables, 389 “390, 389, 394

for viewports, 540

Bottom UCS orientation, 674, 675

Boundary Creation dialog box, 612 “613, 612

Boundary Hatch And Fill dialog box, 254 “256, 254

advanced options for, 265 “267 , 265

for gradients, 267 “269 , 268

options in, 264 “265

for solid fills, 604

tips for, 269 “270

Boundary Set options, 266 “267

Boundary utility, 611 “613

boundary windows , 348, 349, 351, 351, 355 “356 , 355

bounded space, area of, 611 “613 , 612

BOX command, 775

Box tool, 775

boxes, 772, 773, 775 “776

BR text option, 377

brackets ([] <>)

with calculator, 569

for default options, 51

for line types, 898 “899

for menu items, 886 “887

Break at Point command, 163

Break at Point tool, 37, 37, 163, 163

Break-Line Symbol tool, 841

break lines, 841 “842

Break Link option, 635

Break tool, 37, 37, 506 “507, 583

breakat macro, 862 “864 , 863

breaking

keyboard macro for, 861 “864 , 863

lines, 163, 506 “507, 507

objects, 217 “218 , 217

polylines, 583

vertices, 583, 583

brightness of raster images, 498 “500 , 500

Browse external reference option, 279

Browse feature in DesignCenter searches, 936

Browse For Folder dialog box, 183

Browse The Web dialog box, 926

Browse The Web-Select Hyperlink dialog box, 927

Browse To Another Sheet Set To Use As An Example

option, 967

Browsed Pages option, 929

building on objects, 510 “518 , 510 “518

Button Editor dialog box, 874 “876, 874

Button Properties tab, 869 “870 , 869, 872 “873, 873

buttons , 869 “870

creating, 872 “876

editing, 879

icons for, 874 “876 . See also icons

ByBlock color assignment, 181

ByLayer color assignment, 181, 953