Index_P


P

p code, 379
P command, 201
packaging sheet sets, 994
Page Setup dialog box
for DWF format files, 920 “921
for Paper Space, 535 “536
for plot styles, 313 “314, 313, 318, 331
for plotters , 339 “341
for rendering 3D models, 767, 769, 769
for Web pages, 924
Page Setup Manager dialog box
for Paper Space, 535 “536
for plot styles, 313, 331
for plotters, 339 “341
for rendering 3D models, 769
page setups, storing, 340 “341 , 340 “341
Palette view, 931 “934, 932
palettes. See toolbars
Pan command, 200 “201
Pan Realtime command
limitations of, 243
and regenerations, 243
Pan Realtime tool, 201 “202, 293
panning, 200 “202 , 201 “203
in Aerial View, 246
in perspective views, 716 “717
toolbar icons for, 8
with viewports, 538
pantone colors, 155, 157, 157
Paper button, 537
paper size , 296 , 296
Paper Size Name page, 627
Paper Space
creating layout for, 535 “536
dimensions in, 555 “557 , 555 “556, 815 “816
entering, 534
layers in, 544 “546 , 544 “546
leaving, 539 “540
line types in, 554
line weights in, 551 “554 , 552 “553
vs. Model Space, 534 “536 , 535
moving objects from, 852
multiple layouts for, 548 “549
odd-shaped viewports in, 549 “551 , 550 “551
plotting objects in, 306
San Francisco Main Library project in, 547 “548, 547 “548
scaling in, 542 “543 , 543
uses for, 557
working with, 540 , 541
Paperupdate system variable, 342
parallel curves, 576 “577, 577
parallel lines
drawing, 229 “234 , 229
joining and editing, 233 “234
properties for, 231 “233
styles for, 230 “231 , 231
Parallel Osnap option, 116
parallel projections, 712
parentheses ()
for calculator, 569
in Diesel, 889
for functions, 862 “863
Parquet tile pattern, 257
parts , assembling, 239 “242 , 241 “242
passwords
in eTransmit, 908 “909
for files, 910 “911
Paste command, 620
Paste From Clipboard tool, 637
Paste Special dialog box, 632, 632, 636 “637
Path Type option, 280, 533
paths for external references, 277, 279 “280, 533
patterns
for gradients, 269
for line types, 896. See also hatch patterns
pause function, 863
pausing
in AutoLISP programs, 863
for input in menus , 884
PCX files, 764
Pdmode system variable, 226, 600
Pe command, 577 “578
for contour lines, 580
for converting objects to polylines, 581
Pedit command. See polylines
Pen Number option, 326
people in 3D models, 761 , 761 “762
Per Osnap mode, 567
Percent option, 228
percent signs (%), 378
perimeter of objects, 613
periods (.)
for decimal points, 47, 82
in sketching, 603
perpendicular lines, 488 “489, 488 “489
Perpendicular Osnap overrides , 116, 211, 488, 505
perspective views, 712 “716
animation in, 724
camera in, 718 “721 , 718 “721
clipping planes in, 722 “723 , 722 “724
tablet calibration for, 483
turning on, 716 “717 , 716
visual aids in, 717 , 717
zooming in, 718 “719, 719 “720
PHANTOM linetypes , 175, 895
Photo Raytrace Render Options dialog box, 751
Photo Real Render Options dialog box, 734 “735, 734
photos in drawings, 634
pi function, 570
Pick Angle To Fill button, 197
Pick Center Point button, 197, 197
Pick Plot Style Table screen, 329
pick points
with attributes, 454
with hatch patterns, 257, 269
pickbox, 28
picking
objects. See selecting
points, 9 “10 , 43
Pickstyle system variable, 149
Picture (Metafile) OLE option, 636
Pl command, 574
Place All Files In One Folder option, 909
plan views, 44
planning drawings, 106 “108 , 106
Plot And Publish tab, 330, 345 “346
Plot And Publish Details dialog box, 916, 917
plot area
display as, 299 , 299
extents for, 297 , 298
limits for, 297 , 298
views as, 299 , 300
windows as, 300 , 301
Plot Configuration dialog box, 652
Plot Device tab
for DWF format, 920
for plot styles, 332
Plot dialog box, 292 “295, 292, 301, 920
Plot field for sheet sets, 980
Plot option, 168
Plot Or Page Setup dialog box, 919
Plot Page Setup option, 918
Plot Settings tab, 920
Plot Stamp dialog box, 306 , 306
Plot Stamp Settings option, 994
Plot Style option, 168
Plot Style Table Editor, 315, 315, 319
Form View tab, 325 “327
General tab, 324 , 324
for line corner styles, 321
for named plot styles, 329, 329
for solid areas, 322 “323
Table View tab, 325 , 325
Plot Style Table Settings dialog box, 312 “313, 312, 328, 328, 330
Plot Style Table wizard, 329
plot style tables, 311
for color , 311 “314
creating, 313 “314 , 313 “314
editing, 314 “321 , 315 “320
enabling, 317 “318 , 317
for line corner styles, 321 “322 , 321 “322
named, 311 “314
for solid areas, 322 “323 , 322
plot styles
converting color to named, 333
information on, 617
for layers, 327 , 334 , 334
for objects, 327 , 331 “333 , 331 “333
plotting with, 305
Plot Styles dialog box, 315, 319
Plotter Configuration Editor
for DWF format files, 921 “922, 921
for raster files, 627 “628, 627
settings in, 338 “340, 338 “339
Plotter Device option, 293
Plotter Model page, 337
Plotter Name page, 337, 337
Plotter Named In Page Setups option, 915
plotters. See also plotting
limits of, 343 “344 , 344
origins of, 344 , 345
Plotters window, 335
plotting
adding output devices for, 335 “340 , 335 “339
batch and electronic, 345 “346
hiding objects in, 306
image files, 338
with Layout tabs, 307 “311 , 307, 309 “310
with line weights, 303 , 305
offset in, 304 , 305
orientation in, 297
paper for, 296 , 296
Paper Space objects, 306
plot area in, 297 “300 , 298 “301
with plot styles, 305
previewing, 292 “295 , 292 “295
scaling in, 301 “303
services for, 345
shaded viewports, 303 “304
storing page setups for, 340 “341 , 340 “341
styles for. See plot style tables
Plotting tab, 342 “343
Plug-ins option, 950
plus signs (+)
with calculator, 569
in Diesel, 889, 892
in menus, 884
plus/minus signs, 355, 379
poches, 233
point filters, 658 “660 , 660
Point objects, 600 “601
Point Selection cursor, 50, 51
point selection mode, 44
point style, macro for, 864
Point Style dialog box, 226 “227, 226, 600, 600
Point tool, 37, 37
points
for curve divisions, 599 “602
for dimensions, 421 “422 , 422
for endpoints, 486
indicating, 58 “62
midpoint between, 566 “567
for perpendicular lines, 488
relative, 568
selecting, 9 “10 , 14, 14 “15, 43
for spline curves, 594 “598 , 595 “596, 598 “599
style of, 226, 600
for tablet calibration, 483 “484
in Temporary Tracking Point feature, 513
with UCS, 687
Pol command, 436
Polar Angle Measurement settings, 98
polar arrays, 195 “198
Polar button, 44, 97, 218
polar coordinates, 46, 47
Polar Snap tool, 94 “95
Polar Tracking feature, 44, 50, 51
angles for, 97, 98
for construction lines, 218 “225
with inserting, 216, 216
for lines, 211, 212
with Object Snap Tracking, 95 “97 , 96, 124, 124
with Temporary Tracking Point feature, 513, 514
Polar Tracking tab, 97 “98, 97, 124, 218, 218
Polardist system variable, 94
Polygon tool, 36, 36, 436
polygons
dimensioning, 437 “441 , 437 “441
for viewports, 549 “551 , 550
Polyline tool, 36, 36, 574, 580, 777
polylines
for 3D views, 684, 685
area of, 611 “613
breaking, 582, 583
converting objects to, 581
copying, 576 “577, 577
direction of, 582
divisions on, 599 “602 , 600 “601
drawing, 573 “575 , 574 “575
editing, 576 “589
editing vertices on, 582 “589
extruding, 777 “779 , 783 “786 , 784 “785
for hatch patterns, 266
joining, 576 “577 , 578
for meshes, 695 , 695
options for, 575
revolving, 787 “789 , 787 “790
with Sketch, 602 “603
smoothing, 579 “581 , 580
for solid modeling, 777 “779 , 777 “779
thickness of, 578 “579 , 579
with UCS, 687
width of, 587 “588 , 589
portrait orientation, 297
Ports page, 337, 337
position of objects. See location
PostScript files
exporting, 628 “631
in rendering 3D models to files, 764
PostScript fonts, 353
pre-drawn symbols, adding, 31 “32 , 31
pre-existing drawings. See existing drawings
Precision list, 85
Precision option, 407
predefined 3D shapes , 665
predefined hatch patterns, 257 “259, 258
Prefix Sheet Titles With File Name option, 961 “962
preliminary sketches , 107 “108 , 108
Presentation option for shaded viewports, 304
presentations. See slides
Preset attribute option, 457
Press New Shortcut Key setting, 878
Preview and Post window, 924 “925
Preview box, 22, 22
Preview button, 293, 295
preview icons
for blocks, 132
in DesignCenter folder, 932
Preview Icons options, 132
Preview option for shaded viewports, 304
Preview tool, 918, 934
previewing
plotting, 292 “295 , 292 “295
publishing, 918
in Sheet Set Manager, 962 , 962
Web pages, 924
Previous options
for selections, 62 “63
for vertices, 583
previous views, returning to, 26, 106
Primary Units tab, 406 “408, 407, 557
primitives, 772 “773 , 773, 778 “779 , 778 “779
boolean operations with, 772 “773, 774
creating, 775 “776 , 776
extruding polylines for, 783 “786 , 784 “785
joining, 780 “783 , 780 “782
revolving polylines for, 787 “789 , 787 “790
printers and printing. See also plotters; plotting
drawing limits for, 85 “91
in rendering 3D models, 766 “769 , 767 “769
Problems option, 950
Project trim option, 104
Projection menu, Perspective command, 716
Projective scales , 483
projects
office standards for, 944 “950
sheet sets for. See sheet sets and Sheet Set Manager tool
Prompt For Password option, 909
Prompt For Width option, 442
Prompt To Select All Nested Objects option, 287
prompts
for attributes, 452 “453, 456
responding to, 51 “56
properties and Properties palette
3D thickness, 644 “645
attributes, 455 “456, 455, 461 “462, 462, 465 “467 ,466 “467
dimension text, 424 “425, 424
flyouts, 876 “877
hatch patterns, 264 , 264
importance of, 448
layers, 159 “161 , 159
line types, 180
multilines , 231 “233 , 231 “233
objects, 78 “79 , 79
plot styles, 331 “332, 332
polylines, 576, 684
Quick Select, 565
solids, 819 , 820
text alignment, 356
text editing, 375 “376
viewports, 309 “310, 309, 540
Properties tool
for color, 180
for dimensions, 420
for layers, 182
for line type, 180
Properties toolbar, 7, 20
Property Settings dialog box, 270, 270
protecting files
digital signatures for, 911 “914 , 911 “913
passwords for, 910 “911
proxies, 760
Psltscale system variable, 554
Ptx macro, 864
Publish dialog box, 915 “916, 915, 918
Publish Dialog Box option, 994
Publish feature, 345 “346
Publish Options dialog box, 919 “920 , 919
Publish Setup dialog box, 916
Publish To DWF option, 993
Publish To Plotter option, 993
Publish To Web wizard, 922 “925 , 923 “925
Publish Using Page Setup Override option, 993
publishing
drawings, 914 “920 , 915 “919
sheet sets, 993 “994 , 993
pucks, 478
pull-down menus. See menus
Purge dialog box, 235 “236, 235
Purge Nested Items option, 236
Purge spline curve options, 597



Mastering AutoCAD 2005 and AutoCAD LT 2005
Mastering AutoCAD 2005 and AutoCAD LT 2005
ISBN: 0782143407
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 261
Authors: George Omura

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