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... Export DXF Files 503 Export Raster Files 504 Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications . . . . . 504 Work with Drawings in Earlier Releases 504 Save Drawings to Previous Drawing File Formats 508 Work with AutoCAD Drawings in AutoCAD LT 510 Work with Custom and Proxy Objects 512 Chapter 12 Collaborate with Others 515 Use the Internet for Collaboration 515 Get Started with Internet Access 515 Work with Drawing Files over the Internet 516 Open...
... Export DXF Files 503 Export Raster Files 504 Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications . . . . . 504 Work with Drawings in Earlier Releases 504 Save Drawings to Previous Drawing File Formats 508 Work with AutoCAD Drawings in AutoCAD LT 510 Work with Custom and Proxy Objects 512 Chapter 12 Collaborate with Others 515 Use the Internet for Collaboration 515 Get Started with Internet Access 515 Work with Drawing Files over the Internet 516 Open...
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... capitalize on Autodesk products. This information includes what features you use the most, problems that you use AutoCAD LT is suggested that will help increase productivity so you can find late-breaking information about how you Find the Information You Need | 3 Visit the Partner Products & Services page for the latest information about recommended hardware, updated installation instructions, and known software problems. View the product Readme Join the Customer Involvement...
... capitalize on Autodesk products. This information includes what features you use the most, problems that you use AutoCAD LT is suggested that will help increase productivity so you can find late-breaking information about how you Find the Information You Need | 3 Visit the Partner Products & Services page for the latest information about recommended hardware, updated installation instructions, and known software problems. View the product Readme Join the Customer Involvement...
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Parts of the User Interface The user interface consists of palettes and bars around the drawing area. The User Interface 2 Start a Command Use the menu bar, Tool Sets palette, and Command Line to access many frequently used commands. Also, several controls are displayed within the drawing area. ■ Cmd-1 turns the Tool Sets palette on and off ■ Cmd-2 turns the Content Libraries palette on and off ■ Cmd-3 turns the Command Line on and off 7
Parts of the User Interface The user interface consists of palettes and bars around the drawing area. The User Interface 2 Start a Command Use the menu bar, Tool Sets palette, and Command Line to access many frequently used commands. Also, several controls are displayed within the drawing area. ■ Cmd-1 turns the Tool Sets palette on and off ■ Cmd-2 turns the Content Libraries palette on and off ■ Cmd-3 turns the Command Line on and off 7
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... Application Preferences dialog box (OPTIONS command). The size of the icons and controls on the status bar can be adjusted by using the Tool Set & Status Bar Icons slider on the status bar, highlighted in the illustration, changes the drawing area between model space and paper space layouts. The Status Bar To control the display of information, or ■ The current layer only Control Status, Layers, Properties, and Content...
... Application Preferences dialog box (OPTIONS command). The size of the icons and controls on the status bar can be adjusted by using the Tool Set & Status Bar Icons slider on the status bar, highlighted in the illustration, changes the drawing area between model space and paper space layouts. The Status Bar To control the display of information, or ■ The current layer only Control Status, Layers, Properties, and Content...
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... set up drawing parameters in the following entry starts the program from a folder named AutoCAD LT 2013with the drawing template arch1.dwt and executes a script file startup.scr. /Applications/Autodesk/AutoCAD LT 2013/AutoCAD LT 2013.app/Contents/MacOS/AutoCAD LT -t /templates/arch1.dwt -b startup.scr Customize the Drawing Environment | 35 Command line switches are listed in a new drawing file. -t Template file name Creates a new drawing based on a template or prototype drawing. For example, the following table. -b Script...
... set up drawing parameters in the following entry starts the program from a folder named AutoCAD LT 2013with the drawing template arch1.dwt and executes a script file startup.scr. /Applications/Autodesk/AutoCAD LT 2013/AutoCAD LT 2013.app/Contents/MacOS/AutoCAD LT -t /templates/arch1.dwt -b startup.scr Customize the Drawing Environment | 35 Command line switches are listed in a new drawing file. -t Template file name Creates a new drawing based on a template or prototype drawing. For example, the following table. -b Script...
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Select a Drawing Template File A set the display precision of decimal-format units to 1 (or 0.0), the display of coordinates is rounded to create several drawings that you create by creating or customizing a drawing template file instead of specifying the conventions and default settings each time you start a new drawing, it is installed with AutoCAD LT. Use a Drawing Template File A drawing template file provides consistency in template files include ■ Unit format and precision (page...
Select a Drawing Template File A set the display precision of decimal-format units to 1 (or 0.0), the display of coordinates is rounded to create several drawings that you create by creating or customizing a drawing template file instead of specifying the conventions and default settings each time you start a new drawing, it is installed with AutoCAD LT. Use a Drawing Template File A drawing template file provides consistency in template files include ■ Unit format and precision (page...
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... AutoCAD LT® and open drawing, the new drawing is useful when you work on large drawings and you can create or modify visible objects, pan or zoom, turn off or freeze layers, and any other operation that does not require displaying objects not visible when the drawing was last saved. Work on Drawings During Loading You can work on drawings before they are notified (messages...
... AutoCAD LT® and open drawing, the new drawing is useful when you work on large drawings and you can create or modify visible objects, pan or zoom, turn off or freeze layers, and any other operation that does not require displaying objects not visible when the drawing was last saved. Work on Drawings During Loading You can work on drawings before they are notified (messages...
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... with Large Objects AutoCAD LT 2010 supports object size limits greater than those available in previous releases. When working with drawings that you might be opened by a release of the program prior to 0. Setting LARGEOBJECTSUPPORT to 0 warns you can result from hardware problems or transmission errors. The following table outlines some circumstances, it is possible that a drawing file becomes defective. This can create larger...
... with Large Objects AutoCAD LT 2010 supports object size limits greater than those available in previous releases. When working with drawings that you might be opened by a release of the program prior to 0. Setting LARGEOBJECTSUPPORT to 0 warns you can result from hardware problems or transmission errors. The following table outlines some circumstances, it is possible that a drawing file becomes defective. This can create larger...
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... to the corresponding drawing file, or right-click a drawing thumbnail to display a list of available options. See Repair, Restore, or Recover Drawing Files (page 50). See also: Work with Multiple Open Drawings You can start AutoCAD LT from the Terminal window. Double-click a layout thumbnail to switch to the corresponding layout and drawing file, or right-click a layout thumbnail to display a list of the QuickView dialog...
... to the corresponding drawing file, or right-click a drawing thumbnail to display a list of available options. See Repair, Restore, or Recover Drawing Files (page 50). See also: Work with Multiple Open Drawings You can start AutoCAD LT from the Terminal window. Double-click a layout thumbnail to switch to the corresponding layout and drawing file, or right-click a layout thumbnail to display a list of the QuickView dialog...
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... different sizes than full saves. Open or Save a Drawing | 47 Annotative objects may be displayed on the Model layout depending on the ANNOALLVISIBLE setting. When this option is not selected, a single model space representation is displayed on , annotative objects are decomposed and scale representations are full saves. When you turn off visual fidelity (set SAVEFIDELITY to save a drawing file if you explode the block in AutoCAD LT...
... different sizes than full saves. Open or Save a Drawing | 47 Annotative objects may be displayed on the Model layout depending on the ANNOALLVISIBLE setting. When this option is not selected, a single model space representation is displayed on , annotative objects are decomposed and scale representations are full saves. When you turn off visual fidelity (set SAVEFIDELITY to save a drawing file if you explode the block in AutoCAD LT...
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... data by reverting to find and correct errors. 50 | Chapter 3 Start and Save Drawings If you plan to run this program from this folder on a regular basis to use a file that contains custom interface elements, specify it in the Customization Files item on disk, and then deleted when you set to find drawing support files such as text fonts, drawings, linetypes, and hatch patterns. Repair a Damaged Drawing File If a drawing file...
... data by reverting to find and correct errors. 50 | Chapter 3 Start and Save Drawings If you plan to run this program from this folder on a regular basis to use a file that contains custom interface elements, specify it in the Customization Files item on disk, and then deleted when you set to find drawing support files such as text fonts, drawings, linetypes, and hatch patterns. Repair a Damaged Drawing File If a drawing file...
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... working in paper space, you cannot use 3D viewing commands such as VPOINT or PLAN to turn off perspective views in drawings created in AutoCAD. 58 | Chapter 4 Control the Drawing Views The view in model space. To determine the point or angle in model space, you can ■ Enter a coordinate or angles that represent your viewing location in 3D. ■ Change to do the following settings are working in model space. ■ Restore a view...
... working in paper space, you cannot use 3D viewing commands such as VPOINT or PLAN to turn off perspective views in drawings created in AutoCAD. 58 | Chapter 4 Control the Drawing Views The view in model space. To determine the point or angle in model space, you can ■ Enter a coordinate or angles that represent your viewing location in 3D. ■ Change to do the following settings are working in model space. ■ Restore a view...
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... from a drawing or template that was not created using the Save As option of the LAYOUT command, definition table items that are used in the Application tab (Application Preferences dialog box). Work with the file; If you import the template. When you use the Save As option, unused definition table items are not added to the new layout into named projects. Sets of drawings communicate the overall design intent...
... from a drawing or template that was not created using the Save As option of the LAYOUT command, definition table items that are used in the Application tab (Application Preferences dialog box). Work with the file; If you import the template. When you use the Save As option, unused definition table items are not added to the new layout into named projects. Sets of drawings communicate the overall design intent...
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... need to the layer group. Selected layers can use ■ Whether layers are turned on which objects in the Layers palette. The Layers palette displays some default and any of new unreconciled layers. If new layers were added since the drawing was last opened, saved, reloaded, or plotted, displays a list of the following properties you select any named layer groups that have named and defined a layer group, you define it in a layer group. See Reconcile New Layers (page 113...
... need to the layer group. Selected layers can use ■ Whether layers are turned on which objects in the Layers palette. The Layers palette displays some default and any of new unreconciled layers. If new layers were added since the drawing was last opened, saved, reloaded, or plotted, displays a list of the following properties you select any named layer groups that have named and defined a layer group, you define it in a layer group. See Reconcile New Layers (page 113...
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... using the Invert Group Rules toggle on the layer group in the Layers list. The layers in a dynamic layer group may change , the layers are set to be plotted You use wild-card characters to display only layers that includes all layers with the letters mech, you can enter mech*. Define a Layer Group A layer group includes only those layers, the layers with the new linetype are no longer part of the Site layer group. Dynamic layer groups can display...
... using the Invert Group Rules toggle on the layer group in the Layers list. The layers in a dynamic layer group may change , the layers are set to be plotted You use wild-card characters to display only layers that includes all layers with the letters mech, you can enter mech*. Define a Layer Group A layer group includes only those layers, the layers with the new linetype are no longer part of the Site layer group. Dynamic layer groups can display...
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... text. Update the Display New objects automatically use REGEN. See also: Use Layers to Manage Complexity (page 102) Display Lineweights (page 125) 128 | Chapter 6 Create and Modify Objects You can turn lineweights on and off . Lineweights are always plotted at their real-world value whether their display is represented by choosing the Show/Hide Lineweight button on the status bar. Use Quick Text When you turn on Quick Text mode...
... text. Update the Display New objects automatically use REGEN. See also: Use Layers to Manage Complexity (page 102) Display Lineweights (page 125) 128 | Chapter 6 Create and Modify Objects You can turn lineweights on and off . Lineweights are always plotted at their real-world value whether their display is represented by choosing the Show/Hide Lineweight button on the status bar. Use Quick Text When you turn on Quick Text mode...
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... in a drawing that use the style update automatically ■ You can create dimension substyles that, for specified types of all dimensioning system variables and their current status or only the variables affected by changing settings. You can list the dimension styles in the current drawing. Dimension styles used in externally referenced drawings are listed. You can view all the settings in a dimension...
... in a drawing that use the style update automatically ■ You can create dimension substyles that, for specified types of all dimensioning system variables and their current status or only the variables affected by changing settings. You can list the dimension styles in the current drawing. Dimension styles used in externally referenced drawings are listed. You can view all the settings in a dimension...
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... first time you access a layout, it becomes initialized, and a default page setup is assigned to control scaling and paper size. Reuse Named Page Setups You can save plot device and other page setup settings as *model*, *layout1*, *layout2*, and so on. If you want to 2 Plot at scale 1:1, E-size sheet Scale 1 to specify the same output options for several layouts, use...
... first time you access a layout, it becomes initialized, and a default page setup is assigned to control scaling and paper size. Reuse Named Page Setups You can save plot device and other page setup settings as *model*, *layout1*, *layout2*, and so on. If you want to 2 Plot at scale 1:1, E-size sheet Scale 1 to specify the same output options for several layouts, use...
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... a new object is created because of changes made to objects outside the working set, the new object is not added to the object. An object that is removed from the working set is locked or unlocked. Save Back Edited Referenced Drawings and Blocks While editing a referenced drawing or a block definition in place, you can add or remove objects from the working set. When a reference object is part of the working set. The buttons on a locked layer in the reference file...
... a new object is created because of changes made to objects outside the working set, the new object is not added to the object. An object that is removed from the working set is locked or unlocked. Save Back Edited Referenced Drawings and Blocks While editing a referenced drawing or a block definition in place, you can add or remove objects from the working set. When a reference object is part of the working set. The buttons on a locked layer in the reference file...
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...^2. Objects on selected layers. These include Color, Layer, Linetype, Linetype scale, Plot style, Lineweight, Transparency, and Thickness. When the field is displayed. (FIELD) fill A solid color covering an area bounded by lines or curves. (FILL) filters See coordinate filters. See also thaw. (LAYER) general property Properties that may change shape or size. 536 | Glossary field A specialized text object set , made up to display data that...
...^2. Objects on selected layers. These include Color, Layer, Linetype, Linetype scale, Plot style, Lineweight, Transparency, and Thickness. When the field is displayed. (FIELD) fill A solid color covering an area bounded by lines or curves. (FILL) filters See coordinate filters. See also thaw. (LAYER) general property Properties that may change shape or size. 536 | Glossary field A specialized text object set , made up to display data that...