Part 1. General

Chapter 1. About AutoCAD in General
Main Differences between AutoCAD 2006/2007 and AutoCAD 2005
System Designation
Environment Configuration
System Purchase
Solving Technical Problems
Installation of the System
Installation Problems
License
Express Tools
Programmer's Notes
Shortcut Properties

Chapter 2. Interface Elements
Start windows
Main window
Menu Bar and Drop-down Menus
  File Menu
  Edit Menu
  View Menu
  Insert Menu
  Format Menu
  Tools Menu
  Draw Menu
  Dimension Menu
  Modify Menu
  Express Menu
  Window Menu
  Help Menu
  dbConnect Menu
  Programmer's Notes
Toolbars
  Toolbar Adding and Deleting
  Restoring Hidden Toolbar
  Locking Toolbar Position
Modeless Windows
Dashboard
Workspaces
  Setting Workspace Parameters in the Dialog Box
Command Line Window
  Command Line Shortcut Menu
Status Line
Screen Menu
Graphics Window
  Document Graphics Area
  UCS Icon
  Cursor
  Shortcut Menu
  Layouts Line
    Layout Shortcut Menu
Text Window
  Programmer's Notes
Pointing Device

Chapter 23. General Modifying Commands
ERASE Command and Delete Button
  Undoing Command
  OVERKILL Command
COPY Command
  Programmer's Notes
  Other Copy Commands
MIRROR Command
OFFSET Command
  OFFSETGAPTYPE System Variable
  Offsetting Ellipse
  EXOFFSET Command
ARRAY Command
  Rectangular Array
  Polar Array
MOVE Command
ROTATE Command
SCALE Command
ALIGN Command
STRETCH Command
  MSTRETCH Command
LENGTHEN Command
TRIM Command
  Trimming Hatch or Fill
  Trimming by Block or DWG Reference
  EXTRIM Command
EXTEND Command
  Extending to Block or DWG Reference
BREAK Command
JOIN Command
CHAMFER Command
FILLET Command
EXPLODE Command
Editing with Grips
Editing with Shortcut Menu
  Use of Clipboard
Editing with PROPERTIES Window
Copying with Mouse

Part 3. Properties
 

Chapter 24. Colors
Setting Current Color
Changing Object Color
Color Palette
Programmer's Notes

Chapter 25. Linetypes
Loading Linetype
Setting Current Linetype
Changing Object Linetype
Removing Unused Linetype
Linetype Scale
Changing Global Linetype Scale
Setting Current Linetype Scale in Model Space
Changing Own Object Linetype Scale
Handling Linetype Scale in Paper Space
Programmer's Notes

Chapter 26. Layers
Layer Properties Manager
Filters and Groups
Creating New Layer
Setting Current Layer
Changing Object Layer
Turning Layer Off
Freezing Layer
Locking Layer
Setting Layer Color
Setting Layer Linetype
Setting Layer Lineweight
Setting Layer Plotstyle
Turning Layer Plotting Off
Layer Renaming
Removing Unused Layer
Saving and Restoring Layers State
Layer tools Submenu
LAYERP Command
ByLayer Value
Layers in Paper Space
Working in Command Line Mode
Programmer's Notes

Chapter 27. Lineweights
Handling Lineweights Displaying
Setting Current Lineweight
Changing Object Lineweight
DEFAULT Value
Programmer's Notes

Chapter 28. Other Properties
Materials
  Loading Material into Drawing
  Attaching Material to Entity
  Material Control Buttons
  Setting Material to Layer
  Editing Material
  Material Control Panel in Dashboard
  Creating Materials
  Programmer's Notes
Hyperlinks
  Creating
Modifying Hyperlink
  Express Tools Commands
Controlling the Display of Hyperlink Icon and Tooltips
Jumping with Hyperlink
Working with Hyperlinks in Command Line Mode
  Inserting Hyperlink
    Hyperlink to an Object
    Hyperlink to an Area
  Removing Hyperlink
Other Hyperlink Handling Commands
Programmer's Notes
  Hypername
  Access to Hyperlink Data

Chapter 29. Properties Management
Properties Window
CHPROP Command
CHANGE Command
Copying Properties
DesignCenter
Programmer's Notes

Chapter 30. Standards

Part 4. Complex Objects

Chapter 31. Blocks
Block Definition
Inserting Block
INSERT Entity
Editing Block Reference
ByBlock Value
Layer 0 Role
Editing Block Definition
Blocks Array
Inserting Blocks with DIVIDE, MEASURE and BREAKLINE Commands
Inserting Block into Table Cell
Editing Definition of the Block Included into Array
Inserting File
Dynamic Blocks
  Parameters and Actions
  Action Chains
  Visibility Property
  Lookup Tables
Using DesignCenter and Toolpalettes
Insert Object Snap Function
WBLOCK Command
Clipboard and Blocks
Anonymous Blocks
Clipping Block Reference
Express Tools
Programmer's Notes

Chapter 32. Attributes
Attribute Definition
Including Attribute Definitions into Block Definition
Inserting Block with Attributes by INSERT Command
Inserting Block with Attributes by Other Commands
Editing Attributes
Editing Attribute Definition
Changing Attribute Visibility
Clipping Blocks with Attributes
Attributes Extraction
Exploding Blocks with Attributes
Express Tools
Programmer's Notes

Chapter 33. DWG References
Inserting Xref
Editing DWG Reference
ByBlock Value and 0 Layer
Xref Manager
  CLASSICXREF Command
Converting Xref to Block Reference
Path Control
Control of DWG Reference Loading
Exploding DWG References
Editing DWG and Block References Editing from Within a Current Drawing
Clipping DWG References
Additional Express Tools
Programmer's Notes

Chapter 34. Raster Images and Underlays
Inserting Raster Image
External References Manager
  CLASSICIMAGE Command
Path Control
Handling the Display Order of Images
Clipping Image and Switching Off the Frame
Tuning the Display of Raster Image
Grips nad Shortcut Menu
SOLID Hatch
SAVEIMG Command
Unusual Ways of Raster Image Handling
Calling Image Editor
Printing Drawings with Raster Images
Wipeout
Programmer's Notes
DWF Underlay
  Control of DWF Underlay Objects Snap

Chapter 35. OLE Objects and Markups
Inserting Microsoft Word Document
OLE and Windows Clipboard
Links Editing
Programmer's Notes
Markups
 

Part 5. Working in the 3D Space

Chapter 36. User Coordinate Systems
Using Z Coordinate
Construction Plane
Orthographic Coordinate Systems
Naming UCS
Dynamic Selection of UCS
UCS Express Tools
Programmer's Notes

Chapter 37. 3D Model Elements
Viewpoint
  VPOINT Command
  DDVPOINT Command
  PLAN Command
    EXPLAN Command
  DVIEW Command
  Orbit Commands
Clipping Planes
Views
  Saving and Restoring Views
  Standard Views
  Programmer's Notes
Perspective Projection and Cameras
  Programmer's Notes
Navigation
Model Space Viewports
  Viewport Configurations
  Working with Viewport Configurations
  Programmer's Notes
DSVIEWER Command
General Editing Commands in Space
  3DMOVE
  3DROTATE
  MIRROR3D
  3DARRAY
  3DALIGN
  ROTATE3D
 

Chapter 38. Elevation and Thickness
Elevation
Thickness
Programmer's Notes

Chapter 39. Polylines, Helices, Faces, Meshes and Regions
3D Polylines
  Creating
  Modifying
  Listing Information
  Programmer's Notes
Helices
  Listing Information
  Programmer's Notes
Faces
  Creating
  Modifying
  Programmer's Notes
Polygon Meshes
  Creating
    3DMESH Command
    Standard Form Meshes
    REVSURF Command
    TABSURF Command
    RULESURF Command
    EDGESURF Command
    Listing Information
  Modifying
  Programmer's Notes
Polyface Meshes
  PFACE Command
  Programmer's Notes
Regions
  Creating
    REGION Command
    BOUNDARY Command
  Modifying
  Programmer's Notes

Chapter 40. 3D Solids and Surfaces
Creating Simple 3D Solids
Creating Pyramid
POLYSOLID Command
Converting to 3D Solid
Creating Compound 3D Solids
PRESSPULL Command
INTERFERE Command
Solid History
Work with Subobjects
Chamfers and Fillets
  Filleting 3D Faces
  Chamfering 3D Faces
Creating 3D Solids from Regions
Slices and Sections
Live Sections
Modifying 3D Solids
  Creating Shell
Listing Information
  Programmer's Notes
Surfaces
  Setting Thickness to Surface
  Listing Information
  Programmer's Notes
 

Chapter 41. Visual Styles
Main Visual Styles
Visual Styles Manager
Material Display
VSCURRENT Command
-SHADEMODE Command
HIDE Command
 

Chapter 42. Rendering and Animation
Rendering Operations
Default Lightning
Lights
  Point Light
  Spotlight
  Distant Light
  Lights Control
  Listing Information
  Programmer's Notes
Sun and Geographical Location
  Programmer's Notes
Textures
Fog
Advances Rendering Parameters
Animation and Video

Chapter 6. Layouts and Sheet Sets

Chapter 43. Layouts
Paper Space Features
  Layout Page Setup
  Programmer's Notes
Layout Operations
  LAYOUT Command
  Shortcut Menu
  Layout Submenu of the Insert Menu
  DesignCenter
  Programmer's Notes
Viewports in Paper Space
  Creating Rectangular Viewports
  Creating Non-rectangular Viewports
  Clipping Viewports
  Turning Viewport On and Off
  MODEL Mode in the Paper Space
  Viewport Scale
  Locking Viewport
  Expanding Viewport
  Viewport Shortcut Menu
  Listing Viewport Information
    Handling Viewports
      Freezing Object Layer in the Viewport
      Freezing Viewport Frames
      Dimensioning
  Maximum Number of Viewports
  Programmer's Notes
WBLOCK Command and Copying to Clipboard
INSERT Command and Pasting from Clipboard

Chapter 44. Special Tools of Paper Space Layout Handling
SOLVIEW Command
  Main View
  Orthographic View
  Auxiliary View
  Sectional View
SOLDRAW Command
SOLPROFILE Command
CHSPACE Command
Projecting Commands
  FLATTEN Command
  FLATSHOT Command
MVSETUP Command
  Programmer's Notes
Additional Express Tools

Part 7. Plot and Publish

Conclusion

Literature