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Chapter 9. Geometric and Dimensional Constraints
Geometric Constraints
  Applying Constraints
  Removing Geometric Constraints
  Controlling Constraint Icons
  Autoconstraining
  INFER Mode
Dimensional Constraints
  Applying Constraints
  Parameters Manager
  Dynamic and Annotational Form of Constraints
Constraints in Dynamic Blocks
For Curious Ones

Chapter 10. Grips. Methods of Object Selection
Grips and Selection Sets
  Grip Position
Main Selection Methods
  Setting Selection Tool
Preliminary Selection and Selection by Demand
Other Selection Methods
  SELECT Command
  QSELECT Command
  Express Selection Tools
  Scanning Overlapping Objects
  For Curious Ones
Groups
  For Curious Ones
Grip Settings
Gizmos (Grip Tools)

Chapter 11. Linear Entities
Line
  Creating
    Line Extending Previous Entity
  Modifying
  Listing Information on Line
  For Curious Ones
Ray
  Creating
  Modifying
  For Curious Ones
Construction Line
  Creating
  Modifying
  For Curious Ones
Trace
  Creating
  Modifying
  For Curious Ones
Solid Line
  Creating
  Modifying
  For Curious Ones

Chapter 12. Points (Nodes)
Creating
  Points Display Mode Handling
  POINT Command
  DIVIDE Command
  MEASURE Command
Listing Information
Modifying
For Curious Ones

Chapter 13. Circular Entities
Circle
  Creating
  Some Cases of Osnap Use
  Modifying
  For Curious Ones
Arc
  Creating
  Modifying
  For Curious Ones

Chapter 14. 2D Polylines
Creating
  PLINE Command
  RECTANG Command
  POLYGON Command
  DONUT Command
  BOUNDARY Command
  SKETCH Command
  REVCLOUD Command
  BREAKLINE Command
Modifying
  PEDIT Command
    Vertex Editing
  EXPLODE Command
  CHAMFER and FILLET Commands
Joining into Polyline
Lightweight and Heavyweight Polylines
  PLINETYPE System Variable
  Type Conversion
For Curious Ones

Chapter 15. Elliptical Entities
Creating
Modifying
PELLIPSE System Variable
For Curious Ones

Chapter 16. Splines
Creating
  SPLINE Command
  SKETCH Command
Modifying
  SPLINEDIT Command
  Editing Fit Points
  Editing Control Vertices
  Spline Editing Shortcut Menu
  Special Grip Editing
  Spline Rebuilding
  Complex Splines
For Curious Ones

Chapter 17. Text Entities and Styles
Single-line Text
  Text Creating
  Text Styles
  Text Modifying
    MIRRTEXT System Variable
  Bringing Text to Foreground
  Quick Text
  3D Text Thickness
  For Curious Ones
Multiline Text
  Mtext Creating
  Mtext Modifying
    MIRRTEXT System Variable
    Mtext Exploding
  Bringing Mtext to Foreground
  Mtext Editor Specifying
  Loading Editor Problems
  For Curious Ones
Text Objects in Express Tools
  ARCALIGNEDTEXT Entity
  RTEXT Entity
Additinal Tools of Text Handling

Chapter 18. Dimensions, Multileaders and Their Styles (disk)
Dimensions
  Creating Dimensions, Leaders and Tolerances
    Linear Dimension
    Aligned Dimension
    Arclength Dimension
    Ordinate Dimension
    Radius Dimension
    Diameter Dimension
    Angular Dimension
    Quick Dimension
    Baseline Dimension
    Continue Dimension
    Inspection Dimension
    Multileader
    Leader
      QLEADER Command
      Other Commands
      Express Tools
    Tolerance
    Center Mark
  Putting User's Text Above or Under Dimension Line
  Modifying Dimension Entities
    Converting Dimensions to Dimensional Constraints
    Breaking and Jogging Dimension Line
    Dimension Lines Spacing Management
  Editing Multileaders
    Aligning
    Grouping
  Shortcut Editing Menu
  Bringing Dimensions to Foreground
  Dimensions Associativity
  Listing Information
  For Curious Ones
Dimension Styles
  Styles Export and Import
  For Curious Ones
Multileader Styles
  For Curious Ones

Chapter 19. Multilines and Their Styles
Creating
Modifying
Multilne Styles
For Curious Ones

Chapter 20. Hatches and Fills
Creating Hatch
  Hatch Inside Open Boundary
  Hatch Elevation
Creating Fill
Switching Hatch and Fill Off
Draw Order Handling
  HATCHTOBACK Command
Toolpalettes Using
Modifying Hatch and Fill
  MIRRHATCH System Variable
OSOPTIONS System Variable
Superhatch
For Curious Ones

Chapter 21. Tables and Their Styles
Creating Table
Editing Table
For Curious Ones
Table Styles
Importing Excel Table with Clipboard and Conversion to AutoCAD Entity
For Curious Ones

Chapter 22. Fields
Field Creation
Formalae
Updating Fields
Editing Entities with Fields
For Curious Ones

Chapter 23. General Modification Commands
Preliminary Object Selection
ERASE Command and Delete Button
  OVERKILL Command
COPY Command
  For Curious Ones
  Additional 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
  Taking Constraints into Account
Editing with Shortcut Menu
  Use of Clipboard
Editing with Properties Window
Copying with Mouse
REVERSE Command

Part 3. Properties

Chapter 24. Colors
Setting Current Color
Changing Object Color
Color Palette
For Curious Ones

Chapter 25. Linetypes and Lineweights
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
For Curious Ones
Lineweights
Handling Lineweights Displaying
Setting Current Lineweight
Changing Object Lineweight
DEFAULT Value
For Curious Ones

Chapter 26. Layers
Layer Properties Manager
Groups and Filters
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
Renaming Layer
Removing Unused Layer
Editing Layer Description
Saving and Restoring Layers State
Layer tools Submenu
LAYERP Command
New Layer Notification
ByLayer Value
SETBYLAYER Command
Layers in Paper Space
Working in Command Line Mode
For Curious Ones

Chapter 27. Annotation Scale
Specific Interface Elements
  Using Annotation Scale in Model Space
  Using Annotation Scale in Paper Space
Annotative Objects Display Management in Different Scales
SAVEFIDELITY System Variable
Linetype Scale Management in Model Layout

Chapter 28. Other Properties
Materials
  Access to Materials
  Attaching Material to Entity
  Material Browser Window Controls
  Editing Materials
  Creating Material
  Saving Material
  Connecting Material to Layer
  Display of Materials
For Curious Ones
Transparency
Isolation
  For Curious Ones
Hyperlinks
  Creating Hyperlink
  Modifying Hyperlink
  Express Tools Commands
  Controlling the Display of Hyperlink Icon and Tooltip
  Jumping with Hyperlink
  Working with Hyperlinks in Command Line Mode
    Hyperlink to an Object
    Hyperlink to an Area
    Removing Hyperlink
  Other Hyperlink Handling Commands
For Curious Ones

Chapter 29. Properties Management
Properties Window
Quick Properties Window
Rollovers
CHPROP Command
CHANGE Command
Copying Properties
ADDSELECTED Command
DesignCenter
For Curious Ones

Chapter 30. Standards

Part 4. Complex Objects

Chapter 31. Blocks
Block Definition
Inserting Block
INSERT Entity
Editing Block Reference

Chapter 32. Attributes (disk)
Attribute Definition
Including Attribute Definitions into Block Definition
Inserting Block with Attributes by INSERT Command
Inserting Block with Attributes by Other Commands
Annotativity
Editing Attributes
Editing Attribute Definition
Changing Attribute Visibility
Clipping Blocks with Attributes
Attributes Extraction
Exploding Blocks with Attributes
Express Tools
For Curious Ones

Chapter 33. DWG References
Inserting External DWG Reference
Editing DWG Reference
ByBlock Value and Layer 0
External References Manager
  CLASSICXREF Command
Converting Xref to Block Reference
Path Control
Control of DWG Reference Load
Exploding DWG References
Editing DWG and Block References Editing from Within a Current Drawing
Clipping DWG References
Additional Express Tools
For Curious Ones

Chapter 34. Raster Images and Underlays (disk)
Inserting Raster Image
External References Manager
  CLASSICIMAGE Command
Handling Raster Images
Managing the Display Order
Clipping Image and Switching Off the Frame
Tuning the Display of Raster Image
Using Image as a View Background
Grips nad Shortcut Menu
SOLID Hatch (Fill)
SAVEIMG Command
Unusual Ways of Raster Image Handling
Calling Image Editor
Path Control
Printing Drawings with Raster Images
Wipeout
For Curious Ones
Underlays
  PDF Underlay
  DWF Underlay
  DGN Underlay
  Clipping Underlay
  Managing Underlay Display
  Managing Underlay Layers
  Object Snapping to Underlay
  For Curious Ones

Chapter 35. OLE Objects and Data Links (disk)
Inserting Microsoft Word 2003 Document
OLE and Windows Clipboard
Editing OLE Links
For Curious Ones
Markups
Links to Excel Spreadsheet Data

Part 5. Working in the 3D Space

Chapter 36. Coordinate Systems. Elevation and Thickness
Using Z Coordinate
Construction Plane
Orthographic Coordinate Systems
Naming UCS
Dynamic Selection of UCS
UCS Express Tools
For Curious Ones
Elevation
Thickness
For Curious Ones

Chapter 37. 3D Model Elements
Viewpoint
  VPOINT Command
  DDVPOINT Command
  PLAN Command
    EXPLAN Command
  DVIEW Command
  Orbit Commands
Clipping Planes
SteeringWheels
  SteeringWheel Settings
  Wheel Modes
  SteeringWheel Types
    Full Navigation Wheel
    View Object Wheel
    Tour Building Wheel
    NAVSWHEELMODE System Variable
  SteeringWheel Actions
    Zoom Tool
    Pan Tool
    Orbit Tool
    Center Tool
    Look Tool
    Walk Tool
    Up/Down Tool
    Forward Tool
    Rewind Tool
ViewCube
  Using ViewCube
  ViewCube Shortcut Menu
  ViewCube Settings
Navigation Bar
DSVIEWER Command
General Editing Commands in 3D Space
  Gizmo
  3DMOVE
  3DROTATE
  3DSCALE
  MIRROR3D
  3DARRAY
  3DALIGN
  ROTATE3D
Object Snap in 3D

Chapter 38. Views and Viewports
Views
  Saving and Restoring Views
  Standard Views
  Shots
  Home View
  For Curious Ones
Perspective Projection and Cameras
  For Curious Ones
Model Space Viewports
  Viewport Configurations
  Working with Viewport Configurations
  For Curious Ones

Chapter 39. Polylines, Helices, Faces and Regions
3D Polylines
  Creating
  Modifying
  Listing Information
  For Curious Ones
Helices
  Listing Information
  For Curious Ones
Faces
  Creating
    REGION Command
    BOUNDARY Command
  Modifying
  For Curious Ones

Chapter 40. Surfaces and Meshes
Polygon Meshes
  Creating
    3DMESH Command
    Standard Form Meshes
    REVSURF, TABSURF, RULESURF and EDGESURF Commands
  Listing Information
  Modifying
  Converting to New Mesh Entities
  For Curious Ones
Polyface Meshes
  PFACE Command
  For Curious Ones
Meshes with Changeable Smoothing
  Mesh Modeling Settings
  Mesh Primitives
  Creating Meshes with Basic Operations
  Changing Smooth Level
  Editing with Subobjects
  Refining Mesh
  Subdividing Face
  Extruding Face
  Creases
  Converting to Surfaces and Solids
  For Curious Ones
Surfaces
  Important System Variables
  Creating Surfaces
  Surface Types
  Converting Procedural Surface to NURBS Surface
  Editing Procedural Surface
  Editing NURBS Surface
  Complex Editing
  Surface Analysis
  Projecting
  Setting Thickness for Surface
  Listing Information
  For Curious Ones

Chapter 41. 3D Solids and Point Clouds
Creating 3D Solid Primitives
Creating Pyramid
POLYSOLID Command
Dynamic Building Solids
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
Slices and Sections
Live Sections
Modifying 3D Solids
  Creating Shell
  Projecting and Trimming
Listing Information
  For Curious Ones
Point Cloud
  For Curious Ones

Chapter 42. Rendering and Animation (disk)
Main Visual Styles
Visual Styles Manager
Material Display
VSCURRENT Command
-SHADEMODE Command
HIDE Command
Problems in Display of Entities with Negative Thickness
Rendering Operations
Default Lighting
Lights
  Point Light
  Spotlight
  Distant Light
  Web Light
  Free Lights
  Photometric Lights
  Lights Control
  Listing Information
  For Curious Ones
Sun and Geographical Location
  For Curious Ones
Textures
Fog
Advanced Rendering Parameters
Navigation in Model
Animation and Video
  ShowMotion

Part 6. Layouts and Sheet Sets

Chapter 43. Layouts
Paper Space Features
  Layout Page Setup
  For Curious Ones
Layout Operations
  LAYOUT Command
  Shortcut Menu
  Layout Submenu of the Insert Menu
  DesignCenter
  For Curious Ones
Viewports in Paper Space
  Creating Rectangular Viewports
  Steps for Finishing Viewports
  Creating Non-rectangular Viewports
  Clipping Viewport
  Turning Viewport On and Off
  MODEL Mode in the Paper Space
  Locking Viewport
  Viewport Scale
  Annotation Scale
  Expanding Viewport
  Rotating Viewport
  Viewport Shortcut Menu
  Listing Viewport Information
Handling Viewports
  Freezing Object Layer in the Viewport
  Overriding Viewport Layer Properties
  Freezing Viewport Frames
  Dimensioning
Maximum Number of Viewports
For Curious Ones
EXPORTLAYOUT Command
WBLOCK Command and Copying to Clipboard
INSERT Command and Pasting from Clipboard

Chapter 44. Special Tools of Paper Space Layout Handling (disk)
SOLVIEW Command
  Main View
  Orthographic View
  Auxiliary View
  Sectional View
SOLDRAW Command
SOLPROF Command
CHSPACE Command
Projecting Commands
  FLATTEN Command
  FLATSHOT Command
MVSETUP Command
  For Curious Ones
Additional Express Tools

Chapter 45. Sheet Sets (disk)
Sheet Set Manager
Sheet Set Creation
Handling Sheet Sets

Part 7. Plot and Publish

Chapter 46. Plotting
Plotting Tab
Adding a Plotter
Plot Settings
  Plotstamp
Background Batch Plotting
3D Print
For Curious Ones

Chapter 47. Plotstyles
Plotstyle Types
  Color-dependent Styles
  Named Styles
Settings Concerning Plotstyles
Converting Plotstyles
  Transferring to Named Styles

Chapter 48. Publishing and File Transmitting (disk)
Publish Panel
Sheet Set Publishing
Autodesk Design Review
Drawing Publishing
Autopublishing
3DDWF Command
Using Underlays
Etransmit

Conclusion