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3. ContentsChapter 1
Introduction....................................................................1
Using AutoCAD
Documentation.............................................................1
Using This
Reference................................................................................1
Executing
Commands......................................................................1
References to Other
Sections............................................................5
Typographical
Conventions....................................................................5Chapter
2
3D.....................................................................................7
3DARRAY................................................................................................18
3DCLIP...................................................................................................20
Adjust Clipping Planes
Window....................................................20
3DCONFIG.............................................................................................22
3DCORBIT..............................................................................................28
3DDISTANCE.........................................................................................28
3DDWFPUBLISH
...................................................................................29
3D DWF Publish Dialog
Box..........................................................29
3DFACE..................................................................................................30
3DMESH.................................................................................................32
3DORBIT................................................................................................33
3D Orbit Cursor
Icons....................................................................34
3DOrbit Shortcut
Menu.................................................................35
3DORBITCTR..........................................................................................38
3DPAN....................................................................................................38
3DPOLY..................................................................................................39
3DSIN.....................................................................................................40
3D Studio File Import Options Dialog
Box....................................40
3DSOUT..................................................................................................43
3D Studio File Export Options Dialog
Box....................................43
3DSWIVEL..............................................................................................45
3DZOOM................................................................................................46Chapter
3
ABOUT...........................................................................47
ACISIN....................................................................................................47
ACISOUT................................................................................................47
ADCCLOSE.............................................................................................47
ADCENTER.............................................................................................48
DesignCenter
Window...................................................................48
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6. Use Points and
Vectors........................................................................191
Use AutoLISP
Variables........................................................................193
Use System Variables in
Calculations..................................................193
Convert Units of
Measurement...........................................................194
Use Standard Numeric
Functions........................................................194
Calculate a Vector from Two
Points....................................................195
Calculate the Length of a
Vector.........................................................196
Obtain a Point by
Cursor.....................................................................197
Obtain the Last-Specified
Point...........................................................197
Use Snap Modes in Arithmetic
Expressions.........................................197 Convert
Points Between UCS and
WCS..............................................198 Calculate a
Point on a
Line..................................................................199
Rotate a Point About an
Axis...............................................................200
Obtain an Intersection
Point...............................................................201
Calculate a
Distance.............................................................................201
Obtain a
Radius....................................................................................203
Obtain an
Angle...................................................................................203
Calculate a Normal
Vector...................................................................205
Use Shortcut
Functions........................................................................206
CAMERA...............................................................................................207
CHAMFER.............................................................................................208
CHANGE..............................................................................................212
CHECKSTANDARDS.............................................................................217
Check Standards Dialog
Box........................................................217
CHPROP...............................................................................................218
CIRCLE.................................................................................................221
CLEANSCREENON...............................................................................223
CLEANSCREENOFF..............................................................................224
CLOSE...................................................................................................224
CLOSEALL............................................................................................224
COLOR.................................................................................................224
Select Color Dialog
Box................................................................225
Index Color Tab (Select Color Dialog
Box)..........................225 True Color Tab (Select Color
Dialog Box)............................226 Color Books Tab (Select
Color Dialog Box)..........................228 COLOR Command
Line...............................................................229
COMMANDLINE..................................................................................230
COMMANDLINEHIDE.........................................................................230
COMPILE..............................................................................................230
CONE....................................................................................................231
CONVERT.............................................................................................235
CONVERTCTB......................................................................................236
CONVERTPSTYLES...............................................................................237
COPY....................................................................................................238
COPYBASE............................................................................................239
COPYCLIP............................................................................................239iv|Contents
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COPYHIST............................................................................................240
COPYLINK............................................................................................240
CUI.......................................................................................................240
Customize User Interface Dialog
Box..........................................240 Transfer Tab
(Customize User Interface Dialog Box)...........241 Customize Tab
(Customize User Interface Dialog
Box)....................................................................................242
Button Editor Dialog
Box.............................................................245
Display Filters Dialog
Box............................................................247
Find and Replace Dialog
Box.......................................................247 Find
Tab (Find and Replace Dialog Box)..............................247
Replace Tab (Find and Replace Dialog
Box).........................248
CUIEXPORT.........................................................................................250
CUIIMPORT.........................................................................................250
CUILOAD.............................................................................................250
CUIUNLOAD........................................................................................250
CUSTOMIZE.........................................................................................251
Customize Dialog
Box..................................................................251
CUTCLIP..............................................................................................252
CYLINDER............................................................................................252Chapter
6
DBCCLOSE...................................................................257
DBCONNECT.......................................................................................257
dbConnect
Manager.....................................................................258
Data View
Window......................................................................264
Query
Editor.................................................................................275
Quick Query Tab (Query
Editor)..........................................275 Range Query
Tab (Query Editor)..........................................277
Query Builder Tab (Query
Editor)........................................278 SQL Query Tab
(Query Editor).............................................281
Column Values Dialog
Box..........................................................284
Configure a Data Source Dialog
Box............................................284 Data View and
Query Options Dialog Box..................................284
Export Links Dialog
Box...............................................................287
Export Query Set Dialog
Box........................................................288
Export Template Set Dialog
Box..................................................288 Find
Dialog
Box............................................................................288
Format Dialog
Box........................................................................289
Import Query Set Dialog
Box.......................................................290
Import Template Set Dialog
Box..................................................290 Label
Template Dialog
Box..........................................................291
Label Template Properties Dialog
Box.........................................293 Link Conversion
Dialog
Box........................................................294 Link
Manager................................................................................296
Link Select Dialog
Box..................................................................297
Link Template Dialog
Box............................................................300
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8. Link Template Properties Dialog
Box...........................................302 New Label
Template Dialog
Box..................................................302 New Link
Template Dialog
Box...................................................303 New Query
Dialog
Box.................................................................304
Replace Dialog
Box.......................................................................305
Select a Database Object Dialog
Box............................................306 Select Data
Object Dialog
Box......................................................306 Sort
Dialog
Box.............................................................................307
Synchronize Dialog
Box...............................................................307
DBLCLKEDIT........................................................................................309
DBLIST..................................................................................................309
DDEDIT................................................................................................310
Edit Text Dialog
Box.....................................................................310
Edit Attribute Definition Dialog
Box...........................................311
DDPTYPE..............................................................................................311
Point Style Dialog
Box..................................................................312
DDVPOINT...........................................................................................313
Viewpoint Presets Dialog
Box......................................................313
DELAY..................................................................................................314
DETACHURL........................................................................................314
DIM and
DIM1.....................................................................................315
DIMALIGNED.......................................................................................316
DIMANGULAR.....................................................................................319
DIMARC...............................................................................................323
DIMBASELINE......................................................................................325
DIMCENTER.........................................................................................326
DIMCONTINUE...................................................................................327
DIMDIAMETER....................................................................................329
DIMDISASSOCIATE..............................................................................330
DIMEDIT..............................................................................................330
DIMJOGGED........................................................................................333
DIMLINEAR..........................................................................................335
DIMORDINATE....................................................................................339
DIMOVERRIDE.....................................................................................341
DIMRADIUS.........................................................................................342
DIMREASSOCIATE...............................................................................343
DIMREGEN...........................................................................................345
DIMSTYLE............................................................................................345
Dimension Style
Manager............................................................346
Create New Dimension Style Dialog
Box.....................................348 New, Modify, and
Override Dimension Style Dialog
Boxes..........................................................................................349
Compare Dimension Styles Dialog
Box.......................................376 DIMSTYLE Command
Line..........................................................377
DIMTEDIT............................................................................................380
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RECOVER.............................................................................................957RECTANG.............................................................................................958REDEFINE.............................................................................................960REDO....................................................................................................960REDRAW...............................................................................................961REDRAWALL........................................................................................961REFCLOSE.............................................................................................962REFEDIT................................................................................................963
Reference Edit Dialog
Box............................................................963
REFEDIT Command
Line.............................................................966REFSET..................................................................................................967REGEN..................................................................................................968REGENALL............................................................................................968REGENAUTO........................................................................................969REGION................................................................................................970REINIT..................................................................................................970
Re-initialization Dialog
Box.........................................................970RENAME...............................................................................................971
Rename Dialog
Box......................................................................971
RENAME Command
Line.............................................................972RENDER................................................................................................973
Render Dialog
Box........................................................................973
Render
Window............................................................................976
Windows Render Options Dialog
Box.........................................978RENDSCR.............................................................................................980REPLAY.................................................................................................980
Image Specifications Dialog
Box..................................................981RESETBLOCK........................................................................................982RESUME................................................................................................982REVCLOUD..........................................................................................983REVOLVE..............................................................................................984REVSURF...............................................................................................986RMAT....................................................................................................989
Materials Dialog
Box....................................................................989
New or Modify Standard Material Dialog
Box.............................991 Adjust Material Bitmap
Placement Dialog Box............................995 New or Modify
Granite Material Dialog Box...............................997 New
or Modify Marble Material Dialog
Box................................999 New or Modify Wood Material
Dialog Box...............................1001 Attach by AutoCAD
Color Index Dialog Box............................1002 Attach by
Layer Dialog
Box........................................................1003ROTATE..............................................................................................1004ROTATE3D.........................................................................................1005RPREF.................................................................................................1010
Rendering Preferences Dialog
Box.............................................1010 Render Options
Dialog
Box........................................................1014
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