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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction....................................................................1Using AutoCAD Documentation.............................................................1Using This Reference................................................................................1

Executing Commands......................................................................1References to Other Sections............................................................5

Typographical Conventions....................................................................5

Chapter 2 3D.....................................................................................73DARRAY................................................................................................183DCLIP...................................................................................................20

Adjust Clipping Planes Window....................................................203DCONFIG.............................................................................................223DCORBIT..............................................................................................283DDISTANCE.........................................................................................283DDWFPUBLISH ...................................................................................29

3D DWF Publish Dialog Box..........................................................293DFACE..................................................................................................303DMESH.................................................................................................323DORBIT................................................................................................33

3D Orbit Cursor Icons....................................................................343DOrbit Shortcut Menu.................................................................35

3DORBITCTR..........................................................................................383DPAN....................................................................................................383DPOLY..................................................................................................393DSIN.....................................................................................................40

3D Studio File Import Options Dialog Box....................................403DSOUT..................................................................................................43

3D Studio File Export Options Dialog Box....................................433DSWIVEL..............................................................................................453DZOOM................................................................................................46

Chapter 3 ABOUT...........................................................................47ACISIN....................................................................................................47ACISOUT................................................................................................47ADCCLOSE.............................................................................................47ADCENTER.............................................................................................48

DesignCenter Window...................................................................48

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Search Dialog Box...........................................................................54ADCNAVIGATE......................................................................................57ALIGN.....................................................................................................57AMECONVERT.......................................................................................59APERTURE..............................................................................................60APPLOAD...............................................................................................61

Load/Unload Applications Dialog Box..........................................61Startup Suite Dialog Box.................................................................63

ARC.........................................................................................................64ARCHIVE................................................................................................69

Archive a Sheet Set Dialog Box......................................................69Modify Archive Setup Dialog Box..................................................73Archive - Set Password Dialog Box.................................................76ARCHIVE Command Line..............................................................76

AREA.......................................................................................................77ARRAY....................................................................................................80

Array Dialog Box............................................................................80ARRAY Command Line..................................................................86

ARX........................................................................................................88ASSIST.....................................................................................................89

Info Palette Shortcut Menu............................................................90ASSISTCLOSE..........................................................................................90ATTACHURL..........................................................................................91ATTDEF...................................................................................................91

Attribute Definition Dialog Box.....................................................91ATTDEF Command Line................................................................94

ATTDISP.................................................................................................96ATTEDIT.................................................................................................97

Edit Attributes Dialog Box..............................................................98ATTEDIT Command Line...............................................................99

ATTEXT................................................................................................104Attribute Extraction Dialog Box...................................................105ATTEXT Command Line..............................................................106

ATTREDEF............................................................................................107ATTSYNC..............................................................................................107AUDIT...................................................................................................108

Chapter 4 BACKGROUND............................................................109Background Dialog Box........................................................................109Adjust Background Bitmap Placement Dialog Box..............................112BACTION..............................................................................................113BACTIONSET........................................................................................120BACTIONTOOL....................................................................................121BASE.....................................................................................................127BASSOCIATE.........................................................................................128BATTMAN............................................................................................128

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Block Attribute Manager..............................................................128Edit Attribute Dialog Box.............................................................130Settings Dialog Box......................................................................133

BATTORDER.........................................................................................134Attribute Order Dialog Box..........................................................134

BAUTHORPALETTE..............................................................................135BAUTHORPALETTECLOSE...................................................................136BCLOSE................................................................................................136BCYCLEORDER....................................................................................136

Insertion Cycling Order Dialog Box.............................................137BEDIT...................................................................................................137

Edit Block Definition Dialog Box.................................................138Block Editor..................................................................................139BEDIT Command Line.................................................................149

BGRIPSET.............................................................................................150BHATCH...............................................................................................150BLIPMODE...........................................................................................150BLOCK..................................................................................................151

Block Definition Dialog Box........................................................151BLOCK Command Line................................................................154

BLOCKICON........................................................................................156BLOOKUPTABLE..................................................................................156

Property Lookup Table Dialog Box..............................................157Add Parameter Properties Dialog Box..........................................158

BMPOUT...............................................................................................159BOUNDARY..........................................................................................160

Boundary Creation Dialog Box....................................................160BOUNDARY Command Line.......................................................161

BOX......................................................................................................162BPARAMETER.......................................................................................165BREAK...................................................................................................179BROWSER.............................................................................................181BSAVE...................................................................................................181BSAVEAS...............................................................................................182

Save Block As Dialog Box.............................................................182BVHIDE................................................................................................183BVSHOW..............................................................................................183BVSTATE...............................................................................................184

Visibility States Dialog Box..........................................................184..........................................................................................................?BVSTATE Command Line............................................................186

Chapter 5 CAL...............................................................................189Understand Syntax of Expressions......................................................189Format Feet and Inches........................................................................190Format Angles......................................................................................191

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Use Points and Vectors........................................................................191Use AutoLISP Variables........................................................................193Use System Variables in Calculations..................................................193Convert Units of Measurement...........................................................194Use Standard Numeric Functions........................................................194Calculate a Vector from Two Points....................................................195Calculate the Length of a Vector.........................................................196Obtain a Point by Cursor.....................................................................197Obtain the Last-Specified Point...........................................................197Use Snap Modes in Arithmetic Expressions.........................................197Convert Points Between UCS and WCS..............................................198Calculate a Point on a Line..................................................................199Rotate a Point About an Axis...............................................................200Obtain an Intersection Point...............................................................201Calculate a Distance.............................................................................201Obtain a Radius....................................................................................203Obtain an Angle...................................................................................203Calculate a Normal Vector...................................................................205Use Shortcut Functions........................................................................206CAMERA...............................................................................................207CHAMFER.............................................................................................208CHANGE..............................................................................................212CHECKSTANDARDS.............................................................................217

Check Standards Dialog Box........................................................217CHPROP...............................................................................................218CIRCLE.................................................................................................221CLEANSCREENON...............................................................................223CLEANSCREENOFF..............................................................................224CLOSE...................................................................................................224CLOSEALL............................................................................................224COLOR.................................................................................................224

Select Color Dialog Box................................................................225Index Color Tab (Select Color Dialog Box)..........................225True Color Tab (Select Color Dialog Box)............................226Color Books Tab (Select Color Dialog Box)..........................228

COLOR Command Line...............................................................229COMMANDLINE..................................................................................230COMMANDLINEHIDE.........................................................................230COMPILE..............................................................................................230CONE....................................................................................................231CONVERT.............................................................................................235CONVERTCTB......................................................................................236CONVERTPSTYLES...............................................................................237COPY....................................................................................................238COPYBASE............................................................................................239COPYCLIP............................................................................................239

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COPYHIST............................................................................................240COPYLINK............................................................................................240CUI.......................................................................................................240

Customize User Interface Dialog Box..........................................240Transfer Tab (Customize User Interface Dialog Box)...........241Customize Tab (Customize User Interface Dialog

Box)....................................................................................242Button Editor Dialog Box.............................................................245Display Filters Dialog Box............................................................247Find and Replace Dialog Box.......................................................247

Find Tab (Find and Replace Dialog Box)..............................247Replace Tab (Find and Replace Dialog Box).........................248

CUIEXPORT.........................................................................................250CUIIMPORT.........................................................................................250CUILOAD.............................................................................................250CUIUNLOAD........................................................................................250CUSTOMIZE.........................................................................................251

Customize Dialog Box..................................................................251CUTCLIP..............................................................................................252CYLINDER............................................................................................252

Chapter 6 DBCCLOSE...................................................................257DBCONNECT.......................................................................................257

dbConnect Manager.....................................................................258Data View Window......................................................................264Query Editor.................................................................................275

Quick Query Tab (Query Editor)..........................................275Range Query Tab (Query Editor)..........................................277Query Builder Tab (Query Editor)........................................278SQL Query Tab (Query Editor).............................................281

Column Values Dialog Box..........................................................284Configure a Data Source Dialog Box............................................284Data View and Query Options Dialog Box..................................284Export Links Dialog Box...............................................................287Export Query Set Dialog Box........................................................288Export Template Set Dialog Box..................................................288Find Dialog Box............................................................................288Format Dialog Box........................................................................289Import Query Set Dialog Box.......................................................290Import Template Set Dialog Box..................................................290Label Template Dialog Box..........................................................291Label Template Properties Dialog Box.........................................293Link Conversion Dialog Box........................................................294Link Manager................................................................................296Link Select Dialog Box..................................................................297Link Template Dialog Box............................................................300

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Link Template Properties Dialog Box...........................................302New Label Template Dialog Box..................................................302New Link Template Dialog Box...................................................303New Query Dialog Box.................................................................304Replace Dialog Box.......................................................................305Select a Database Object Dialog Box............................................306Select Data Object Dialog Box......................................................306Sort Dialog Box.............................................................................307Synchronize Dialog Box...............................................................307

DBLCLKEDIT........................................................................................309DBLIST..................................................................................................309DDEDIT................................................................................................310

Edit Text Dialog Box.....................................................................310Edit Attribute Definition Dialog Box...........................................311

DDPTYPE..............................................................................................311Point Style Dialog Box..................................................................312

DDVPOINT...........................................................................................313Viewpoint Presets Dialog Box......................................................313

DELAY..................................................................................................314DETACHURL........................................................................................314DIM and DIM1.....................................................................................315DIMALIGNED.......................................................................................316DIMANGULAR.....................................................................................319DIMARC...............................................................................................323DIMBASELINE......................................................................................325DIMCENTER.........................................................................................326DIMCONTINUE...................................................................................327DIMDIAMETER....................................................................................329DIMDISASSOCIATE..............................................................................330DIMEDIT..............................................................................................330DIMJOGGED........................................................................................333DIMLINEAR..........................................................................................335DIMORDINATE....................................................................................339DIMOVERRIDE.....................................................................................341DIMRADIUS.........................................................................................342DIMREASSOCIATE...............................................................................343DIMREGEN...........................................................................................345DIMSTYLE............................................................................................345

Dimension Style Manager............................................................346Create New Dimension Style Dialog Box.....................................348New, Modify, and Override Dimension Style Dialog

Boxes..........................................................................................349Compare Dimension Styles Dialog Box.......................................376DIMSTYLE Command Line..........................................................377

DIMTEDIT............................................................................................380DIST......................................................................................................382

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DIVIDE.................................................................................................382DONUT.................................................................................................384DRAGMODE.........................................................................................385DRAWINGRECOVERY.........................................................................385

Drawing Recovery Manager.........................................................385DRAWINGRECOVERYHIDE.................................................................387DRAWORDER.......................................................................................387DSETTINGS..........................................................................................388

Drafting Settings Dialog Box........................................................389Pointer Input Settings Dialog Box................................................400Dimension Input Settings Dialog Box.........................................401Tooltip Appearance Dialog Box...................................................402

DSVIEWER............................................................................................403Aerial View Window.....................................................................404

DVIEW..................................................................................................406DWGPROPS..........................................................................................416

Drawing Properties Dialog Box....................................................417Add Custom Property Dialog Box................................................423

DXBIN..................................................................................................423

Chapter 7 EATTEDIT....................................................................425Enhanced Attribute Editor...................................................................425EATTEXT..............................................................................................427

Attribute Extraction Wizard.........................................................428Attribute Extraction - Additional Settings Dialog Box.................432Filter Dialog Box...........................................................................433

EDGE....................................................................................................434EDGESURF............................................................................................435ELEV.....................................................................................................436ELLIPSE.................................................................................................437ERASE...................................................................................................441ETRANSMIT..........................................................................................442

Create Transmittal Dialog Box.....................................................442Transmittal Setups Dialog Box.....................................................446Import Transmittal Setups Dialog Box.........................................447Modify Transmittal Setup Dialog Box..........................................448Transmittal - Set Password Dialog Box.........................................452ETRANSMIT Command Line........................................................453

EXPLODE.............................................................................................454EXPORT................................................................................................456EXTEND...............................................................................................456EXTRUDE.............................................................................................460

Chapter 8 FIELD............................................................................463Field Dialog Box...................................................................................463Field Format Dialog Box.......................................................................467

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FILL.......................................................................................................468FILLET...................................................................................................469FILTER..................................................................................................473

Object Selection Filters Dialog Box..............................................474FIND.....................................................................................................476

Find and Replace Dialog Box.......................................................477Find and Replace Options Dialog Box.........................................479

FOG......................................................................................................480Fog/Depth Cue Dialog Box..........................................................480

Chapter 9 GOTOURL....................................................................483GRADIENT...........................................................................................483GRAPHSCR...........................................................................................483GRID.....................................................................................................483GROUP.................................................................................................485

Object Grouping Dialog Box........................................................485Order Group Dialog Box..............................................................489GROUP Command Line...............................................................490

Chapter 10 HATCH.........................................................................493Hatch and Gradient Dialog Box...........................................................493

Hatch Tab (Hatch and Gradient Dialog Box)...............................497Gradient Tab (Hatch and Gradient Dialog Box)..........................501More Options (Hatch and Gradient Dialog Box).........................502

Hatch Pattern Palette Dialog Box........................................................506HATCH Command Line.......................................................................507HATCHEDIT.........................................................................................514

Hatch Edit Dialog Box..................................................................514HATCHEDIT Command Line.......................................................516

HELP.....................................................................................................519HIDE.....................................................................................................519HLSETTINGS........................................................................................520

Hidden Line Settings Dialog Box.................................................521HYPERLINK..........................................................................................523

Insert Hyperlink Dialog Box.........................................................523Edit Hyperlink Dialog Box...........................................................527Select Place in Document Dialog Box..........................................527HYPERLINK Command Line........................................................528

HYPERLINKOPTIONS...........................................................................529

Chapter 11 ID..................................................................................531IMAGE..................................................................................................531

Image Manager.............................................................................531IMAGE Command Line................................................................535

IMAGEADJUST.....................................................................................537

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Image Adjust Dialog Box..............................................................537IMAGEADJUST Command Line...................................................539

IMAGEATTACH....................................................................................539Image Dialog Box.........................................................................540

IMAGECLIP..........................................................................................543IMAGEFRAME......................................................................................544IMAGEQUALITY..................................................................................545IMPORT................................................................................................545INSERT..................................................................................................546

Insert Dialog Box..........................................................................546INSERT Command Line...............................................................549

INSERTOBJ...........................................................................................553Insert Object Dialog Box..............................................................554

INTERFERE...........................................................................................555INTERSECT...........................................................................................557ISOPLANE.............................................................................................558

Chapter 12 JOIN..............................................................................561JPGOUT................................................................................................562JUSTIFYTEXT........................................................................................562

Chapter 13 LAYER..........................................................................565Layer Properties Manager.....................................................................565Layer Filter Properties Dialog Box........................................................574

Layer Filter Examples...................................................................576Layer States Manager............................................................................578New Layer State to Save Dialog Box....................................................580Select Linetype Dialog Box..................................................................580Lineweight Dialog Box.........................................................................581LAYER Command Line........................................................................582LAYERP.................................................................................................587LAYERPMODE......................................................................................588LAYOUT...............................................................................................588LAYOUTWIZARD.................................................................................590

Layout Wizard..............................................................................590LAYTRANS............................................................................................591

Layer Translator............................................................................591Settings Dialog Box......................................................................593Edit/New Layer Dialog Box..........................................................594

LEADER................................................................................................594LENGTHEN..........................................................................................598LIGHT...................................................................................................601

Lights Dialog Box.........................................................................601New or Modify Point Light Dialog Box.......................................603New or Modify Distant Light Dialog Box....................................606New or Modify Spotlight Dialog Box...........................................608

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North Location Dialog Box..........................................................610Shadow Options Dialog Box........................................................611Sun Angle Calculator Dialog Box.................................................612Geographic Location Dialog Box.................................................614

LIMITS..................................................................................................615LINE......................................................................................................615LINETYPE.............................................................................................617

Linetype Manager.........................................................................617Load or Reload Linetypes Dialog Box..........................................620LINETYPE Command Line...........................................................621

LIST.......................................................................................................623LOAD....................................................................................................623LOGFILEOFF.........................................................................................624LOGFILEON.........................................................................................624LSEDIT..................................................................................................624

Landscape Edit Dialog Box...........................................................625LSLIB.....................................................................................................626

Landscape Library Dialog Box......................................................626Landscape Library Edit Dialog Box..............................................627

LSNEW..................................................................................................629Landscape New Dialog Box..........................................................629

LTSCALE...............................................................................................631LWEIGHT.............................................................................................632

Lineweight Settings Dialog Box...................................................632LWEIGHT Command Line...........................................................634

Chapter 14 MARKUP......................................................................637Markup Set Manager............................................................................637MARKUPCLOSE....................................................................................643MASSPROP...........................................................................................643MATCHCELL........................................................................................646MATCHPROP.......................................................................................646

Property Settings Dialog Box........................................................647MATLIB................................................................................................649

Materials Library Dialog Box........................................................649Reconcile Imported Material Names Dialog Box.........................651Reconcile Exported Material Names Dialog Box..........................652

MEASURE.............................................................................................653MENU...................................................................................................655MENULOAD.........................................................................................655

Load/Unload Customizations Dialog Box...................................655MENULOAD Command Line.......................................................656

MENUUNLOAD...................................................................................656MINSERT..............................................................................................656MIRROR................................................................................................663MIRROR3D...........................................................................................664

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MLEDIT................................................................................................667Multiline Edit Tools Dialog Box...................................................667MLEDIT Command Line..............................................................677

MLINE..................................................................................................678MLSTYLE..............................................................................................681

Multiline Style Dialog Box...........................................................681Create New Multiline Style Dialog Box........................................683New, Modify Multiline Style Dialog Boxes..................................684Load Multiline Styles Dialog Box.................................................688

MODEL.................................................................................................689MOVE...................................................................................................689MREDO.................................................................................................690MSLIDE.................................................................................................691MSPACE................................................................................................691MTEDIT................................................................................................691MTEXT.................................................................................................692

In-Place Text Editor .....................................................................692Indents and Tabs Dialog Box.......................................................702Background Mask Dialog Box......................................................702Replace Dialog Box.......................................................................703Stack Properties Dialog Box..........................................................704AutoStack Properties Dialog Box..................................................706MTEXT Command Line...............................................................707Symbols and Special Characters...................................................711

MULTIPLE............................................................................................713MVIEW.................................................................................................713MVSETUP.............................................................................................718

MVSETUP on the Model Tab........................................................719MVSETUP on a Layout Tab..........................................................719

Chapter 15 NETLOAD.....................................................................727NEW.....................................................................................................727

Create New Drawing Dialog Box..................................................727Quick Setup Wizard......................................................................730Advanced Setup Wizard...............................................................732NEW Command Line...................................................................734

NEWSHEETSET.....................................................................................734

Chapter 16 OFFSET.........................................................................737OLELINKS.............................................................................................739

Links Dialog Box..........................................................................739Convert Dialog Box......................................................................740Change Icon Dialog Box..............................................................741

OLESCALE............................................................................................742OLE Text Size Dialog Box.............................................................743

OOPS....................................................................................................743

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OPEN....................................................................................................744Standard File Selection Dialog Boxes...........................................745Buzzsaw Location Shortcuts Dialog Box......................................749Log In to Buzzsaw Dialog Box......................................................750Create a Buzzsaw Location Shortcut Dialog Box.........................751Edit a Buzzsaw Location Shortcut Dialog Box.............................751Select a Buzzsaw Location Dialog Box.........................................752Find Dialog Box............................................................................752Add/Modify FTP Locations Dialog Box........................................755Partial Open Dialog Box...............................................................756OPEN Command Line..................................................................759

OPENDWFMARKUP.............................................................................759OPENSHEETSET....................................................................................760OPTIONS..............................................................................................760

Options Dialog Box......................................................................760Files Tab (Options Dialog Box).............................................762Display Tab (Options Dialog Box)........................................767Open and Save Tab (Options Dialog Box)............................771Plot and Publish Tab (Options Dialog Box).........................776System Tab (Options Dialog Box)........................................780User Preferences Tab (Options Dialog Box)..........................783Drafting Tab (Options Dialog Box)......................................786Selection Tab (Options Dialog Box).....................................789Profiles Tab (Options Dialog Box)........................................793

Alternate Font Dialog Box............................................................795Color Options Dialog Box............................................................796Command Line Window Font Dialog Box..................................798Thumbnail Preview Settings Dialog Box......................................799Plot Style Table Settings Dialog Box............................................8003D Graphics System Configuration Dialog Box..........................802Right-Click Customization Dialog Box........................................802Field Update Settings Dialog Box.................................................804Visual Effect Settings Dialog Box.................................................805Advanced Preview Options Dialog Box.......................................806Add Profile Dialog Box.................................................................807Change Profile Dialog Box...........................................................808Transparency Dialog Box.............................................................808

ORTHO.................................................................................................808OSNAP..................................................................................................809

Chapter 17 PAGESETUP.................................................................811Page Setup Manager.............................................................................811New Page Setup Dialog Box.................................................................815Page Setup Dialog Box..........................................................................816Changes to a Printer Configuration File Dialog Box (Page

Setup).................................................................................................824

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Import Page Setups Dialog Box............................................................824PAN.......................................................................................................825

Panning in Real Time...................................................................826PAN Command Line....................................................................827Pan Shortcut Menu.......................................................................827

PARTIALOAD.......................................................................................828Partial Load Dialog Box................................................................828PARTIALOAD Command Line.....................................................831

PARTIALOPEN......................................................................................833PASTEASHYPERLINK............................................................................835PASTEBLOCK........................................................................................835PASTECLIP............................................................................................835PASTEORIG..........................................................................................836PASTESPEC...........................................................................................836

Paste Special Dialog Box...............................................................837PCINWIZARD.......................................................................................838PEDIT....................................................................................................838PFACE...................................................................................................854PLAN.....................................................................................................855PLINE....................................................................................................857PLOT.....................................................................................................863

Plot Dialog Box.............................................................................864Add Page Setup Dialog Box..........................................................875Changes to a Printer Configuration File Dialog Box (Plot).........875Plot Job Progress Dialog Box........................................................876Update PC3 File with New Printer Dialog Box............................876PLOT Command Line..................................................................878

PLOTSTAMP.........................................................................................882Plot Stamp Dialog Box.................................................................882User Defined Fields Dialog Box....................................................884Advanced Options Dialog Box.....................................................884PLOTSTAMP Command Line.......................................................887

PLOTSTYLE...........................................................................................889Current Plot Style Dialog Box......................................................890Select Plot Style Dialog Box..........................................................891PLOTSTYLE Command Line........................................................892

PLOTTERMANAGER.............................................................................892Add-a-Plotter Wizard....................................................................893Plotter Configuration Editor........................................................893

General Tab (Plotter Configuration Editor).........................894Ports Tab (Plotter Configuration Editor)..............................896Device and Document Settings Tab (Plotter

Configuration Editor)........................................................897Configure LPT Port Dialog Box....................................................906Settings for COM Port Dialog Box...............................................906Advanced Settings for COM Port Dialog Box..............................907

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PNGOUT..............................................................................................908POINT...................................................................................................909POLYGON............................................................................................910PREVIEW..............................................................................................912PROPERTIES.........................................................................................914

Properties Palette..........................................................................915General Properties of Objects.......................................................917Cell Border Properties Dialog Box................................................919Add Distance or Angle Value Dialog Box.....................................920

PROPERTIESCLOSE..............................................................................920PSETUPIN.............................................................................................920

PSETUPIN Command Line...........................................................921PSPACE.................................................................................................921PUBLISH...............................................................................................921

Publish Dialog Box.......................................................................922Publish Options Dialog Box.........................................................926Publish Block Template Dialog Box (Publish)..............................929Block Template Options Dialog Box (Publish).............................930Changes to a Printer Configuration File Dialog Box

(Publish).....................................................................................930DWF Password Dialog Box...........................................................931Confirm DWF Password Dialog Box............................................931Publish Job Progress Dialog Box...................................................931PUBLISH Command Line.............................................................932

PUBLISHTOWEB..................................................................................932Publish to Web Wizard................................................................933

PURGE..................................................................................................933Purge Dialog Box..........................................................................933PURGE Command Line................................................................935

Chapter 18 QCCLOSE.....................................................................937QDIM....................................................................................................937QLEADER..............................................................................................938

Leader Settings Dialog Box...........................................................940QNEW..................................................................................................944QSAVE..................................................................................................945QSELECT..............................................................................................945

Quick Select Dialog Box...............................................................946QTEXT..................................................................................................948QUICKCALC........................................................................................948

QuickCalc Calculator...................................................................949Variable Definition Dialog Box....................................................955Category Definition Dialog Box...................................................956

QUIT.....................................................................................................956

Chapter 19 RAY...............................................................................957

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RECOVER.............................................................................................957RECTANG.............................................................................................958REDEFINE.............................................................................................960REDO....................................................................................................960REDRAW...............................................................................................961REDRAWALL........................................................................................961REFCLOSE.............................................................................................962REFEDIT................................................................................................963

Reference Edit Dialog Box............................................................963REFEDIT Command Line.............................................................966

REFSET..................................................................................................967REGEN..................................................................................................968REGENALL............................................................................................968REGENAUTO........................................................................................969REGION................................................................................................970REINIT..................................................................................................970

Re-initialization Dialog Box.........................................................970RENAME...............................................................................................971

Rename Dialog Box......................................................................971RENAME Command Line.............................................................972

RENDER................................................................................................973Render Dialog Box........................................................................973Render Window............................................................................976Windows Render Options Dialog Box.........................................978

RENDSCR.............................................................................................980REPLAY.................................................................................................980

Image Specifications Dialog Box..................................................981RESETBLOCK........................................................................................982RESUME................................................................................................982REVCLOUD..........................................................................................983REVOLVE..............................................................................................984REVSURF...............................................................................................986RMAT....................................................................................................989

Materials Dialog Box....................................................................989New or Modify Standard Material Dialog Box.............................991Adjust Material Bitmap Placement Dialog Box............................995New or Modify Granite Material Dialog Box...............................997New or Modify Marble Material Dialog Box................................999New or Modify Wood Material Dialog Box...............................1001Attach by AutoCAD Color Index Dialog Box............................1002Attach by Layer Dialog Box........................................................1003

ROTATE..............................................................................................1004ROTATE3D.........................................................................................1005RPREF.................................................................................................1010

Rendering Preferences Dialog Box.............................................1010Render Options Dialog Box........................................................1014

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Photo Real Render Options Dialog Box.....................................1015Photo Raytrace Render Options Dialog Box..............................1018File Output Configuration Dialog Box.......................................1021

RSCRIPT..............................................................................................1022RULESURF..........................................................................................1023

Chapter 20 SAVE...........................................................................1025SAVEAS...............................................................................................1025

Save to Earlier Versions..............................................................1026Template Description Dialog Box..............................................1026Saveas Options Dialog Box.........................................................1027SAVEAS Command Line.............................................................1029

SAVEIMG............................................................................................1029Save Image Dialog Box...............................................................1030TGA Options Dialog Box............................................................1032TIFF Options Dialog Box............................................................1032

SCALE.................................................................................................1033SCALELISTEDIT..................................................................................1033

Edit Scale List Dialog Box...........................................................1034Add Scale Dialog Box..................................................................1035Edit Scale Dialog Box..................................................................1036SCALELISTEDIT Command Line................................................1037

SCALETEXT........................................................................................1037SCENE.................................................................................................1039

Scenes Dialog Box.......................................................................1039New Scene Dialog Box................................................................1039Modify Scene Dialog Box...........................................................1040

SCRIPT................................................................................................1041SECTION............................................................................................1042SECURITYOPTIONS...........................................................................1045

Security Options Dialog Box......................................................1045Confirm Password Dialog Box...................................................1047Advanced Options Dialog Box...................................................1047

SELECT...............................................................................................1048SETIDROPHANDLER..........................................................................1052

Set Default i-drop Content Type Dialog Box.............................1052i-drop Options Dialog Box.........................................................1053

SETUV.................................................................................................1053Mapping Dialog Box...................................................................1053Adjust Planar Coordinates Dialog Box.......................................1055Adjust Cylindrical Coordinates Dialog Box...............................1057Adjust Spherical Coordinates Dialog Box..................................1058Adjust UVW Coordinates Dialog Box........................................1060Adjust Object Bitmap Placement Dialog Box............................1061

SETVAR...............................................................................................1063SHADEMODE.....................................................................................1064

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SHAPE.................................................................................................1065SHEETSET...........................................................................................1066

Sheet Set Manager......................................................................1066Sheet List Tab......................................................................1067View List Tab......................................................................1070Resource Drawings Tab.......................................................1072

Subset Properties Dialog Box......................................................1073Select Layout as Sheet Template Dialog Box..............................1075New Sheet Dialog Box................................................................1075Rename & Renumber Sheet Dialog Box.....................................1077Rename & Renumber View Dialog Box.....................................1078Import Layouts as Sheets Dialog Box.........................................1078Insert Sheet List Table Dialog Box..............................................1079Sheet Set Properties Dialog Box..................................................1081Sheet Set Custom Properties Dialog Box....................................1082Add Custom Property Dialog Box..............................................1083Resource Drawing Locations Dialog Box...................................1083Sheet Properties Dialog Box.......................................................1084New Sheet Selection Dialog Box................................................1085Sheet Selections Dialog Box.......................................................1086View Category Dialog Box.........................................................1087List of Blocks Dialog Box............................................................1087Select Block Dialog Box..............................................................1088

SHEETSETHIDE..................................................................................1089SHELL.................................................................................................1090SHOWMAT.........................................................................................1090SIGVALIDATE.....................................................................................1090

Validate Digital Signatures Dialog Box......................................1091Digital Signature Contents Dialog Box......................................1092

SKETCH..............................................................................................1094SLICE..................................................................................................1095SNAP...................................................................................................1100SOLDRAW..........................................................................................1103SOLID.................................................................................................1104SOLIDEDIT.........................................................................................1105SOLPROF............................................................................................1120SOLVIEW............................................................................................1123SPACETRANS......................................................................................1130SPELL..................................................................................................1130

Check Spelling Dialog Box.........................................................1131Change Dictionaries Dialog Box................................................1132

SPHERE...............................................................................................1134SPLINE................................................................................................1134SPLINEDIT..........................................................................................1137STANDARDS.......................................................................................1144

Configure Standards Dialog Box................................................1145

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CAD Standards Settings Dialog Box...........................................1147STATS..................................................................................................1148

Statistics Dialog Box...................................................................1148STATUS...............................................................................................1150STLOUT..............................................................................................1152STRETCH............................................................................................1153STYLE..................................................................................................1154

Text Style Dialog Box.................................................................1154STYLE Command Line...............................................................1158

STYLESMANAGER..............................................................................1159Add-a-Plot-Style-Table Wizard...................................................1159Plot Style Table Editor................................................................1160

General Tab (Plot Style Table Editor).................................1161Table View and Form View Tabs (Plot Style Table

Editor)..............................................................................1162Edit Lineweights Dialog Box......................................................1166

SUBTRACT..........................................................................................1167SYSWINDOWS...................................................................................1168

Chapter 21 TABLE.........................................................................1171Insert Table Dialog Box......................................................................1171TABLE Command Line.......................................................................1173TABLEDIT...........................................................................................1175TABLEEXPORT...................................................................................1175TABLESTYLE.......................................................................................1175

Table Style Dialog Box................................................................1176Create New Table Style Dialog Box............................................1177New and Modify Table Style Dialog Boxes................................1177

TABLET...............................................................................................1181TABSURF.............................................................................................1185TASKBAR............................................................................................1187TEXT...................................................................................................1187

Text Shortcut Menu...................................................................1193Special Unicode Characters........................................................1193Control Codes and Special Characters.......................................1194TEXT and the TEXTEVAL System Variable................................1195

TEXTSCR............................................................................................1195TEXTTOFRONT..................................................................................1196TIFOUT...............................................................................................1196TIME...................................................................................................1197TINSERT..............................................................................................1198

Insert a Block in a Table Cell Dialog Box...................................1198TOLERANCE.......................................................................................1199

Geometric Tolerance Dialog Box...............................................1199Symbol Dialog Box.....................................................................1202Material Condition Dialog Box..................................................1204

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TOOLBAR...........................................................................................1204TOOLBAR Command Line.........................................................1204

TOOLPALETTES..................................................................................1206View Options Dialog Box...........................................................1209Tool Properties Dialog Box.........................................................1209Add Actions Dialog Box.............................................................1211

TOOLPALETTESCLOSE......................................................................1212TORUS................................................................................................1212TRACE................................................................................................1213TRANSPARENCY................................................................................1214TRAYSETTINGS..................................................................................1214

Tray Settings Dialog Box............................................................1215TREESTAT...........................................................................................1215TRIM...................................................................................................1216

Chapter 22 U.................................................................................1221UCS.....................................................................................................1221UCSICON...........................................................................................1229

UCS Icon Dialog Box..................................................................1231UCSMAN............................................................................................1232

UCS Dialog Box..........................................................................1233Orthographic UCS Depth Dialog Box........................................1238UCS Details Dialog Box..............................................................1238

UNDEFINE..........................................................................................1239UNDO.................................................................................................1240UNION...............................................................................................1242UNITS.................................................................................................1243

Drawing Units Dialog Box.........................................................1243Direction Control Dialog Box....................................................1245UNITS Command Line...............................................................1247

UPDATEFIELD....................................................................................1248UPDATETHUMBSNOW......................................................................1248

Chapter 23 VBAIDE......................................................................1249VBALOAD...........................................................................................1249

AutoCAD Macro Virus Protection Dialog Box...........................1249VBAMAN............................................................................................1250

VBA Manager..............................................................................1251VBARUN.............................................................................................1253

Macros Dialog Box......................................................................1253Select Project Dialog Box............................................................1255VBA Options Dialog Box............................................................1255VBARUN Command Line...........................................................1256

VBASTMT...........................................................................................1257VBAUNLOAD.....................................................................................1257VIEW..................................................................................................1257

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View Dialog Box.........................................................................1258New View Dialog Box.................................................................1261View Details Dialog Box.............................................................1262VIEW Command Line................................................................1264

VIEWPLOTDETAILS...........................................................................1266Plot and Publish Details Dialog Box..........................................1266Plot and Publish Status Bar Icon Shortcut Menu.......................1268

VIEWRES............................................................................................1269VLISP..................................................................................................1270VPCLIP...............................................................................................1270VPLAYER............................................................................................1271VPMAX...............................................................................................1273VPMIN................................................................................................1273VPOINT..............................................................................................1273VPORTS..............................................................................................1275

Viewports Dialog Box.................................................................1275VPORTS Command Line............................................................1279

VPORTS Command Line - Model Space Viewports...........1279VPORTS Command Line - Layout Viewports.....................1281

VSLIDE...............................................................................................1283VTOPTIONS........................................................................................1284

View Transitions Dialog Box......................................................1284

Chapter 24 WBLOCK....................................................................1287Write Block Dialog Box......................................................................1287WBLOCK Command Line..................................................................1289WEDGE...............................................................................................1290WHOHAS............................................................................................1293WIPEOUT...........................................................................................1294WMFIN...............................................................................................1295WMFOPTS..........................................................................................1299

WMF In Options Dialog Box......................................................1299WMFOUT...........................................................................................1300WORKSPACE......................................................................................1300WSSETTINGS......................................................................................1301

Workspace Settings Dialog Box..................................................1301WSSAVE..............................................................................................1302

Save Workspace Dialog Box.......................................................1302

Chapter 25 XATTACH..................................................................1305External Reference Dialog Box...........................................................1305XBIND................................................................................................1308

Xbind Dialog Box.......................................................................1309XBIND Command Line..............................................................1310