Ignoring Hatch Objects
Ordinate Dimensioning
Creating Ordinate Dimensions
Jog an Ordinate Dimension
Quick Dimension with Ordinate Dimensioning
Alternate Units
Tolerances
Geometric Tolerancing
Geometric Tolerances and Qleader
Datum Feature Symbol
Datum Triangle
Typing Geometric Symbols
Dim Command
Section 4 — Drawing Entities
Arc
Blocks
Inserting Blocks
Redefining a Block
Purge Unwanted and Unused Blocks
Multileader and Blocks
Collect Multileader
Center Mark – Automatic
Center Mark – Manual
Centerline
Circle
Donut
Ellipse
Hatch
Hatch Properties
Hatch Types
Editing Hatch
Drawing Lines
Point
Polygon
Polylines
Editing Polylines
Rectangle
Creating a Revision Cloud
Convert a Closed Object to a Revision Cloud
Revision Cloud Style
Creating a Rectangular Revision Cloud
Creating a Polygonal Revision Cloud
Section 5 — How to…
Add a Printer / Plotter
Create a Page Setup
Create a Viewport
Reach into a Viewport
Lock a Viewport
Create a Layout
Create a Template
Using a Template
Opening an Existing Drawing File
Open Multiple Files
Saving a Drawing File
Automatic Save
Backup Files and Recover
Starting a New Drawing
Import a PDF File into AutoCAD
Import a PDF File with SHX Fonts
Drawing Compare
Shared Views
Exiting AutoCAD
Customizing Your Wheel Mouse
Methods of Selecting Objects
Selecting Status Bar Tools
Control the Display of Tabs and Panels
Section 6 — Layers
Layers
Controlling Layers
Layer Color
Lineweights
Assigning Lineweights
Creating New Layers
Loading and Selecting Layer Linetypes
Layer Transparency
Match Layer
Section 7 — Input Options
Coordinate Input
Absolute Coordinates
Relative Coordinates
Examples of Coordinate Input
Direct Distance Entry (DDE)
Polar Coordinate Input
Polar Tracking
Polar Snap
Dynamic Input
Section 8 — Miscellaneous
Background Mask
Grips
Object Snap
How to Use Object Snap
Running Object Snap
Pan
Properties Palette
Quick Properties Panel
