AutoCAD 2006 Preview Guide

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AutoCAD?
2006
Preview Guide
Migration is easy, deployment is simple, and intuitive new features make learning a snap. New drafting and annotation tools such as Dynamic Blocks and enhanced hatching eliminate the need for time-consuming workarounds. These new features in conjunction with powerful existing tools like the Sheet Set Manager and tool palettes offer a complete set of tools to manage everything from simple to complex projects. AutoCAD?2006 works the way you’ve always wanted and brings a new level of efficiency and effectiveness to your everyday tasks.AutoCAD?2006 Preview Guide
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1.1 Manipulating Block Instances………………………………………………………………….4
1.1.1 Choosing from multiple visibility options………………………………………….4
1.1.2 Cycling through insertion points……………………………………………………..4
1.1.3 Aligning with drawing geometry……………………………………………………..5
1.1.4 Editing Block geometry…………………………………………………………………5
1.2 Focusing on your design………………………………………………………………………..5
1.2.1 Viewing and entering data at your point of focus………………………………5
1.2.2 Accessing commands and recent data……………………………………………6
1.2.3 Zooming and Panning…………………………………………………………………..7
1.2.4 Selecting objects………………………………………………………………………….8
1.2.5 Customizing the scale list……………………………………………………………..8
1.2.6 Performing mathematical calculations…………………………………………….9
1.3 Annotating your drawings……………………………………………………………………..10
1.3.1 Editing text in-place……………………………………………………………………10
1.3.2 Creating numbered and bulleted lists……………………………………………10
1.3.3 Varying dimension Linetypes……………………………………………………….11
1.3.4 Assigning fixed-length extension lines…………………………………………..11
1.3.5 Dimensioning arc lengths…………………………………………………………….12
1.3.6 Dimensioning curves with large Radii……………………………………………12
1.3.7 Flipping dimension arrows…………………………………………………………..13
1.3.8 Specifying initial lengths………………………………………………………………13
1.3.9 Extracting Block Attribute Data into a table…………………………………….13
1.3.10 Performing calculations on table data……………………………………………15
1.4 Hatching your drawings………………………………………………………………………..16
1.4.1 Controlling the hatch origin………………………………………………………….15
1.4.2 Specifying hatch boundaries………………………………………………………..17
1.4.3 Creating separate hatch objects…………………………………………………..17
1.4.4 Finding the hatch area………………………………………………………………..18
1.5 Drawing and editing……………………………………………………………………………..18
1.5.1 Using common editing commands………………………………………………..18
1.5.2 Joining similar objects…………………………………………………………………19
1.5.3 Creating and editing Mlines…………………………………………………………19…