Applied AutoCAD -

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Appload
Angbase
Angdir
Arc
-Array
Array
Align
Area
Audit

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Attreq
Attdia
Attdisp
Attredef
Attext
Adcenter

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Bhatch
Boundry
Bpoly
Break
Block
Blockicon
Base
Bmpout

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Customize
Cursorsize
Config
Cprofile
Color

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Ch
Circle
Convertpoly
Chamfer
Copy
Copy clip
Cutclip
Copybase
Convertctb
Convertpstyles
Cmddia
Ddptype

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Command
Donut
Draworder
Divide
Dsviewer
Dist
Dtext
Ddedit
Ddatte

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Erase
Edgemode
Extend
Ellipse
Explode
Explorer
Eattedit

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Fillet
Fill
Filter
Find

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Graphscr
Grips
Gripsize
Group
Grid
Gripblock

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Highlight
Hyperlink
Hatchedit
Upscale
Hpang

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Insert
Image
Imageclip

Id

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Justifytext

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List
Logfileon
Lpgfileoff
Layer
Linetype
Ltscale
Lweight
Lwdefault
Limits
Line

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Dimassoc
Dimlinear
Di maligned
Dimangular
Dimradius
Dimdiameter
Dimordinate
Dimcontinue
Dimbaseiine
Dimdli

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Dimatfit
Dimcen
Dimtofl
Dirncenter
Ddim
Dimasz
Dimsdl
Dimsd2
Dimexe
Dimexo
Dimsel
Dimse2
Dimclrt
Dimtxt
Dimgap
Dimtix
Dimsoxd
Dimscale
Dimtxt
Dimupt
Dimtofl
Dimlfac
Dimregen
Dimreassociate
Dimedit

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Applied AutoCAD

Command

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Lengthen
Layout
Layoutwizard

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Menuload
Menu
Modemacro
Measurement
Move
Mirror
Mline
Ml style
Mledit
Measure
Massprop
Mtext
Mintext
Mview
Mvsetup
Notepad
Options
Osnap
Oops
Oftset
Purge
Pickbox
Pickfirst
Pick add
Pickdrag
Pickauto
Pickbox

Pan
Pline
Plinetype
Plinewid
Projmode
Polygon
Point
Pedit
Pellipse
Pasted ip

Pasteblock

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Pasteorig
Pickstyle
Plan
Pbrush
Past especial
Pagesetup
Preview
Psltscale
Plot

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Command

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Subtract
Shade
Savetime
Shell
Style
Scaletext
Spell
Spacetrans

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Qselect

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Qsave

Toolbar
Textscr
Today

Qtext
Qleader
Qdim

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Trimmode

90

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Trim
Trace
Time
Text
Textstyle
Tolerance

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Redefine
Reinit
Redo
Rectangle
Regen
Rotate
Ray
Rename
Refedit
Region
Recover
Regenall
Status
Save
Saveas

Sdi
Scale
Stretch
Splframe
Splinetype
Splinesegs
Solid
Syswindows
Shademode
Spline
Sketch
Skpoly
Snap

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Undefine
Ucsicon
Units

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Undo
Union
Ucs
Ucsfollow

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Visretain
View
Vports
Vplayer
Vpclip

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Wblock

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Xline
Xref
Xattach
Xbmd
Xclip
Xcliplrame

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Zoom

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CONTENTS PART I
AutoCAD Fundamentals
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AutoCAD Entity Types
Object Types
AutoCAD Named Obj ects
AutoCAD Drawing File Types
Different Types of .Dwg and .Dxf Formats
Backup File (.Bak) & Auto-Save File (.SvS)
DesignXMLFile(.Xml)
AutoCAD Drawing File Size
Using ARJ
AutoCAD Drawing Scales
Using AutoCAD Commands
AutoCAD Standard Commands
Undefming and Redefining AutoCAD Commands
Transparent Commands
Suppressing Dialog Boxes from AutoCAD Commands
Other Command Sources
vAutoCAD Express Tools
AutoCAD Command Alias
Using Mouse in AutoCAD
Right-Click Customization
Using Keyboard in AutoCAD
Function Keys
Keyboard Shortcuts
OtherKeys
AutoCAD Directory Structure
Contents of Subdirectories
Support File Search Path
AutoCAD Files to Backup
AutoCAD System Files
Using AutoCAD Interface
General Features
Title Bar
Menu Bar
Loading a Partial Menu
Toolbars
Customizing Toolbars
Loading the Template Menu File
Writing Toolbar Macros
Special Characters using in Toolbar Macros
DrawingArea
Layout Tab
Command Line

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Cursor
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UCSIcon
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Controlling the display of UCS icon
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Scroll Bar
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Status Bar
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Text Window
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Screen Menu
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Making your own Profiles
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Specify Coordinates in AutoCAD
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Cartesian Coordinate System
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Polar Coordinate System
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Direct Distance Entry
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AutoCAD Object Selection
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Checking the Default Selection Modes
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Zooming and Panning the Drawing
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Zoom
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Pan
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AutoCAD Object Snaps
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Using Object Snaps
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Running Object Snaps
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AutoCAD Object Properties
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Layer
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Layer Properties
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Making Layers
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Using Layers
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Layer Filters
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Saving Layer States
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Renaming and Deleting Layers
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Color
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Linetype
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Linetype Scale
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Lineweight
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Hyperlink
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Plot Style
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Changing Object Properties
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Match Properties
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Setting up a Drawing
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Drawing Units
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Units of Length
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DrawingLimits
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Using Startup Dialog Boxes for setting up a drawing
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Today Startup Dialog Box
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CONTENTS PART II
Learning AutoCAD Commands
Page
Learning Commands I
(Most Frequently Used Commands)
Command Options
Data Entry
Line
Erase
U
Undo
Redo
List
Circle
Rectangle
Arc
Regen
Pline
Offset
Fillet
Chamfer
Trim
Extend
Copy
Move
Mirror
-Array
Array
Rotate
Scale
Align

Stretch
Pologon
Point
Pedit
Ellipse
Explode
Gnps
Learning Commands II
(General Commands)
Mline
Mlstyle
Mledit
Xline
Ray
Trace

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Donut
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Solid
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Bhatch
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Hatchedit
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Boundary (or) Bpoly
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Fill
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Lengthen
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Break
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Learning Commands III
(Pasting, Inserting Commands)
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Syswindows
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Copyclip, Cutclip, Copybase, Pasteclip, Pasteblock, Pasteorig...............
Block
Insert
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Base
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Wblock
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Purge
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Rename
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Xref
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Xbmd
Xclip
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Retedit
Hyperlink
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Image
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Draworder
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Learning Commands IV
(General Commands)
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Spline
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Stretch
Divide
Measure
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Group
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View
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Dsviewer
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Learning Commands V
(Drawing Aids Commands)
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Using Point Filters
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UsingFRom
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Using OSN AP + OTRACK
Using POLOR Tracking
Using POLAR + OSNAP + OTRACK
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Using Calculator
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Using Grid & Snap
Using Snap For Isometric Drawing
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Qselect
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Learning Commands VI
(Inquiry Commands)
Dist
Area
Region Modelling
Learning Commands VII
(General Commands)
UCS

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Ucsfollow
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Audit
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Recover
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Savetime
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Bmpout
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Shell
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Noiepad, Pbrush, Explorer
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Learning Commands VIII
(Text Commands)
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Style
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Text,Dtext
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Ddedit
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Justifytext
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Scaletext
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Mtext
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Importing Texts
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Qtext
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Mirrtext
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Find
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Spell
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Working with Attributes
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Extracting Attribute Data
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Preparing For Plotting
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Installing Hard Copy Device
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CreatingPlotterConfigurationFile(.Pc3)
Choosing Paper size & Plot Scale
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Model Space and Paper Space Plotting
Viewport
UsingLayout Templates
Layout
Mview
Vports
Layoutwizard
Mvsetup
Vplayer
Vpclip
Pagesetup
Preview
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Preview
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Creating Texts on Paper space & Model space
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Lmelype Scaling on Paper space & Model space
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Attaching a Plot Style
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Using Plot Styles
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Using. Ctbamd.Stb
Convening a drawing from Color-dependent
to Named Plotstyles
Dimensioning
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Creating Dimensions
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Rotated Dimensions
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Aligned Dimensions
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Angular Dimensions
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Radial Dimensions
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Diametric Dimensions
Ordinate Dimensions
Other Dimension Commands
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Dimcontinue
Dimbaseline
Qleader
Qdim
Tolerance
Dimcenter
Dimension Scale
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Creating Dimension Style
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Ddim
Line & Arrows
Text
Fit
Primary Units
Alternate Units
Tolerances
Creating Substyles
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Renaming & Deleting Dimension Styles
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Comparing Dimension Styles
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Modifing Dimension Styles
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Overriding Dimension Styles
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Dimensioning a Drawing
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Model space and Paper space Dimensioning
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Editing Dimensions
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EditingDimensionLines&ExtensionLines
Making Extension Lines Oblique
Dimensioning an Isometric Drawing
Editing Dimension Texts
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CONTENTS
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AutoCAD DesignCenter
Using AutoC AD DesignCenter
Howtouse..
Hatching With DesignCenter
Plotting
Plot
AutoCAD Plot File (.pit)
Plot Stamping
BatchPlotting
Troubleshooting
Active Assistance
AutoLISP Programs
Isomark.Isp
Redbloddsp
Isodim.lsp
Atemp.lsp
Chtxtprop.lsp
Tframe.lsp
Centroidlsp
Layhandlsp
SeriaLlsp
Chaserlsp
Locline.lsp
Uline.lsp
Drawing Exercises

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