| SofTutor® for AutoCAD® 2004 2D
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| 0 SofTutor Help 0.1 Introduction to SofTutor for AutoCAD 2004 0.2 The SofTutor Interface 0.3 Running SofTutor Side By Side 0.4 Accessing SofTutor Example Files 0.5 HEAR ME FIRST 0.5.1 Switching Between AutoCAD And SofTutor 0.5.2 Viewing The Example File Extensions 0.5.3 Grayed Out Commands 0.5.4 Searching For A Topic 0.5.5 Advisory: Closing Opened Files 0.5.6 Advisory: Obscured Dialog Boxes 0.5.7 Advisory: Terminating An Active Command 0.5.8 Rearranging AutoCAD Toolbars To Match SofTutor's 0.5.9 Advisory: SofTutor Disappears Or Locks Up 1 Getting Started in AutoCAD 2 AutoCAD Interface 3 Mouse/Right Button 4 Windowing 5 Coordinates 6 Object Snaps |
7 Draw Tools 7.1 Lines 7.1.1 Line Command 7.1.2 Construction Lines 7.2 Circles 7.2.1 Circle By Center 7.2.2 Circle By Diameter 7.2.3 Circle By Two Points 7.2.4 Circle By Three Points 7.2.5 Circle By Tangent, Tangent, Radius 7.2.6 Circle By Tangent, Tangent, Tangent 7.3 Arcs 7.3.1 Arc By Three Points 7.3.2 Arc By Start, Center, End 7.3.3 Arc By Start, Center, Angle 7.3.4 Arc By Start, Center, Length 7.3.5 Arc By Start, End, Angle 7.3.6 Arc By Start, End, Direction 7.3.7 Arc By Start, End, Radius 7.3.8 Arc By Center, Start, End 7.3.9 Arc By Center, Start, Angle 7.3.10 Arc By Center, Start, Length 7.3.11 Arc Continue 7.4 Polygon Command 7.5 Rectangle Command 8 Selection Modes 9 Modify Commands 10 Properties Dialog Box 11 Inquiry Tools 12 Blocks 13 XRefs 14 Raster Images 15 Annotation 16 Isometric Drawing Lab - "L" Bracket 17 Hatching 18 I-drop 19 Standards |
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| Description of Searchable Topics 3D Orbit Command Absolute Coordinate Value Accessing And Using Osnap Tracking Accessing Construction Lines Accessing Osnaps Accessing Plot Options Through Layout Tab Accessing SofTutor Example Files Accessing Text Style Dialog Box Accessing The Inquiry Toolbar Accessing The Modify Toolbar Accessing The Refedit Toolbar Advisory: Closing Opened Files Angle Option - Construction Lines Apparent Intersection Arc By Center, Start, Angle Arc By Center, Start, End Arc By Center, Start, Length Arc By Start, Center, Angle Arc By Start, Center, End Arc By Start, Center, Length Arc By Start, End, Angle Arc By Start, End, Direction Arc By Start, End, Radius Arc By Three Points Arc By Three Points - Center Option Arc Continue Area Command Area Command - By Placing Points Area Command - Measuring An Area In Space Area Command - Of An Object Area Command - Subtracting Objects Area Command - Total Area Of Multiple Objects AutoCAD DesignCenter Browser Bisect Option - Construction Lines Break Command Center Snap Chamfer Command - Angle Option Chamfer Command - Distance Option Chamfer Command - Method Option Chamfer Command - No Trim Option Chamfer Command - Polyline Option Chamfer Command - Trim Option Changing A Layer's Properties Changing From A 3D View To A Top View Changing Lineweight Of An Object Changing The Precision Of A Dimension Changing The Properties Of An Object Changing The Properties Of Multiple Objects Changing The Properties On An Image Circle By Center Circle By Diameter Circle By Tangent, Tangent, Radius Circle By Tangent, Tangent, Tangent Circle By Three Points Circle By Two Points Close Option For Line Command Command Window Command Window Right Mouse Button Options Construction Lines Coordinate Settings Area Copy Command Copying & Pasting Objects Between Drawings Copying An Object Copying Multipe Objects With Crossing Command Copying Multiple Objects Copying Objects Between Two Files Copying Single And Multiple Objects Creating A Block Creating A Hole With An Isometric Profile Creating A New Text Style Creating A Profile Of Selected Options Creating A Single Line Of Text Creating A WBlock Creating And Using Layouts Creating Break In A Line Between Two Lines Creating Breaks In A Line Creating Multiline Text Creating Multiple Layouts Creating New Layers Creating Non-Rectangular Viewports Cursor Modes And Aperatures Cursor Selection Mode Dimension Manager - Selecting An Existing Style Dimension Pulldown Dimension Style Manager - Compare Option Dimension Toolbar - Opening Dimensioning Lab Display Options Distance Command Drafting Options Drag & Drop Layers And Blocks Into A Drawing Draw And Modify Pulldowns Drawing A Line With A Relative Coordinate Input Drawing A Triangle With Polygon Command Drawing Angles With Relative Input Drawing Between Multiple Files Drawing Isometric Circles Drawing Limits Dynamic Zoom And Pan Edit Pulldown Editing A Multi-Line Text With Properties Tool Editing A Multiple Line Of Text Editing A Plot Style Table Editing A Single Line Of Text With Properties Tool Editing Dimensions Editing Reference Files With REFEDIT Command Editing Single And Multiline Text Editing Single Line Of Text Editing Text - Properties Option End Point Snap Erase Command Erase Command - One To One Erase Command - Selecting And Crossing Explode Command Explode Command - On A Polyline Object Explode Command - On A Square Object Express Pulldown Express Tools Extend - Edge Option Extend - Project Option Extend Command F1 - Help F10 - Polar Tracking F11 - Osnap Tracking F2 - Text Window F3 - Osnap F4 - Tablet Activation F5 - Isoplane Toggle F6 - Coordinate Readout F7 & F9 - Grid & Snap F8 - Ortho File Options File Pulldown Fillet - No Trim Option Fillet - Polyline Option Fillet - Radius Option Fillet - Trim Option Fillet Command Format Pulldown Function Keys (F1-F11) General Osnap Settings Explained Grid Button Grips - Accessing & Rt. Mouse Button Grips - Multi Selecting With Crossing Grips - To Change Properties Of An Object Grips - To Edit Text Grips - To Manipulating And Modifying Objects Help Pulldown Horizontal Option - Construction Lines ID Point Command Importing Text In-place Xref and Block Edit Command Insert Pulldown Inserting A Block - With An Angled Rotation Inserting A Raster Images Inserting A Reference File Intellimouse Intersection Snap Introduction To Format Layer Setup Layout - Viewport Options Layout Options Layout Page Setups Layout Template And Wizard Option Layout Wizard Lengthen - Delta Option Lengthen - Dynamic Option Lengthen - Percent Option Lengthen - Total Option Lengthen Command Line Command Linear Dimension Command List Command List Command - On A Line List Command - On A Square List Command - On Text LTW (Line Weight) Button LTW (Line Weight) Button Settings Matching The Properties Of An Object Midpoint Snap Mirror Command Mirror Command - Multiple Objects Mirror Command - Single Object Model Button Model/Layout Tabs Modify Dimension Style Dialog Box - Overview Modifying An Object With Osnap Tracking Moving A Raster Images Moving An Object Moving Multiple Objects Moving One To One And One To Many Multiline Text Named Views Nearest Snap Offset - Distance Option Offset - Through Option Offset Command Open/Save Options Opening & Manipulating Multiple Drawings Opening A Selection Of Multiple Files Opening An Existing Drawing Opening And Viewing Multiple Drawings Options Options For 3D Orbit Command Orientating Cursor To Drawing Plane Ortho Button Osnap Button Osnap Button Settings Osnap Tracking Options Osnap Tracking Settings Otrack Button Otrack Button Settings Output Options Overview Of DesignCenter Tools Parallel Snap Partial Open Option Perpendicular Snap Placing A Line With Osnap Tracking Placing Raster Images Plot Style Setup Wizard Plot Style Table Editor Polar Array Command Polar Tracking Button Polar Tracking Button Settings Polar Tracking Option Polygon - Circumscribed Option Polygon - Edge Option Polygon - Inscribed Option Polygon Command Popup Menus Pulldowns Quadrant Snap Quick Dimension Command Quick Leader Command Radius Dimension Command Raster Image - Clip Option Raster Image - Image Adjust Option Raster Image - Transparency Option Raster Tools Realtime Pan & Zoom Command Rectangle - Chamfer Option Rectangle - Elevation Option Rectangle - Fillet Option Rectangle - Quick Rectangle - Thickness Option Rectangle Command Rectangular Array Command Relative Input - Angled Lines Relative Input - Horizontal And Vertical Lines Relative Input Value/Polar Renaming A Layout Repeating Line Command From Last Point Repositioning A Dimensions Text Repositioning A Raster Image Resizing A Raster Right Mouse Button - As An Enter Command Rotate Command Rotating An Object Rotating Multiple Objects Rotating Object With 3D Orbit Command Running SofTutor Side by Side Scale Command Selecting A Layout From Template Selecting Between Multiple Drawings Selection Command Selection Options Set Variable - Changing A Variable Set Variable - Overview Set Variable Command Setting Up Dimension Styles Setup Wizard Single Line Text Single Line Text - Adding Additional Lines Snap Button Snap Settings SofTutor - Audio/Video Feature SofTutor - Book Mark Feature SofTutor - Index Search Feature SofTutor - Search History Feature SofTutor - Selecting A Topic SofTutor - Table of Contents SofTutor - Video Controls Spell Check - Adding Custom Words To The Dictonary Spell Check - Correcting Multiple Words Starting A New Drawing Startup - Open A Drawing Option Startup - Start From Scratch Option Startup - Use A Template Option Startup - Use A Wizard Option Status Bar Status Bar Right Mouse Button Options Status Command Stretch Command Tangent Snap Text - Accessing Multiple Line Option Text - Accessing Single Line Option Text - Moving Text Style Preview Window Time Command Tip On Chamfer - Distance Option Tip On Drawing Lines With Coordinate Values Tip On Moving With Alignment Tip On Using Osnap Tracking Togging Between Model And Paper Space Toolbars Tools Pulldown Trim Command Trim Command Trimming Lines Off An Object Trimming Multiple Lines Off An Object Quickly UCS And Screen Unit Setup User Preferences Using A Line Command With A Zoom Command Using Both Windowing & Selecting To Group Objects Using Undo With Line Command Vertical Option - Construction Lines View Pulldown Viewing The Structure Of A Drawing Window Pulldown Window Related Functions XClip - Creating And Using XClip - Delete Clipping Boundary Option XClip - New Boundary Option XClip - Polygon Option XRefs - Attaching An Xref To A File Zooming While In Another Command |
Additional Topic Keywords New View Rotate Options Visual Object R14 Key In Place X Y Location New On/Off Move Object Coordinate R14 Draw Toolbar Run Find Icon Infinite Rt. Mouse Object Mid End Point Tangent New Rt. Mouse Button Page Setup Help Find dwg Open Side-By-Side Font Size Type Open Find Find Icons Delta Length Find Open Icons New Properties Change Insert Dim Xref R14 Warning Multiple Drawing Files Draw Command Infinite Degree Rt. Mouse Object Rt. Mouse Button Draw Tools Draw Tools Draw Tools Draw Tools Draw Tools Draw Tools Draw Tools Draw Tools Draw Tools Draw Tools Center Angle Length Draw Center Angle Length Draw Tools Inquiry Tools Inquiry Tools Intersection Osnap Perimeter Inquiry Tools Points Inquiry Option Tools Perimeter Inquiry Add Option Tools Perimeter Inquiry Add Option Tools Perimeter New File Drawing Drag Drop View R14 Draw Command Infinite Intersect Angle Snap Modify Object Toolbar Split Pulldown Object Rt. Mouse Button Modify Object Degree Vertex Modify Object Size Vertex Line Fillet Modify Object Vertex Angle Distance Modify Object Angle Vertex Modify Object Multiple Vertex Line Fillet Modify Object Cut Line Fillet Vertex Setup Make Current Rt. Mouse Button Drawing Tools Orbit Rotate Height New Properties Standard Toolbar Icon New Properties Modify Att Right Mouse R14 New Pull Down Modify Attribute Element R14 New Control Key Right Mouse Select R14 New Raster Right Mouse Bright Contrast R14 Draw Tools Draw Tools Draw Tools Draw Tools Draw Tools Draw Tools Enter Key Rt. Mouse Draw Tools Back Interface Key-In Field Rt. Mouse Button Menu Recent History Cut Copy Paste Menu Draw Tools Infinite Absolute Relative Rt. Mouse Toggle Window Modify Object Duplicate New Window Files Multiple Right Mouse R14 Modify Osnap Tracking Duplicate Modify Window Select Add Set Modify Osnap Tracking Duplicate New Window Multiple Views R14 Modify Crossing Window Group Drawing Place Object Circle Cut Erase Delete Trim Font Size Type Save Name Accessing Explanation Words Insert Placing Drawing Object File Convert New Paper Model Multiple Options Drawing R14 Modify Object Endpoint Trim Osnap Split Modify Object Toolbar Split Pulldown Words Find Open Editor Tool Pulldown New Tab Paper Model Options Drawing R14 Setup Make Current Rt. Mouse Button New Paper Space Layout VPCLIP Bspline R14 Interface Box Interface Grips Cursor Modify Move Settings Rt. Mouse Delete Rename Current Radius Diameter Continue Baseline Tolerance Settings Line Weight Text Color Precision Find Access Icon Annotation Units Manager Radius Linear Text Angle Quick Baseline Background Change Color Cursor Size Inquiry Tools Delta Length AutoSnap Settings Color Tracking New DesignCenter Browser Properties R14 Interface Accessing Commands Tools @ At Command Line Quick Trick Tools Lab Isometric 30 90 150 Degree @ New Line Window Copy Objects R14 Snap Plane Cursor Orientate F5 Ellipse Setup Units Boundary Decimal Zero Zero Realtime Rt. Mouse Button View Menu Undo Redo Cut Copy Paste Find Word Change Font Select Grips Word Modify Font Style Select New Color Line Type Preview Word Change Font Select Grips Change Measure Properties Rt. Mouse New Properties Change Insert Dim Xref R14 Word Modify Font Style Select Word Modify Font Style Select Word Change Font Select Grips Objec Snaps Shift Rt. Mouse Button Circle Cut Delete Trim Modify Object Modify Object Modify Object Break Modify Break Separate Modify Break Separate Layer Blocks Text Dimension Modify Draw New Layers Blocks Modify R14 Modify Object Draw Boundary Implied Modify Object Draw Modify Object Draw Function Keys Function Keys Toggle Degree Distance Function Keys Toggle On/Off Horizontal Vert Command Line Function Keys View Function Keys Object Draw Function Keys Draw Sketch Function Keys Cursor Position Draw 3D Function Keys Toggle On/Off Function Keys Toggle On/Off Locate Function Keys Toggle On/Off Horizontal Vert Change Rt. Mouse Button Add Remove New Open Close Save Plot Print Modify Object Edge Modify Object Radius Curve Edge Vertex Modify Object Edge Trim Modify Object Polyline Radius Curve Edge Modify Object Polyline Trim Radius Layer Linetype Lineweight Color Units Limits Command Line Text Osnap Grid Ortho Tracking Object Purpose Mid Point Tangent Status Bar Settings Snap Object Modify Move Select Object Group Modify Move Polyline Select Color Line Type Select Color Style Font Modify Object Move Select Interface Draw Command Infinite Rt. Mouse Inquiry Tools Word Insert Window Pan Zoom Editor Scroll New Modify Pulldown Properties Change File Types Objects External References OLE Drawing Place Object Scale Drawing Photo New Properties Change Insert Dim Xref R14 New Functions Pan Zoom Realtime Object Rt. Mouse Button Overview Interface Pulldown Toolbars Tabs Setup Make Current Rt. Mouse Button New Paper Model Space Clip Zoom Pan New Tab Paper Model Drawing Zoom Pan R14 New Tab Drawing Right Mouse Option R14 New Paper Space Border Sheet New Paper Space Border Sheet Viewports Modify Object Draw Distance Angle Modify Object Draw Modify Object Draw Modify Object Draw Modify Object Draw Draw Tools Icon Toolbar Rt. Mouse Endpoint Repeat Inquiry Tools Inquiry Tools Inquiry Tools Inquiry Tools Status Bar Toggle On/Off Settings Status Bar Toggle On/Off New Modify Pull Down Object Rt. Mouse Button Modify Object Copy Modify Copy Source Delete Modify Copy Source Delete Status Bar Paper Space Toggle Status Bar Paper Space Toggle Lines Text Units Tolerance Fit Manager New Move Object Coordinate R14 Drawing Photo Reposition Manipulate Modify Osnap Tracking Object Reposition Modify Windowing Crossing Group Reposition Modify Object Reposition Placing Words Editor Pulldown Location Window Area Drawing Object Rt. Mouse Button Modify Object Modify Object Modify Object File Formats Auto Change New Copy Paste Window Files Objects R14 New Window Cascade View R14 New Multiple Document File Cascade View New Document File Cascade Interface Change Settings Accessing Pulldown New View Options Visual Continuous R14 Snap F5 Grid Toggle Rectangular Isometric Status Bar Draw 90 Degree Lines Vert Horiz Status Bar Object Settings Status Bar Object Rt. Mouse Button New Move Object Coordinate Polar R14 New Access F11 Rt. Mouse Polar Ortho R14 Status Bar Object Snap Status Bar Object Snap Setup Change Plotting Printer New Browser Icon File Find History R14 Object Rt. Mouse Button Drawing File Select Layers Load Geometry Object Rt. Mouse Button New Draw Object Coordinate R14 Insert Drawing Photo New Color Line Type Preview New Layout Print Properties R14 Modify Object Rotate Copy Status Bar Angle Display Draw Lines Status Bar Angle Display Draw Rt. Mouse New Angle Degree Object Absolute Line R14 Draw Tools Draw Tools Draw Tools Draw Tools Interface Accessing Rt. Mouse Button Interface Overview Object Rt. Mouse Button Icon Toolbar Rt. Mouse Repeat Icon Toolbar Text Annotation Icon Toolbar Rt. Mouse Repeat Photo Grips Crop Properties Photo Grips Properties Bright Contrast Fade Photo Grips Properties Image Properties Photo Move Crop Resize Modify Object Resize Scale Command Drawing Tools Corners Angle Drawing Tools Orbit Rotate Height Top Drawing Tools Elevation Radius Drawing Tools Drawing Tools 3D Rotation Drawing Tools Modify Object Copy Draw Line Angle Place @ Draw Line Angle Place @ Draw Line Angle Place @ New Tab Drawing Right Mouse Option R14 Enter Key Rt. Mouse Draw Tools Back Change Measure Grips Photo Grips Move Image Photo Grips Model Space Interface Modify Object Reposition Modify Reposition Osnap Tracking Modify Reposition Angle Osnap Tracking New View Options Visual Dynamic R14 Help Modify Object Resize Key-in Value Grip New Paper Space Border Sheet Open New Window Files Pull-down Views R14 Modify Crossing Window Copy Group Grips Pickbox Modes Color Size Inquiry Tools Dimscale Inquiry Tools Dimscale Inquiry Tools Annotation Units Manager Drawing New Create Pulldown Format Units Create Words Insert Placing Erase Words Insert Placing Erase Status Bar Buttons Settings Grid Status Bar Buttons Grid Rt. Mouse Button Help AV Button Stay on Top sound Speed Help Setting Bookmarks Help Setting Bookmarks Help Past Topics Help Controls Help TOC MultiSelect Play Help Icon Pause Play Rewind Forward Text Edit Change Word Text Edit Dictionary Change Drawing File Dialog Open Template Introduction File Drawing File Setup Settings Eng Metric Draw File Setup Standards Sheet Drawing Units Angle Area Direction Interface Settings Coordinates Grid Ortho Snap Relative Absolute Value Coordinate Polar Inquiry Tools Modify Object Object Rt. Mouse Button Words Single Find Open Toolbar Pulldown Words Multiple Find Open Toolbar Pulldown Words Place Reposition Modify Pulldown Font Size Type Name Inquiry Tools Display Extend Modify Object Size Vertex Line Fillet Absolute Key In Place X Y Location Modify Object Reposition Osnap Tracking New Draw Line Intersection Point R14 New Tab Drawing Icon Button View R14 Interface Access Arrange Using Spelling Properties AutoLISP UCS Macros Modify Object Cut Erase Circle Cut Delete Erase Modify Object Cut Erase Modify Cut Edge Erase Crossing World User Coordinate Position Locate Length Angle Precision Arch Eng Decimal Degree Options Customize Rt Mouse Chage Sort Realtime Rt. Mouse Button View Menu Modify Crossing Select Add Set Draw Tools Back Arrow Draw Command Infinite Rt. Mouse Zoom Pan Redraw Viewports Shade Render New DesignCenter Browser Properties R14 Multiple Drawing File Cascade Tile Arrange Interface Bars View Files Multiple Drawing CopyObject Drawing Layout Object Drawing File Tip Point Layout Object Drawing File Default Layout Object Drawing File Tip Point Layout Inserting Object Drawing Image Word Insert Pan Transparent Right Mouse |