1. AutoCADCommand Reference 2006 February 2005

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3. ContentsChapter 1 Introduction....................................................................1 Using AutoCAD Documentation.............................................................1 Using This Reference................................................................................1 Executing Commands......................................................................1 References to Other Sections............................................................5 Typographical Conventions....................................................................5Chapter 2 3D.....................................................................................7 3DARRAY................................................................................................18 3DCLIP...................................................................................................20 Adjust Clipping Planes Window....................................................20 3DCONFIG.............................................................................................22 3DCORBIT..............................................................................................28 3DDISTANCE.........................................................................................28 3DDWFPUBLISH ...................................................................................29 3D DWF Publish Dialog Box..........................................................29 3DFACE..................................................................................................30 3DMESH.................................................................................................32 3DORBIT................................................................................................33 3D Orbit Cursor Icons....................................................................34 3DOrbit Shortcut Menu.................................................................35 3DORBITCTR..........................................................................................38 3DPAN....................................................................................................38 3DPOLY..................................................................................................39 3DSIN.....................................................................................................40 3D Studio File Import Options Dialog Box....................................40 3DSOUT..................................................................................................43 3D Studio File Export Options Dialog Box....................................43 3DSWIVEL..............................................................................................45 3DZOOM................................................................................................46Chapter 3 ABOUT...........................................................................47 ACISIN....................................................................................................47 ACISOUT................................................................................................47 ADCCLOSE.............................................................................................47 ADCENTER.............................................................................................48 DesignCenter Window...................................................................48 i

4. Search Dialog Box...........................................................................54 ADCNAVIGATE......................................................................................57 ALIGN.....................................................................................................57 AMECONVERT.......................................................................................59 APERTURE..............................................................................................60 APPLOAD...............................................................................................61 Load/Unload Applications Dialog Box..........................................61 Startup Suite Dialog Box.................................................................63 ARC.........................................................................................................64 ARCHIVE................................................................................................69 Archive a Sheet Set Dialog Box......................................................69 Modify Archive Setup Dialog Box..................................................73 Archive - Set Password Dialog Box.................................................76 ARCHIVE Command Line..............................................................76 AREA.......................................................................................................77 ARRAY....................................................................................................80 Array Dialog Box............................................................................80 ARRAY Command Line..................................................................86 ARX........................................................................................................88 ASSIST.....................................................................................................89 Info Palette Shortcut Menu............................................................90 ASSISTCLOSE..........................................................................................90 ATTACHURL..........................................................................................91 ATTDEF...................................................................................................91 Attribute Definition Dialog Box.....................................................91 ATTDEF Command Line................................................................94 ATTDISP.................................................................................................96 ATTEDIT.................................................................................................97 Edit Attributes Dialog Box..............................................................98 ATTEDIT Command Line...............................................................99 ATTEXT................................................................................................104 Attribute Extraction Dialog Box...................................................105 ATTEXT Command Line..............................................................106 ATTREDEF............................................................................................107 ATTSYNC..............................................................................................107 AUDIT...................................................................................................108Chapter 4 BACKGROUND............................................................109 Background Dialog Box........................................................................109 Adjust Background Bitmap Placement Dialog Box..............................112 BACTION..............................................................................................113 BACTIONSET........................................................................................120 BACTIONTOOL....................................................................................121 BASE.....................................................................................................127 BASSOCIATE.........................................................................................128 BATTMAN............................................................................................128 ii|Contents

5. Block Attribute Manager..............................................................128 Edit Attribute Dialog Box.............................................................130 Settings Dialog Box......................................................................133 BATTORDER.........................................................................................134 Attribute Order Dialog Box..........................................................134 BAUTHORPALETTE..............................................................................135 BAUTHORPALETTECLOSE...................................................................136 BCLOSE................................................................................................136 BCYCLEORDER....................................................................................136 Insertion Cycling Order Dialog Box.............................................137 BEDIT...................................................................................................137 Edit Block Definition Dialog Box.................................................138 Block Editor..................................................................................139 BEDIT Command Line.................................................................149 BGRIPSET.............................................................................................150 BHATCH...............................................................................................150 BLIPMODE...........................................................................................150 BLOCK..................................................................................................151 Block Definition Dialog Box........................................................151 BLOCK Command Line................................................................154 BLOCKICON........................................................................................156 BLOOKUPTABLE..................................................................................156 Property Lookup Table Dialog Box..............................................157 Add Parameter Properties Dialog Box..........................................158 BMPOUT...............................................................................................159 BOUNDARY..........................................................................................160 Boundary Creation Dialog Box....................................................160 BOUNDARY Command Line.......................................................161 BOX......................................................................................................162 BPARAMETER.......................................................................................165 BREAK...................................................................................................179 BROWSER.............................................................................................181 BSAVE...................................................................................................181 BSAVEAS...............................................................................................182 Save Block As Dialog Box.............................................................182 BVHIDE................................................................................................183 BVSHOW..............................................................................................183 BVSTATE...............................................................................................184 Visibility States Dialog Box..........................................................184 ..........................................................................................................? BVSTATE Command Line............................................................186Chapter 5 CAL...............................................................................189 Understand Syntax of Expressions......................................................189 Format Feet and Inches........................................................................190 Format Angles......................................................................................191 Contents|iii

6. Use Points and Vectors........................................................................191 Use AutoLISP Variables........................................................................193 Use System Variables in Calculations..................................................193 Convert Units of Measurement...........................................................194 Use Standard Numeric Functions........................................................194 Calculate a Vector from Two Points....................................................195 Calculate the Length of a Vector.........................................................196 Obtain a Point by Cursor.....................................................................197 Obtain the Last-Specified Point...........................................................197 Use Snap Modes in Arithmetic Expressions.........................................197 Convert Points Between UCS and WCS..............................................198 Calculate a Point on a Line..................................................................199 Rotate a Point About an Axis...............................................................200 Obtain an Intersection Point...............................................................201 Calculate a Distance.............................................................................201 Obtain a Radius....................................................................................203 Obtain an Angle...................................................................................203 Calculate a Normal Vector...................................................................205 Use Shortcut Functions........................................................................206 CAMERA...............................................................................................207 CHAMFER.............................................................................................208 CHANGE..............................................................................................212 CHECKSTANDARDS.............................................................................217 Check Standards Dialog Box........................................................217 CHPROP...............................................................................................218 CIRCLE.................................................................................................221 CLEANSCREENON...............................................................................223 CLEANSCREENOFF..............................................................................224 CLOSE...................................................................................................224 CLOSEALL............................................................................................224 COLOR.................................................................................................224 Select Color Dialog Box................................................................225 Index Color Tab (Select Color Dialog Box)..........................225 True Color Tab (Select Color Dialog Box)............................226 Color Books Tab (Select Color Dialog Box)..........................228 COLOR Command Line...............................................................229 COMMANDLINE..................................................................................230 COMMANDLINEHIDE.........................................................................230 COMPILE..............................................................................................230 CONE....................................................................................................231 CONVERT.............................................................................................235 CONVERTCTB......................................................................................236 CONVERTPSTYLES...............................................................................237 COPY....................................................................................................238 COPYBASE............................................................................................239 COPYCLIP............................................................................................239iv|Contents

7. COPYHIST............................................................................................240 COPYLINK............................................................................................240 CUI.......................................................................................................240 Customize User Interface Dialog Box..........................................240 Transfer Tab (Customize User Interface Dialog Box)...........241 Customize Tab (Customize User Interface Dialog Box)....................................................................................242 Button Editor Dialog Box.............................................................245 Display Filters Dialog Box............................................................247 Find and Replace Dialog Box.......................................................247 Find Tab (Find and Replace Dialog Box)..............................247 Replace Tab (Find and Replace Dialog Box).........................248 CUIEXPORT.........................................................................................250 CUIIMPORT.........................................................................................250 CUILOAD.............................................................................................250 CUIUNLOAD........................................................................................250 CUSTOMIZE.........................................................................................251 Customize Dialog Box..................................................................251 CUTCLIP..............................................................................................252 CYLINDER............................................................................................252Chapter 6 DBCCLOSE...................................................................257 DBCONNECT.......................................................................................257 dbConnect Manager.....................................................................258 Data View Window......................................................................264 Query Editor.................................................................................275 Quick Query Tab (Query Editor)..........................................275 Range Query Tab (Query Editor)..........................................277 Query Builder Tab (Query Editor)........................................278 SQL Query Tab (Query Editor).............................................281 Column Values Dialog Box..........................................................284 Configure a Data Source Dialog Box............................................284 Data View and Query Options Dialog Box..................................284 Export Links Dialog Box...............................................................287 Export Query Set Dialog Box........................................................288 Export Template Set Dialog Box..................................................288 Find Dialog Box............................................................................288 Format Dialog Box........................................................................289 Import Query Set Dialog Box.......................................................290 Import Template Set Dialog Box..................................................290 Label Template Dialog Box..........................................................291 Label Template Properties Dialog Box.........................................293 Link Conversion Dialog Box........................................................294 Link Manager................................................................................296 Link Select Dialog Box..................................................................297 Link Template Dialog Box............................................................300 Contents|v

8. Link Template Properties Dialog Box...........................................302 New Label Template Dialog Box..................................................302 New Link Template Dialog Box...................................................303 New Query Dialog Box.................................................................304 Replace Dialog Box.......................................................................305 Select a Database Object Dialog Box............................................306 Select Data Object Dialog Box......................................................306 Sort Dialog Box.............................................................................307 Synchronize Dialog Box...............................................................307 DBLCLKEDIT........................................................................................309 DBLIST..................................................................................................309 DDEDIT................................................................................................310 Edit Text Dialog Box.....................................................................310 Edit Attribute Definition Dialog Box...........................................311 DDPTYPE..............................................................................................311 Point Style Dialog Box..................................................................312 DDVPOINT...........................................................................................313 Viewpoint Presets Dialog Box......................................................313 DELAY..................................................................................................314 DETACHURL........................................................................................314 DIM and DIM1.....................................................................................315 DIMALIGNED.......................................................................................316 DIMANGULAR.....................................................................................319 DIMARC...............................................................................................323 DIMBASELINE......................................................................................325 DIMCENTER.........................................................................................326 DIMCONTINUE...................................................................................327 DIMDIAMETER....................................................................................329 DIMDISASSOCIATE..............................................................................330 DIMEDIT..............................................................................................330 DIMJOGGED........................................................................................333 DIMLINEAR..........................................................................................335 DIMORDINATE....................................................................................339 DIMOVERRIDE.....................................................................................341 DIMRADIUS.........................................................................................342 DIMREASSOCIATE...............................................................................343 DIMREGEN...........................................................................................345 DIMSTYLE............................................................................................345 Dimension Style Manager............................................................346 Create New Dimension Style Dialog Box.....................................348 New, Modify, and Override Dimension Style Dialog Boxes..........................................................................................349 Compare Dimension Styles Dialog Box.......................................376 DIMSTYLE Command Line..........................................................377 DIMTEDIT............................................................................................380 DIST......................................................................................................382vi|Contents

9. DIVIDE.................................................................................................382 DONUT.................................................................................................384 DRAGMODE.........................................................................................385 DRAWINGRECOVERY.........................................................................385 Drawing Recovery Manager.........................................................385 DRAWINGRECOVERYHIDE.................................................................387 DRAWORDER.......................................................................................387 DSETTINGS..........................................................................................388 Drafting Settings Dialog Box........................................................389 Pointer Input Settings Dialog Box................................................400 Dimension Input Settings Dialog Box.........................................401 Tooltip Appearance Dialog Box...................................................402 DSVIEWER............................................................................................403 Aerial View Window.....................................................................404 DVIEW..................................................................................................406 DWGPROPS..........................................................................................416 Drawing Properties Dialog Box....................................................417 Add Custom Property Dialog Box................................................423 DXBIN..................................................................................................423Chapter 7 EATTEDIT....................................................................425 Enhanced Attribute Editor...................................................................425 EATTEXT..............................................................................................427 Attribute Extraction Wizard.........................................................428 Attribute Extraction - Additional Settings Dialog Box.................432 Filter Dialog Box...........................................................................433 EDGE....................................................................................................434 EDGESURF............................................................................................435 ELEV.....................................................................................................436 ELLIPSE.................................................................................................437 ERASE...................................................................................................441 ETRANSMIT..........................................................................................442 Create Transmittal Dialog Box.....................................................442 Transmittal Setups Dialog Box.....................................................446 Import Transmittal Setups Dialog Box.........................................447 Modify Transmittal Setup Dialog Box..........................................448 Transmittal - Set Password Dialog Box.........................................452 ETRANSMIT Command Line........................................................453 EXPLODE.............................................................................................454 EXPORT................................................................................................456 EXTEND...............................................................................................456 EXTRUDE.............................................................................................460Chapter 8 FIELD............................................................................463 Field Dialog Box...................................................................................463 Field Format Dialog Box.......................................................................467 Contents|vii

10. FILL.......................................................................................................468 FILLET...................................................................................................469 FILTER..................................................................................................473 Object Selection Filters Dialog Box..............................................474 FIND.....................................................................................................476 Find and Replace Dialog Box.......................................................477 Find and Replace Options Dialog Box.........................................479 FOG......................................................................................................480 Fog/Depth Cue Dialog Box..........................................................480Chapter 9 GOTOURL....................................................................483 GRADIENT...........................................................................................483 GRAPHSCR...........................................................................................483 GRID.....................................................................................................483 GROUP.................................................................................................485 Object Grouping Dialog Box........................................................485 Order Group Dialog Box..............................................................489 GROUP Command Line...............................................................490Chapter 10 HATCH.........................................................................493 Hatch and Gradient Dialog Box...........................................................493 Hatch Tab (Hatch and Gradient Dialog Box)...............................497 Gradient Tab (Hatch and Gradient Dialog Box)..........................501 More Options (Hatch and Gradient Dialog Box).........................502 Hatch Pattern Palette Dialog Box........................................................506 HATCH Command Line.......................................................................507 HATCHEDIT.........................................................................................514 Hatch Edit Dialog Box..................................................................514 HATCHEDIT Command Line.......................................................516 HELP.....................................................................................................519 HIDE.....................................................................................................519 HLSETTINGS........................................................................................520 Hidden Line Settings Dialog Box.................................................521 HYPERLINK..........................................................................................523 Insert Hyperlink Dialog Box.........................................................523 Edit Hyperlink Dialog Box...........................................................527 Select Place in Document Dialog Box..........................................527 HYPERLINK Command Line........................................................528 HYPERLINKOPTIONS...........................................................................529Chapter 11 ID..................................................................................531 IMAGE..................................................................................................531 Image Manager.............................................................................531 IMAGE Command Line................................................................535 IMAGEADJUST.....................................................................................537 viii|Contents

11. Image Adjust Dialog Box..............................................................537 IMAGEADJUST Command Line...................................................539 IMAGEATTACH....................................................................................539 Image Dialog Box.........................................................................540 IMAGECLIP..........................................................................................543 IMAGEFRAME......................................................................................544 IMAGEQUALITY..................................................................................545 IMPORT................................................................................................545 INSERT..................................................................................................546 Insert Dialog Box..........................................................................546 INSERT Command Line...............................................................549 INSERTOBJ...........................................................................................553 Insert Object Dialog Box..............................................................554 INTERFERE...........................................................................................555 INTERSECT...........................................................................................557 ISOPLANE.............................................................................................558Chapter 12 JOIN..............................................................................561 JPGOUT................................................................................................562 JUSTIFYTEXT........................................................................................562Chapter 13 LAYER..........................................................................565 Layer Properties Manager.....................................................................565 Layer Filter Properties Dialog Box........................................................574 Layer Filter Examples...................................................................576 Layer States Manager............................................................................578 New Layer State to Save Dialog Box....................................................580 Select Linetype Dialog Box..................................................................580 Lineweight Dialog Box.........................................................................581 LAYER Command Line........................................................................582 LAYERP.................................................................................................587 LAYERPMODE......................................................................................588 LAYOUT...............................................................................................588 LAYOUTWIZARD.................................................................................590 Layout Wizard..............................................................................590 LAYTRANS............................................................................................591 Layer Translator............................................................................591 Settings Dialog Box......................................................................593 Edit/New Layer Dialog Box..........................................................594 LEADER................................................................................................594 LENGTHEN..........................................................................................598 LIGHT...................................................................................................601 Lights Dialog Box.........................................................................601 New or Modify Point Light Dialog Box.......................................603 New or Modify Distant Light Dialog Box....................................606 New or Modify Spotlight Dialog Box...........................................608 Contents|ix

12. North Location Dialog Box..........................................................610 Shadow Options Dialog Box........................................................611 Sun Angle Calculator Dialog Box.................................................612 Geographic Location Dialog Box.................................................614 LIMITS..................................................................................................615 LINE......................................................................................................615 LINETYPE.............................................................................................617 Linetype Manager.........................................................................617 Load or Reload Linetypes Dialog Box..........................................620 LINETYPE Command Line...........................................................621 LIST.......................................................................................................623 LOAD....................................................................................................623 LOGFILEOFF.........................................................................................624 LOGFILEON.........................................................................................624 LSEDIT..................................................................................................624 Landscape Edit Dialog Box...........................................................625 LSLIB.....................................................................................................626 Landscape Library Dialog Box......................................................626 Landscape Library Edit Dialog Box..............................................627 LSNEW..................................................................................................629 Landscape New Dialog Box..........................................................629 LTSCALE...............................................................................................631 LWEIGHT.............................................................................................632 Lineweight Settings Dialog Box...................................................632 LWEIGHT Command Line...........................................................634Chapter 14 MARKUP......................................................................637 Markup Set Manager............................................................................637 MARKUPCLOSE....................................................................................643 MASSPROP...........................................................................................643 MATCHCELL........................................................................................646 MATCHPROP.......................................................................................646 Property Settings Dialog Box........................................................647 MATLIB................................................................................................649 Materials Library Dialog Box........................................................649 Reconcile Imported Material Names Dialog Box.........................651 Reconcile Exported Material Names Dialog Box..........................652 MEASURE.............................................................................................653 MENU...................................................................................................655 MENULOAD.........................................................................................655 Load/Unload Customizations Dialog Box...................................655 MENULOAD Command Line.......................................................656 MENUUNLOAD...................................................................................656 MINSERT..............................................................................................656 MIRROR................................................................................................663 MIRROR3D...........................................................................................664 x|Contents

13. MLEDIT................................................................................................667 Multiline Edit Tools Dialog Box...................................................667 MLEDIT Command Line..............................................................677 MLINE..................................................................................................678 MLSTYLE..............................................................................................681 Multiline Style Dialog Box...........................................................681 Create New Multiline Style Dialog Box........................................683 New, Modify Multiline Style Dialog Boxes..................................684 Load Multiline Styles Dialog Box.................................................688 MODEL.................................................................................................689 MOVE...................................................................................................689 MREDO.................................................................................................690 MSLIDE.................................................................................................691 MSPACE................................................................................................691 MTEDIT................................................................................................691 MTEXT.................................................................................................692 In-Place Text Editor .....................................................................692 Indents and Tabs Dialog Box.......................................................702 Background Mask Dialog Box......................................................702 Replace Dialog Box.......................................................................703 Stack Properties Dialog Box..........................................................704 AutoStack Properties Dialog Box..................................................706 MTEXT Command Line...............................................................707 Symbols and Special Characters...................................................711 MULTIPLE............................................................................................713 MVIEW.................................................................................................713 MVSETUP.............................................................................................718 MVSETUP on the Model Tab........................................................719 MVSETUP on a Layout Tab..........................................................719Chapter 15 NETLOAD.....................................................................727 NEW.....................................................................................................727 Create New Drawing Dialog Box..................................................727 Quick Setup Wizard......................................................................730 Advanced Setup Wizard...............................................................732 NEW Command Line...................................................................734 NEWSHEETSET.....................................................................................734Chapter 16 OFFSET.........................................................................737 OLELINKS.............................................................................................739 Links Dialog Box..........................................................................739 Convert Dialog Box......................................................................740 Change Icon Dialog Box..............................................................741 OLESCALE............................................................................................742 OLE Text Size Dialog Box.............................................................743 OOPS....................................................................................................743 Contents|xi

14. OPEN....................................................................................................744 Standard File Selection Dialog Boxes...........................................745 Buzzsaw Location Shortcuts Dialog Box......................................749 Log In to Buzzsaw Dialog Box......................................................750 Create a Buzzsaw Location Shortcut Dialog Box.........................751 Edit a Buzzsaw Location Shortcut Dialog Box.............................751 Select a Buzzsaw Location Dialog Box.........................................752 Find Dialog Box............................................................................752 Add/Modify FTP Locations Dialog Box........................................755 Partial Open Dialog Box...............................................................756 OPEN Command Line..................................................................759 OPENDWFMARKUP.............................................................................759 OPENSHEETSET....................................................................................760 OPTIONS..............................................................................................760 Options Dialog Box......................................................................760 Files Tab (Options Dialog Box).............................................762 Display Tab (Options Dialog Box)........................................767 Open and Save Tab (Options Dialog Box)............................771 Plot and Publish Tab (Options Dialog Box).........................776 System Tab (Options Dialog Box)........................................780 User Preferences Tab (Options Dialog Box)..........................783 Drafting Tab (Options Dialog Box)......................................786 Selection Tab (Options Dialog Box).....................................789 Profiles Tab (Options Dialog Box)........................................793 Alternate Font Dialog Box............................................................795 Color Options Dialog Box............................................................796 Command Line Window Font Dialog Box..................................798 Thumbnail Preview Settings Dialog Box......................................799 Plot Style Table Settings Dialog Box............................................800 3D Graphics System Configuration Dialog Box..........................802 Right-Click Customization Dialog Box........................................802 Field Update Settings Dialog Box.................................................804 Visual Effect Settings Dialog Box.................................................805 Advanced Preview Options Dialog Box.......................................806 Add Profile Dialog Box.................................................................807 Change Profile Dialog Box...........................................................808 Transparency Dialog Box.............................................................808 ORTHO.................................................................................................808 OSNAP..................................................................................................809Chapter 17 PAGESETUP.................................................................811 Page Setup Manager.............................................................................811 New Page Setup Dialog Box.................................................................815 Page Setup Dialog Box..........................................................................816 Changes to a Printer Configuration File Dialog Box (Page Setup).................................................................................................824 xii|Contents

15. Import Page Setups Dialog Box............................................................824PAN.......................................................................................................825 Panning in Real Time...................................................................826 PAN Command Line....................................................................827 Pan Shortcut Menu.......................................................................827PARTIALOAD.......................................................................................828 Partial Load Dialog Box................................................................828 PARTIALOAD Command Line.....................................................831PARTIALOPEN......................................................................................833PASTEASHYPERLINK............................................................................835PASTEBLOCK........................................................................................835PASTECLIP............................................................................................835PASTEORIG..........................................................................................836PASTESPEC...........................................................................................836 Paste Special Dialog Box...............................................................837PCINWIZARD.......................................................................................838PEDIT....................................................................................................838PFACE...................................................................................................854PLAN.....................................................................................................855PLINE....................................................................................................857PLOT.....................................................................................................863 Plot Dialog Box.............................................................................864 Add Page Setup Dialog Box..........................................................875 Changes to a Printer Configuration File Dialog Box (Plot).........875 Plot Job Progress Dialog Box........................................................876 Update PC3 File with New Printer Dialog Box............................876 PLOT Command Line..................................................................878PLOTSTAMP.........................................................................................882 Plot Stamp Dialog Box.................................................................882 User Defined Fields Dialog Box....................................................884 Advanced Options Dialog Box.....................................................884 PLOTSTAMP Command Line.......................................................887PLOTSTYLE...........................................................................................889 Current Plot Style Dialog Box......................................................890 Select Plot Style Dialog Box..........................................................891 PLOTSTYLE Command Line........................................................892PLOTTERMANAGER.............................................................................892 Add-a-Plotter Wizard....................................................................893 Plotter Configuration Editor........................................................893 General Tab (Plotter Configuration Editor).........................894 Ports Tab (Plotter Configuration Editor)..............................896 Device and Document Settings Tab (Plotter Configuration Editor)........................................................897 Configure LPT Port Dialog Box....................................................906 Settings for COM Port Dialog Box...............................................906 Advanced Settings for COM Port Dialog Box..............................907 Contents|xiii

16. PNGOUT..............................................................................................908 POINT...................................................................................................909 POLYGON............................................................................................910 PREVIEW..............................................................................................912 PROPERTIES.........................................................................................914 Properties Palette..........................................................................915 General Properties of Objects.......................................................917 Cell Border Properties Dialog Box................................................919 Add Distance or Angle Value Dialog Box.....................................920 PROPERTIESCLOSE..............................................................................920 PSETUPIN.............................................................................................920 PSETUPIN Command Line...........................................................921 PSPACE.................................................................................................921 PUBLISH...............................................................................................921 Publish Dialog Box.......................................................................922 Publish Options Dialog Box.........................................................926 Publish Block Template Dialog Box (Publish)..............................929 Block Template Options Dialog Box (Publish).............................930 Changes to a Printer Configuration File Dialog Box (Publish).....................................................................................930 DWF Password Dialog Box...........................................................931 Confirm DWF Password Dialog Box............................................931 Publish Job Progress Dialog Box...................................................931 PUBLISH Command Line.............................................................932 PUBLISHTOWEB..................................................................................932 Publish to Web Wizard................................................................933 PURGE..................................................................................................933 Purge Dialog Box..........................................................................933 PURGE Command Line................................................................935Chapter 18 QCCLOSE.....................................................................937 QDIM....................................................................................................937 QLEADER..............................................................................................938 Leader Settings Dialog Box...........................................................940 QNEW..................................................................................................944 QSAVE..................................................................................................945 QSELECT..............................................................................................945 Quick Select Dialog Box...............................................................946 QTEXT..................................................................................................948 QUICKCALC........................................................................................948 QuickCalc Calculator...................................................................949 Variable Definition Dialog Box....................................................955 Category Definition Dialog Box...................................................956 QUIT.....................................................................................................956Chapter 19 RAY...............................................................................957 xiv|Contents

17. RECOVER.............................................................................................957RECTANG.............................................................................................958REDEFINE.............................................................................................960REDO....................................................................................................960REDRAW...............................................................................................961REDRAWALL........................................................................................961REFCLOSE.............................................................................................962REFEDIT................................................................................................963 Reference Edit Dialog Box............................................................963 REFEDIT Command Line.............................................................966REFSET..................................................................................................967REGEN..................................................................................................968REGENALL............................................................................................968REGENAUTO........................................................................................969REGION................................................................................................970REINIT..................................................................................................970 Re-initialization Dialog Box.........................................................970RENAME...............................................................................................971 Rename Dialog Box......................................................................971 RENAME Command Line.............................................................972RENDER................................................................................................973 Render Dialog Box........................................................................973 Render Window............................................................................976 Windows Render Options Dialog Box.........................................978RENDSCR.............................................................................................980REPLAY.................................................................................................980 Image Specifications Dialog Box..................................................981RESETBLOCK........................................................................................982RESUME................................................................................................982REVCLOUD..........................................................................................983REVOLVE..............................................................................................984REVSURF...............................................................................................986RMAT....................................................................................................989 Materials Dialog Box....................................................................989 New or Modify Standard Material Dialog Box.............................991 Adjust Material Bitmap Placement Dialog Box............................995 New or Modify Granite Material Dialog Box...............................997 New or Modify Marble Material Dialog Box................................999 New or Modify Wood Material Dialog Box...............................1001 Attach by AutoCAD Color Index Dialog Box............................1002 Attach by Layer Dialog Box........................................................1003ROTATE..............................................................................................1004ROTATE3D.........................................................................................1005RPREF.................................................................................................1010 Rendering Preferences Dialog Box.............................................1010 Render Options Dialog Box........................................................1014 Contents|xv

18. Photo Real Render Options Dialog Box.....................................1015 Photo Raytrace Render Options Dialog Box..............................1018 File Output Configuration Dialog Box.......................................1021 RSCRIPT..............................................................................................1022 RULESURF..........................................................................................1023Chapter 20 SAVE...........................................................................1025 SAVEAS...............................................................................................1025 Save to Earlier Versions..............................................................1026 Template Description Dialog Box..............................................1026 Saveas Options Dialog Box.........................................................1027 SAVEAS Command Line.............................................................1029 SAVEIMG............................................................................................1029 Save Image Dialog Box...............................................................1030 TGA Options Dialog Box............................................................1032 TIFF Options Dialog Box............................................................1032 SCALE.................................................................................................1033 SCALELISTEDIT..................................................................................1033 Edit Scale List Dialog Box...........................................................1034 Add Scale Dialog Box..................................................................1035 Edit Scale Dialog Box..................................................................1036 SCALELISTEDIT Command Line................................................1037 SCALETEXT........................................................................................1037 SCENE.................................................................................................1039 Scenes Dialog Box.......................................................................1039 New Scene Dialog Box................................................................1039 Modify Scene Dialog Box...........................................................1040 SCRIPT................................................................................................1041 SECTION............................................................................................1042 SECURITYOPTIONS...........................................................................1045 Security Options Dialog Box......................................................1045 Confirm Password Dialog Box...................................................1047 Advanced Options Dialog Box...................................................1047 SELECT...............................................................................................1048 SETIDROPHANDLER..........................................................................1052 Set Default i-drop Content Type Dialog Box.............................1052 i-drop Options Dialog Box.........................................................1053 SETUV.................................................................................................1053 Mapping Dialog Box...................................................................1053 Adjust Planar Coordinates Dialog Box.......................................1055 Adjust Cylindrical Coordinates Dialog Box...............................1057 Adjust Spherical Coordinates Dialog Box..................................1058 Adjust UVW Coordinates Dialog Box........................................1060 Adjust Object Bitmap Placement Dialog Box............................1061 SETVAR...............................................................................................1063 SHADEMODE.....................................................................................1064 xvi|Contents

19. SHAPE.................................................................................................1065SHEETSET...........................................................................................1066 Sheet Set Manager......................................................................1066 Sheet List Tab......................................................................1067 View List Tab......................................................................1070 Resource Drawings Tab.......................................................1072 Subset Properties Dialog Box......................................................1073 Select Layout as Sheet Template Dialog Box..............................1075 New Sheet Dialog Box................................................................1075 Rename & Renumber Sheet Dialog Box.....................................1077 Rename & Renumber View Dialog Box.....................................1078 Import Layouts as Sheets Dialog Box.........................................1078 Insert Sheet List Table Dialog Box..............................................1079 Sheet Set Properties Dialog Box..................................................1081 Sheet Set Custom Properties Dialog Box....................................1082 Add Custom Property Dialog Box..............................................1083 Resource Drawing Locations Dialog Box...................................1083 Sheet Properties Dialog Box.......................................................1084 New Sheet Selection Dialog Box................................................1085 Sheet Selections Dialog Box.......................................................1086 View Category Dialog Box.........................................................1087 List of Blocks Dialog Box............................................................1087 Select Block Dialog Box..............................................................1088SHEETSETHIDE..................................................................................1089SHELL.................................................................................................1090SHOWMAT.........................................................................................1090SIGVALIDATE.....................................................................................1090 Validate Digital Signatures Dialog Box......................................1091 Digital Signature Contents Dialog Box......................................1092SKETCH..............................................................................................1094SLICE..................................................................................................1095SNAP...................................................................................................1100SOLDRAW..........................................................................................1103SOLID.................................................................................................1104SOLIDEDIT.........................................................................................1105SOLPROF............................................................................................1120SOLVIEW............................................................................................1123SPACETRANS......................................................................................1130SPELL..................................................................................................1130 Check Spelling Dialog Box.........................................................1131 Change Dictionaries Dialog Box................................................1132SPHERE...............................................................................................1134SPLINE................................................................................................1134SPLINEDIT..........................................................................................1137STANDARDS.......................................................................................1144 Configure Standards Dialog Box................................................1145 Contents|xvii

20. CAD Standards Settings Dialog Box...........................................1147 STATS..................................................................................................1148 Statistics Dialog Box...................................................................1148 STATUS...............................................................................................1150 STLOUT..............................................................................................1152 STRETCH............................................................................................1153 STYLE..................................................................................................1154 Text Sty