ARES Commander Help

Welcome to the ARES Commander Help documentation. This comprehensive guide provides information about using ARES Commander for 3D modeling, 2D drafting, and CAD operations.

• Welcome
  • Accessing the Help
  • What’s New in This Release
  • Migrating Preferences from a Previous Release
  • Participating in the Customer Involvement Program
  • System Requirements
• The User Interface
  • Using the Start Page
    • Home Tab - Working with Drawings
    • My Setups - Setting up the Workspace
    • Learn - Accessing Learning Resources
  • Classic User Interface
    • Menu Bar
    • Toolbars
    • Tool Matrix
    • Options Toolbar
  • Ribbon Based User Interface
    • Application Button and Application Menu
    • Quick Access Toolbar
    • Ribbon Tabs
    • Working with Workspaces
  • Graphics Area
    • Coordinate Symbol
    • Crosshairs (Pointer)
    • Model and Sheet Tabs
    • Scroll Bars
    • Changing the Background Color of the Model Workspace
  • Shortcut Menus
  • Palettes
  • Command Window
  • Status Bar
  • Switching the User Interface Color Theme
  • Command and Data Entry
    • Using Quick Input Methods
    • Entering Commands
    • Setting Options for Auto-Completion of Command Entries
    • Entering Command Options
    • Entering Data Input
    • Clicking in the Graphics Area
    • Entering Keyboard Input
    • Using Commands Transparently
    • Repeating Commands
    • Interrupting the Execution of a Command
  • Using Mouse Gestures
    • Using Mouse Gesture Commands
    • Configuring Eight Mouse Gestures
    • Reassigning Mouse Gestures
    • Mouse Gestures Dialog Box
• Getting Started
  • Creating, Opening, Closing, and Saving Drawings
  • Setting Up the Drawing Environment
  • Using Templates
  • Working with Sheets
• Drawing with Precision
  • Specifying Coordinates and Using Coordinate Systems
    • Specifying Coordinates
    • Specifying Points Using Coordinate Filters
    • Setting Up Custom Coordinate Systems
    • Managing Custom Coordinate Systems
    • Specifying a Coordinate System for the Plan View
    • Applying Dynamic Custom Coordinate Systems
    • Using the EnterPoint Tool
  • Using Drawing Tools and Methods
    • Specifying Drafting Options
    • Setting Snap
    • Displaying a Grid
    • Setting Ortho Mode
    • Switching Between Isometric Snap Grids
    • Using EntitySnaps
    • Understanding EntitySnap Modes
    • Setting EntitySnaps
    • Displaying EntitySnap Cues
    • Using Polar Guides
    • Tracking and Setting Inference Points
  • Inquiring and Calculating
    • Identifying Coordinates
    • Measuring Distances
    • Measuring Angles
    • Calculating Areas
    • Measuring Geometries
    • Listing Entity Information
    • Displaying Mass Properties of 3D Solids and Regions
    • Using the SmartCalculator
    • Invoking the Standard OS Calculator
• Working with Drawing Files
  • Using Drawing Tabs
  • Starting a New Drawing
  • Opening a Drawing
  • Saving Drawings
    • About Saving Drawings
    • Saving a Drawing
    • Saving the Drawing under a Different Name
    • Saving All Open Drawings
  • Viewing and Editing Drawing File Properties
  • Closing a Drawing
  • Closing All Open Drawings
  • Exiting
  • Exporting and Importing
    • Exporting
    • Exporting DXF Files
    • Exporting ACIS SAT Files
    • Creating a DGN File from the Current Drawing
    • Creating a PDF File from a Drawing
    • Creating a Bitmap File from a Drawing
    • Creating a JPEG File from a Drawing
    • Creating a PNG File from a Drawing
    • Creating an EMF File from a Drawing
    • Creating an SVG File from a Drawing
    • Creating an EPS File from a Drawing
    • Creating a STEP File from a Drawing
    • Creating an IGES File from a Drawing
    • Creating a Stereolithography File from a Drawing
    • Importing a Stereolithography File
    • Importing a Stereolithography File As Mesh
    • Importing DXF Files
    • Importing DWF Files
    • Importing ACIS SAT Files
    • Importing PDF Files as Blocks
    • Importing DGN files as Blocks
    • Importing a STEP File
    • Importing an IGES File
    • Opening and Saving ESRI Shape (SHP) Files
    • Creating Slide Files from Drawings
    • Viewing Slide Files
  • Packaging Drawings
    • Packaging a Drawing and its Dependent Files
    • Setting Preferences for Packaging Drawings
    • Creating Packages from Drawing Sheet Sets
  • Applying Digital Signatures for Authentication
    • Signing Drawing Files for Authentication
    • Verifying a Digital Signature in a Drawing
    • Removing a Digital Signature from a Drawing
  • Using Drawing File Utilities
    • Setting Automatic Save and Backup Options
    • Checking Integrity of Drawings
    • Recovering Drawings
    • Recovering Drawings with the Drawing Recovery Manager
    • Discarding Unused References
    • Comparing Drawings
    • Comparing Drawings with Previous Versions
  • Working with Drawing Standards
    • Creating Drawing Standards Files
    • Associating Drawing Standards and Setting Notification Options
    • Verifying Drawing Standards
• Viewing the Drawing
  • Refreshing and Rebuilding the Drawing Display
    • Refreshing the Current Drawing
    • Refreshing All Tiled Views of the Current Drawing
    • Rebuilding the Current Drawing
    • Rebuilding the Current Drawing and Refreshing All Tiled Views
    • Automatically Rebuilding the Current Drawing
  • Panning and Zooming
    • Panning
      • Dynamic Pan
      • Panning Using Points
      • Pan Up
      • Pan Down
      • Pan Left
      • Pan Right
    • Zooming
      • Dynamic Zoom
      • Zoom
      • Zoom Fit
      • Zoom Bounds
      • Zoom Previous
      • Zoom Window
      • Zoom Factor
      • Zoom to Selected Entities
      • Zoom Center
      • Zoom Left
      • Zoom In
      • Zoom Out
  • Working with Named Views and View Tiles
    • Saving and Retrieving User-defined Views
    • Working with Tiled Views in Model Workspace
    • Using View Tile Controls
  • Isolating and Hiding Entities
    • Isolating Entities
    • Hiding Entities
    • Restoring Entities’ Visibility After Isolating or Hiding
  • Controlling the Display Order of Overlapping Entities
    • Changing the Display Order of Entities
    • Displaying All Hatches Behind Other Entities
    • Displaying References Behind Other Entities
    • Displaying Text and Annotations in Front of Other Entities
  • Setting Display Options
    • Displaying Command History
    • Displaying the Coordinate System Icon
    • Setting the Display Quality of Circles and Curves
    • Controlling the Visibility of Fills
    • Turning Boxed Text Mode On and Off
• 3D Viewing and Presentation
  • 3D Viewing Using Constrained Orbit Commands
    • 3D Viewing Using Constrained Orbit
    • 3D Viewing Using Centered Orbit
    • 3D Viewing Using Free Orbit
    • 3D Viewing Using Continuous Orbit
    • 3D Viewing Using Horizontal Orbit
    • 3D Viewing Using Vertical Orbit
    • Using the Arcball in Constrained Orbit Mode
    • Setting the Constrained Orbit AutoTarget Mode
  • Navigating with a 3D Mouse
  • Setting the View Direction
  • Hiding, Shading, and Rendering
    • Removing Hidden Lines
    • Shading the Drawing
    • Rendering the Drawing
    • Using Visual Styles
      • About Visual Styles
      • Managing Visual Styles
      • Setting the Visual Style in the Current Viewport
  • Using Lights
    • Creating a Light Source
    • Creating a Pointlight
    • Creating a Spotlight
    • Creating a Directional Light
    • Creating a Targetpointlight
    • Creating a Nontargetlight
    • Managing Lights with the Lighting Palette
    • Hiding the Lighting Palette
  • Using the View Navigator
    • About the View Navigator
    • The View Navigator’s Menu
    • The View Navigator’s Toolbar
    • Working with View Navigator Display Properties
    • Changing the View Orientation Using the View Navigator
• Formatting the Drawing
  • Applying Entity Properties
  • Organizing the Drawing with Layers
  • Managing Layers Using the Layers Manager Palette
  • Layer Tools
    • Saving and Restoring Layer States
    • Hiding Layers
    • Showing All Layers
    • Freezing Layers
    • Thawing All Layers
    • Locking Layers
    • Unlocking Layers
    • Isolating Layers
    • Restoring Layers After Isolating
    • Activating a Layer
    • Changing Entities to the Active Layer
    • Matching Layers
    • Merging Layers
    • Deleting Layers
    • Restoring Previous Layer Settings
    • Previewing Layers
  • Setting Entity Colors
  • Loading and Setting LineStyles
  • Setting the LineStyle Scale Factor
  • Setting the Active LineWeight
  • Changing Entity Properties to ‘ByLayer’
  • Setting Z-Plane and Thickness
  • Specifying Units and Precision
  • Setting Drawing Boundaries
  • Renaming Styles and Drawing Elements
• Drawing Entities
  • Constructing Lines
  • Using InfiniteLines, CenterLines, and RichLines
    • Constructing Rays
    • Constructing InfiniteLines
    • Constructing Centerlines
    • Constructing RichLines
    • Managing RichLineStyles
  • Constructing PolyLines
  • Constructing 3D PolyLines
  • Constructing Polygons
  • Constructing Rectangles
  • Constructing Arcs
  • Constructing Circles
  • Constructing Rings
  • Constructing Ellipses and Elliptical Arcs
  • Constructing Splines
  • Constructing 2D Spirals and 3D Helixes
  • Working with Points
    • Setting the Point Format
    • Inserting Points
    • Marking Entities with Points or Blocks by Segments
    • Marking Entities with Points or Blocks by Lengths
  • Creating Area Boundaries
  • Creating Regions
  • Creating a Mask
  • Creating Revision Clouds
  • Sketching
  • Loading and Inserting Shapes
    • Loading Shapes
    • Inserting Shapes
• Modifying Entities
  • Selecting Entities for Modification
    • Selecting Entities
    • Applying Entity Selection Methods
    • Click and Drag Selection / Lasso Selection
    • Previewing and Highlighting Entity Selections
    • Cycling Through Overlapping Entities During Selection
    • Preselecting Entities
    • Preselecting All Entities
    • Selecting Entities of the Same Type and Shared Properties
    • Creating Entity Selections Based on Filtering Criteria
    • Creating and Applying Filters for Entity Selection
    • Modifying Entities Using the Heads-Up Display Toolbar
  • Using EntityGrips
    • Modifying with EntityGrips
    • Applying EntityGrip Nodes
    • Applying Multifunctional EntityGrips
    • Setting EntityGrip Preferences
  • Correcting Mistakes
    • Deleting Entities
    • Undoing Edits
    • Redoing Undo Operations
    • Undoing Deletions
  • Using the Clipboard
    • Copying to the Clipboard
    • Copying with a Reference Point to the Clipboard
    • Copying the Current View to the Clipboard
    • Cutting to the Clipboard
    • Pasting from the Clipboard
    • Pasting Entities As Block from the Clipboard
    • Pasting Entities from the Clipboard to Their Original Position
    • Pasting from the Clipboard Using Format Selection
  • Editing Properties
    • Viewing and Modifying Properties
    • Copying Properties Between Entities
  • Copying and Mirroring Entities
    • Copying Entities
    • Copy, Move, Rotate, and Scale in One Operation
    • Copying Nested Entities
    • Mirroring Entities
    • Creating Patterns of Entities
    • Modifying Associative Patterns (EditPattern)
    • Creating Offsets of Entities
  • Moving and Rotating Entities
    • Moving Entities
    • Moving Entities Incrementally
    • Flipping Entities
    • Rotating Entities
    • Aligning Entities
    • Aligning a Set of Specified Entities
  • Changing the Size and Shape of Entities
    • Scaling Entities
    • Stretching Entities
    • Changing the Length of Entities
    • Trimming Entities
    • Trimming Entities with PowerTrim
    • Extending Entities
  • Fillets and Chamfers
    • Applying Chamfers
    • Applying Fillets
  • Modifying Complex Entities
    • Editing PolyLines
    • Editing Splines
    • Converting PolyLines
    • Modifying RichLines
    • Modifying RichLines Using Common Editing Commands
    • Welding Entities
    • Splitting Entities
      • Splitting Entities Between Two Points
      • Splitting Entities at a Specified Point
      • Splitting Multiple Entities
    • Exploding Complex Entities
      • Exploding Blocks, Polylines, Hatches, and Dimensions
      • Exploding Ellipses and Splines
      • Exploding Blocks and Converting BlockAttributes to Text
  • Discarding Duplicate Entities
• Working with Blocks, BlockAttributes, EntityGroups, and References
  • Defining and Inserting Blocks
    • Defining Blocks
    • Inserting Blocks
    • Inserting a Block in a Rectangular Pattern
    • Modifying the Base Point of a Block
    • Saving Blocks to File
  • Organizing Blocks in Block Libraries
    • About Block Libraries
    • Defining Block Libraries
    • The Block Library Manager
    • The Trinity Block Library Palette
  • Working with BlockAttributes
    • Defining BlockAttributes
    • Editing BlockAttribute Definitions
    • Editing BlockAttributes
    • Applying Extended Editing of BlockAttributes
    • Editing BlockAttribute Values In-place
    • Using the Multiline BlockAttribute Formatting Pop-up Toolbar
    • Displaying BlockAttributes
    • Updating BlockAttributes
    • Managing BlockAttribute Properties and Settings
    • Extracting BlockAttributes to a Text File
    • Exporting BlockAttribute Values
    • Exporting BlockAttribute Values Including Block Positions
  • Working with EntityGroups
    • Grouping Entities Quickly
    • Ungrouping EntityGroups Quickly
    • Editing EntityGroups
    • Creating and Managing EntityGroups
    • Setting Options for EntityGroup Selection
  • Working with Referenced Drawings and Images
    • Referencing Files - Basics
    • Using the References Palette
    • Hiding the References Palette
    • Attaching Drawings as References
    • Clipping References and Blocks
    • Opening Referenced Drawings
    • Detaching Referenced Drawings
    • Working with Image Files
      • Attaching Image Files as References
      • Clipping Referenced Images
      • Detaching Referenced Images
      • Modifying Display Properties of Images
  • Using PDF Files as Underlays
    • Attaching PDF Files as Underlays
    • Controlling the Visibility of PDF Underlay Layers
    • Clipping PDF Underlays
    • Detaching PDF Underlays
    • Setting PDF Underlay Options
    • Managing PDF Underlays from the References Palette
  • Using DGN Files as Underlays
    • Attaching DGN Files as Underlays
    • Controlling the Visibility of DGN Underlay Layers
    • Clipping DGN Underlays
    • Detaching DGN Underlays
    • Setting DGN Underlay Options
    • Adjusting DGN Underlays
    • Managing DGN Underlays from the References Palette
  • In-Place Editing of Blocks and References
    • In-Place Editing of Components
    • Adding or Removing Elements During Component Editing
    • Modifying the Base Point of a Block Definition
    • Saving Component Edits
    • Terminating Component Editing
  • Working with Nested Blocks
    • About Nested Blocks
    • The Block Structure Palette
  • Customizing Block Behavior and Appearance
    • CustomBlocks Basics
    • Creating CustomBlocks
      • Using the Block Editor
        • The Block Editor
        • Editing Block Definitions
        • Saving CustomBlocks
      • Adding Constraints to CustomBlock Definitions
        • Adding Constraints to CustomBlocks
        • Applying Constraint Parameters to CustomBlock Entities
        • Managing Parameters of a CustomBlock Definition
      • Adding Elements
        • About CustomBlock Elements
        • Adding Elements to CustomBlock Definitions
      • Applying Activities to CustomBlock Definitions
        • Using Activities
        • Applying Available Activities to a Specified CustomBlock Element
        • Applying Activities to CustomBlock Elements
      • Using Element Sets
      • Controlling the Visibility of CustomBlocks Entities
        • About Visibility States
        • Managing Visibility States
        • Adding Entities to a Visibility State
        • Hiding Entities from a Visibility State
      • Associating Data to CustomBlocks
        • About Value Tables
        • Defining Value Tables for CustomBlock Definitions
      • Defining Properties Tables for CustomBlock Definitions
      • Testing CustomBlocks
    • Editing Block Definitions
    • Modifying CustomBlock References
  • Working with Dynamic Blocks
  • Converting Dynamic Blocks into CustomBlocks
  • Using Design Resources
• Working with Hatches, Color Fills, Text, and Tables
  • Working with Hatches and Color Fills
    • About Creating Hatches, Fills and Gradients
    • Creating Hatches
    • Creating Color Gradient Fills
    • Modifying Hatches and Color Fills
      • Editing Hatches and Fills
      • Setting Additional Options for Hatches and Gradient Fills
      • Setting Behavior Options for Hatch and Fill Boundaries
      • Controlling the Direction of Hatches and Gradient Fills
  • Working with Text
    • Working with TextStyles
    • Creating Notes
    • Using the Note Formatting Pop-up Toolbar
    • Formatting Text Paragraphs in Notes
    • Using Stacked Text in Notes
      • Setting Stack Properties in Notes
      • Setting AutoStack Defaults for Notes
      • Setting Stack Options
    • Creating SimpleNotes
    • Using the SimpleNote Formatting Pop-up Toolbar
    • Editing Annotations
    • Setting Note Editing Options
    • Inserting Fields
    • Updating Field Information
    • Setting the Background for Fields
    • Finding and Replacing Text
    • Checking Spelling
    • Checking Spelling as You Type
  • Working with Tables
    • Creating Tables
    • Modifying Tables
      • Editing Tables and Table Cells
      • Copying Properties Between Table Cells
      • Splitting Tables
      • Managing TableStyles
      • Working with Text, Fields, and Blocks in Tables
        • Editing Text in Tables
        • Adding Blocks to a Table
        • Managing Table Cell Content
        • Using Formulas in Table Cells
        • Filling Data Automatically in Table Cells
    • Exporting Tables
    • Linking Tables to External Data
      • About Linking Tables to External Data
      • Creating and Managing Data Links
      • Updating Tables Linked to External Data
  • Inserting VoiceNotes
  • Attaching Hyperlinks to Entities
• Extracting Data to Tables and Files
  • About Data Extraction
  • About Linking Microsoft Excel Files
  • Using the Data Extraction Wizard
    • Defining the Data Source for Data Extraction
    • Selecting Entities for Data Extraction
    • Selecting the Properties to Include in the Data Extraction
    • Organizing and Refining Extracted Data
    • Setting the Data Extraction Output
    • Formatting Data Extraction Tables
• Creating and Modifying Dimensions
  • Working with Dimensions
  • Formatting Dimensions
    • Working with Dimension Styles
    • Editing and Formatting Dimension Text
  • Creating Dimensions
    • Using SmartDimensions
    • Creating Parallel Dimensions
    • Creating Linear Dimensions
    • Creating Arc Length Dimensions
    • Creating Ordinate Dimensions
    • Creating Radius Dimensions
    • Creating Jogged Dimensions
    • Creating Diameter Dimensions
    • Creating Angular Dimensions
    • Creating Baseline Dimensions
    • Creating Continuous Dimensions
  • Working with Leaders, Center Marks, and Geometric Tolerances
    • Creating SmartLeaders
    • Creating Leader Lines
    • Creating MultiLeaders
    • Modifying MultiLeaders
    • Working with MultiLeaderStyles
    • Creating Center Marks
    • Creating Geometric Tolerances
    • Editing Geometric Tolerances
  • Modifying Existing Dimensions
    • Modifying Dimensions
    • Modifying Dimension Orientations
    • Adjusting the Space Between Dimensions
    • Splitting Dimension and Extension Lines at Intersecting Entities
    • Flipping Dimension Arrows
    • Modifying Dimension Text
      • Editing Dimension Text
      • Resetting Dimension Text to its Original Position
      • Moving Dimension Text
      • Rotating Dimension Text
      • Modifying Dimension Text Using the Dimension Palette
      • Modifying Dimension Text Values
    • Overriding DimensionStyle Variables
    • Rebuilding Dimensions
    • Relating Dimensions
• Working with Constraints
  • Applying Geometric Constraints
    • Understanding Geometric Constraints
    • Defining Coincident Geometric Constraints
    • Defining Fixed Position Geometric Constraints
    • Defining Horizontal Geometric Constraints
    • Defining Vertical Geometric Constraints
    • Defining Parallel Geometric Constraints
    • Defining Perpendicular Geometric Constraints
    • Defining Tangent Geometric Constraints
    • Defining Smooth Geometric Constraints
    • Defining Collinear Geometric Constraints
    • Defining Concentric Geometric Constraints
    • Defining Symmetric Geometric Constraints
    • Defining Equal Geometric Constraints
    • Controlling the Visibility of Geometric Constraint Icons
  • Applying Dimensional Constraints
    • Understanding Dimensional Constraint Types
    • Defining Dimensional Constraints Parameters
    • Defining Dimensional Constraints Quickly
    • Defining Aligned Dimensional Constraints
    • Defining Horizontal Dimensional Constraints
    • Defining Vertical Dimensional Constraints
    • Defining Linear Dimensional Constraints
    • Defining Diameter Dimensional Constraints
    • Defining Radial Dimensional Constraints
    • Defining Angular Dimensional Constraints
    • Controlling the Visibility of Dimensional Constraints
    • Managing Parameters
    • Hiding the Parameters Palette
    • Setting the Dimensional Constraints Type
    • Converting Associative Dimensions to Dimensional Constraints
    • Setting Dimensional Constraint Control Behavior
  • Deleting Geometric and Dimensional Constraints
  • Setting Constraint Options
  • Setting the Dimensional Constraint Dimension Text Format
• Creating and Modifying 3D Entities
  • Creating Meshes
    • Creating 2D Solids
    • Creating 3D Faces
    • Creating PolygonMeshes
    • Creating Revolved Meshes (Surfaces of Revolution)
    • Creating Tabulated Meshes (Extruded Surfaces)
    • Creating Edge Meshes
    • Creating Ruled Meshes
    • Creating 3D PolygonMesh Objects
  • Using 3D Operations
    • Aligning Entities in 3D Space
    • Rotating in 3D Space
    • Mirroring in 3D Space
    • Creating Patterns of Entities in 3D Space
• 3D Modeling
  • Creating Solids
    • Creating Boxes
    • Creating Wedges
    • Creating Pyramids
    • Creating Spheres
    • Creating Cones
    • Creating Cylinders
    • Creating Tori
    • Creating PolySolids
    • Creating Planar Surfaces
    • Creating 3D Solids and 3D Surfaces by Extruding 2D Entities
    • Creating 3D Solids by Revolving 2D Entities Around an Axis
    • Creating 3D Solids by Sweeping 2D Entities Along a Path
    • Creating 3D Solids by Lofting Between 2D Entities
    • Creating 3D Solids by Thickening Surfaces
  • Modifying Solids
    • Viewing and Modifying Solid Properties
    • Using EntityGrips to Modify Solids
      • Modifying Solids Using EntityGrips
      • Applying EntityGrip Nodes
    • Unifying 3D Solids or Regions
    • Subtracting 3D Solids or Regions
    • Intersecting 3D Solids or Regions
    • Filleting Edges of 3D Solids
    • Chamfering Edges of 3D Solids
    • Modifying Edges, Faces, and Bodies of 3D Solids
    • Creating Sections from 3D Solids
    • Slicing 3D Solids
    • Checking Interferences of 3D Solids
    • Creating Flat Representations of 3D Solid Objects
    • Displaying Mass Properties of 3D Solids and Regions
    • Modifying 3D Solids by Pushing and Pulling Geometry
  • Creating 2D Entities from 3D Models
    • Creating Wireframe Geometry from Other Entities
    • Creating 2D Entities from Solid Faces and Surfaces
• Creating Layout Sheets and Printing Drawings
  • Laying Out Drawings on Sheets
    • Creating and Managing Sheets
    • Working with Viewports on Sheets
    • Switching to Model Workspace
    • Switching to Sheet Workspace
    • Controlling Visibility of Layers in Viewports
    • Clipping Viewports on Sheets
    • Moving Entities to Another Workspace
  • Working with Annotative Scales
    • Applying Annotative Scales
    • Assigning Annotative Scales to Supported Entities
    • Assigning the Active Annotative Scale to Supported Entities
    • Removing the Active Annotative Scale from Supported Entities
    • Resetting the Scale Representations of Annotative Entities
    • Updating the Style Settings of Annotative Entities
  • Printing and Plotting Drawings
    • Previewing Printouts
    • Printing and Plotting
    • Printing Quickly
    • Managing PageLayouts
    • Setting Up PageLayouts
    • Customizing the Drawing Scale List
    • Customizing the Default Scale List
    • Setting Custom Paper Sizes for Printing
    • Managing PrintStyle Tables
    • Managing Named PrintStyles
    • Converting PrintStyles
    • Processing Print Output in a Batch
    • Setting PDF Publishing Options
• Working with Drawing Sheet Sets
  • Organizing the Sheets in Drawing Sheet Sets
  • Using the Sheet Set Manager
  • Creating and Managing Drawing Sheet Sets
    • Importing Sheets into the Drawing Sheet Set
    • Opening and Closing a Drawing Sheet Set
    • Creating Drawing Sheet Sets
      • Specifying a Drawing Sheet Set to Use as a Template
      • Setting the Drawing Sheet Set Details
      • Specifying the Sheets to Include in Drawing Sheet Set
      • Finalizing the Drawing Sheet Sets
    • Managing Drawing Sheet Sets
      • Opening Drawing Files within a Drawing Sheet Set
      • Managing Drawing Sheet Subsets
      • Removing Drawing Sheets from a Drawing Sheet Set or Subset
      • Creating and Modifying Drawing Sheets
        • Creating Drawing Sheets
        • Modifying Sheet Names and Numbers
        • Using Model Views in Drawing Sheet Sets
        • Using Sheet Views in Drawing Sheet Sets
        • Creating a Drawing Sheet List Table
    • Modifying Sheets, Drawing Sheets Set, and Subset Properties
      • Modifying Drawing Sheet Set Properties
      • Modifying Subsets Properties
      • Modifying Drawing Sheet Properties
  • Publishing Drawings
    • Using Named Drawing Sheet Selections
    • Publishing Drawing Sheet Sets
    • Publishing Drawing Sheets from a Subset
    • Setting Publishing Options for Drawing Sheet Sets
    • Working with Publishing Jobs
  • Using Drawing Sheet Sets in a Network Environment
• Working with Drawing Windows
  • Cascading Drawing Windows
  • Tiling Drawing Windows Horizontally
  • Tiling Drawing Windows Vertically
• Customizing
  • Customizing the User Interface
  • Working with Tool Palettes
    • About Tool Palettes
    • The Tool Palettes
    • Creating and Using Tools from Tool Palettes
    • Modifying Tools Properties
    • Reorganizing Existing Tool Palettes
    • Working with Tool Palette Groups
    • Sharing Tool Palettes and Palette Groups
    • Displaying Tool Palettes and Palette Groups
  • Displaying and Hiding Toolbars
  • Setting User Preferences and System Options
    • Setting File Location Options
    • Setting System Options
    • Setting User Preferences
    • Defining Drawing Settings
    • Managing Drafting Styles
    • Managing Add-Ins
    • Managing Settings Profiles
  • Setting the Language of the Application
  • Loading Applications
  • Using the VSTA Manager
  • Running Action Macros
    • Recording and Running Action Macros
    • Managing Action Macros
  • Running Scripts
    • Writing and Running Script Files
    • Pausing Script Execution
    • Resuming Script Execution
    • Repeating a Script
    • Hiding the Command History Window
  • Customizing LineStyles
  • Customizing Hatch Patterns
  • Managing Plugins
• Sharing Drawings and Collaborating
  • Requirements for Sharing Drawings and Collaborating
  • Understanding Sharing Drawings in a Collaborative Environment
  • Working with Drawings from the Cloud Storage
    • Connecting and Disconnecting Cloud Storage Accounts
    • Managing Drawings Using the Cloud Storage Palette
    • Searching and Filtering Drawings from the Cloud Storage
    • Opening Drawings from the Cloud Storage
    • Deleting and Restoring Files and Folders from the Cloud Storage
    • Saving Drawings to the Cloud Storage
    • Sharing Drawings with Other Users
      • Sharing Drawings Publicly
      • Sharing Files and Folders with Specified Users
  • Using the Cloud Storage Palette
    • The Cloud Storage Palette
    • Displaying Information in the Cloud Storage Palette
  • Using Comments and Markups
• Notifications and Software Updates
  • Displaying and Managing Notifications
  • Displaying Software Update Notifications
• Command Reference
  • Listing All Commands
  • Command Reference: Commands in Alphabetical Order
  • Command Reference: Commands by Menu Order
  • Palettes Reference
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• System Variables
  • Setting System Variables
  • Frequently Used System Variables
    • 3D
      • 3DFINDITSTATE
    • A System Variables
      • ACADPREFIX
      • ACADLSPASDOC
      • ACISOUTVER
      • ACISPROXYMODE
      • ACISSAVEASMODE
      • ACTDB
      • ACTPATH
      • ACTRECORDERSTATE
      • ADCSTATE
      • AFLAGS
      • ALLOWSAVINGEMPTYACISOBJECTS
      • ANGBASE
      • ANGDIR
      • ANNOALLVISIBLE
      • ANNOAUTOSCALE
      • ANNOMONITOR
      • ANNOTATIVEDWG
      • APBOX
      • APERTURE
      • APILANGUAGE
      • APILEVEL
      • APIPATH
      • ARRAYASSOCIATIVITY
      • ARRAYTYPE
      • AREA
      • ARLINEDISP
      • ASSISTSTATE
      • ATTDIA
      • ATTIPE
      • ATTMODE
      • ATTMULTI
      • ATTREQ
      • AUDITCTL
      • AUNITS
      • AUPREC
      • AUTONEW
      • AUTONEWNAME
    • B System Variables
      • BACKGROUNDPLOT
      • BACKZ
      • BACTIONCOLOR
      • BDEPENDENCYHIGHLIGHT
      • BEDITNAME
      • BGRIPOBJECTCOLOR
      • BGRIPOBJSIZE
      • BIGFONTALT
      • BIMLABELLIBRARYSTATE
      • BIMMATERIALMAPSTATE
      • BIMUNITSLENGTH
      • BINDTYPE
      • BLIPMODE
      • BLOCKEDITLOCK
      • BLOCKEDITOR
      • BLOCKLIBRARYSTATE
      • BPARAMETERCOLOR
      • BPARAMETERFONT
      • BPARAMETERSIZE
      • BSSTATE
      • BTMARKDISPLAY
      • BUILDVERSION
      • BVMODE
    • C System Variables
      • CAMERADISPLAY
      • CAMERAHEIGHT
      • CANNOSCALE
      • CANNOSCALEVALUE
      • CCONSTRAINTFORM
      • CDATE
      • CDEFAULTCOLOR
      • CECOLOR
      • CELTSCALE
      • CELTYPE
      • CELWEIGHT
      • CETRANSPARENCY
      • CHAMFERA
      • CHAMFERB
      • CHAMFERC
      • CHAMFERD
      • CHAMMODE
      • CIRCLERAD
      • CLAYER
      • CLEANSCREENSTATE
      • CLEXTENSION
      • CLISTATE
      • CLOUDSTORAGESTATE
      • CMDACTIVE
      • CMDDIA
      • CMDECHO
      • CMDLNTEXT
      • CMDNAMES
      • CMLEADERSTYLE
      • CMLJUST
      • CMLSCALE
      • CMLSTYLE
      • COLORTHEME
      • COMMENTSPALETTESTATE
      • COMPARECOLOR1
      • COMPARECOLOR2
      • COMPARECOLORCLOUD
      • COMPARECOLORCOMMON
      • COMPAREFRONT
      • COMPAREHATCH
      • COMPAREPROPS
      • COMPARERCMARGIN
      • COMPARERCSHAPE
      • COMPARESHOW1
      • COMPARESHOW2
      • COMPARESHOWCOMMON
      • COMPARETOLERANCE
      • COMPARESHOWRC
      • COMPARETEXT
      • CONSTRAINTBARDISPLAY
      • CONSTRAINTBARMODE
      • CONSTRAINTNAMEFORMAT
      • CONSTRAINTRELAX
      • CONSTRAINTSOLVEMODE
      • COORDS
      • COPTIONSCOLOR
      • COPYMODE
      • CPLOTSTYLE
      • CPROFILE
      • CROSSINGAREACOLOR
      • CSHADOW
      • CTAB
      • CTABLESTYLE
      • CURSORMODE
      • CURSORSIZE
      • CURSORTYPE
      • CVPORT
    • D System Variables
      • DASHBOARDSTATE
      • DATE
      • DBCSTATE
      • DBLCLKEDIT
      • DBMOD
      • DCTCUST
      • DCTMAIN
      • DEBUGMODE
      • DEBUGMODE2
      • DEFLPLSTYLE
      • DEFPLSTYLE
      • DEFPLSTYLETABLE
      • DELOBJ
      • DEVOPTIONS
      • DGNFRAME
      • DGNOSNAP
      • DIASTAT
      • DIMANNO
      • DIMCONSTRAINTICON
      • DIMENSIONPREVIEW
      • DIMLAYER
      • DIMSTYLEDLGMODE
      • DISPLAYOPTIONS
      • DISPLAYVIEWCUBEIN2D
      • DISPLAYVIEWCUBEIN3D
      • DISPSILH
      • DISTANCE
      • DONUTID
      • DONUTOD
      • DRAGMODE
      • DRAWINGCOMPARESTATE
      • DRAWORDERCTL
      • DRSTATE
      • DTEXTED
      • DWGCODEPAGE
      • DWGNAME
      • DWGPREFIX
      • DWGTITLED
      • DXFPREC
      • DXFTEXTADJUSTALIGNMENT
      • DYNASNAP
      • DYNASNAPSIZE
      • DYNCONSTRAINTMODE
      • DYNDIGRIP
      • DYNDIVIS
      • DYNMODE
      • DYNPICOORDS
      • DYNPIFORMAT
      • DYNPIVIS
      • DYNPROMPT
      • DYNTOOLTIPS
    • E System Variables
      • EDGEMODE
      • ELEVATION
      • ERRNO
      • ERSTATE
      • EXPERT
      • EXPLMODE
      • EXTMAX
      • EXTMIN
      • EXTNAMES
    • F System Variables
      • FACETRES
      • FCMULTISEL
      • FCTEMPLATE
      • FCVERSION
      • FIELDDISPLAY
      • FIELDEVAL
      • FILEDIA
      • FILETABPREVIEW
      • FILETABSTATE
      • FILLETRAD
      • FILLMODE
      • FONTALT
      • FONTMAP
      • FRAME
      • FRONTZ
    • G System Variables
      • GFANG
      • GFCLR1
      • GFCLR2
      • GFCLRLUM
      • GFCLRSTATE
      • GFNAME
      • GFSHIFT
      • GRAEBERTSTORAGESERVER
      • GRIDDISPLAY
      • GRIDMODE
      • GRIDUNIT
      • GRIPBLOCK
      • GRIPCOLOR
      • GRIPDYNCOLOR
      • GRIPHOT
      • GRIPHOVER
      • GRIPMULTIFUNCTIONAL
      • GRIPOBJLIMIT
      • GRIPS
      • GRIPSIZE
      • GRIPTIPS
      • GROUPDISPLAYMODE
    • H System Variables
      • HALOGAP
      • HANDLES
      • HEADUPTIME
      • HIDEPRECISION
      • HIDETEXT
      • HIGHLIGHT
      • HIGHLIGHTCOLOR
      • HPANG
      • HPANNOTATIVE
      • HPASSOC
      • HPBACKGROUNDCOLOR
      • HPBOUND
      • HPCOLOR
      • HPDOUBLE
      • HPDRAWORDER
      • HPGAPTOL
      • HPINHERIT
      • HPLAYER
      • HPLINETYPE
      • HPNAME
      • HPOBJWARNING
      • HPORIGIN
      • HPORIGINMODE
      • HPQUICKPREVIEW
      • HPSCALE
      • HPSEPARATE
      • HPSPACE
      • HPTRANSPARENCY
      • HYPERLINKBASE
    • I System Variables
      • IMAGEFRAME
      • IMAGEHLT
      • INDEXCTL
      • INETLOCATION
      • INIFILENAME
      • INITGETFLAG
      • INPUTSEARCHDELAY
      • INSBASE
      • INSNAME
      • INSUNITS
      • INSUNITSDEFSOURCE
      • INSUNITSDEFTARGET
      • ISAVEBAK
      • ISAVEPERCENT
      • ISOLINES
    • L System Variables
      • LANGUAGE
      • LASTANGLE
      • LASTAPPLOADFOLDER
      • LASTATTACHFOLDER
      • LASTINSERTFOLDER
      • LASTLISPFOLDER
      • LASTOPENFOLDER
      • LASTPOINT
      • LASTPROMPT
      • LASTSCRIPTFOLDER
      • LASTSHAPEFOLDER
      • LAYERDLGMODE
      • LAYERFILTERALERT
      • LAYERMANAGERSTATE
      • LAYLOCKFADECTL
      • LEGACYCODESEARCH
      • LENSLENGTH
      • LIGHTGLYPHDISPLAY
      • LIGHTLISTSTATE
      • LIMCHECK
      • LIMMAX
      • LIMMIN
      • LINESMOOTHING
      • LISPINIT
      • LOCALE
      • LOCALROOTPREFIX
      • LOCKUI
      • LOFTANG1
      • LOFTANG2
      • LOFTMAG1
      • LOFTMAG2
      • LOFTNORMALS
      • LOGFILEMODE
      • LOGFILENAME
      • LOGFILEPATH
      • LOGINNAME
      • LSPALOAD
      • LTSCALE
      • LUNITS
      • LUPREC
      • LWDEFAULT
      • LWDISPLAY
      • LWDISPSCALE
      • LWUNITS
    • M System Variables
      • MAXACTVP
      • MAXHATCHDENSITY
      • MBUTTONPAN
      • MEASUREMENT
      • MEMORYSIZE
      • MENUBAR
      • MENUECHO
      • MENUNAME
      • MIRRHATCH
      • MIRRTEXT
      • MLEADERSCALE
      • MSLTSCALE
      • MSOLESCALE
      • MSTOPONERR
      • MTEXTCOLUMN
      • MTEXTED
      • MTEXTFIXED
      • MTJIGSTRING
      • MTMODE
      • MYDOCUMENTSPREFIX
    • N System Variables
      • NAVIGATORSTATE
      • NAVVCUBEDISPLAY
      • NAVVCUBELOCATION
      • NAVVCUBEOPACITY
      • NAVVMODEORIENT
      • NOMUTT
      • NOTIFYDATALINK
    • O System Variables
      • OBJECTISOLATIONMODE
      • OBSCUREDCOLOR
      • OBSCUREDLTYPE
      • OFFSETDIST
      • OFFSETGAPTYPE
      • OLEFRAME
      • OLEQUALITY
      • OLESTARTUP
      • OPENFILTERINDEX
      • OPENFORMATVERSION
      • OPENGLTEXTURESIZEMAX
      • OPMSTATE
      • ORBITAUTOTARGET
      • ORTHOMODE
      • OSMODE
      • OSNAPCOORD
      • OSOPTIONS
    • P System Variables
      • PAGESETUPMANAGER
      • PANSCALE
      • PAPERUPDATE
      • PARAMETERCOPYMODE
      • PARAMETERSTATUS
      • PDFFRAME
      • PDFOSNAP
      • PDFSHX
      • PDMODE
      • PDSIZE
      • PEDITACCEPT
      • PELLIPSE
      • PERIMETER
      • PICKADD
      • PICKAUTO
      • PICKBOX
      • PICKDRAG
      • PICKFIRST
      • PICKSTYLE
      • _PKSER
      • PLATFORM
      • PLINECACHE
      • PLINECONVERTMODE
      • PLINEGEN
      • PLINETYPE
      • PLINEWID
      • PLOTOFFSET
      • PLOTROTMODE
      • POLARADDANG
      • POLARANG
      • POLARDIST
      • POLARMODE
      • POLYSIDES
      • PRESELECTIONEFFECT
      • PREVCMD
      • PREVIEWEFFECT
      • PREVIEWFILTER
      • PRODUCT
      • PROGRAM
      • PROJECTNAME
      • PROJMODE
      • PROPOBJLIMIT
      • PROXYGRAPHICS
      • PROXYNOTICE
      • PROXYSHOW
      • PSLTSCALE
      • PSOLHEIGHT
      • PSOLWIDTH
      • PSPROLOG
      • PSTYLEMODE
      • PSTYLEPOLICY
      • PSVPSCALE
      • PUCSBASE
    • Q System Variables
      • QCSTATE
      • QTEXTMODE
    • R System Variables
      • R12SAVEACCURACY
      • R12SAVEDEVIATION
      • RASTERPREVIEW
      • RECOMPUTEDIMBLOCKSREQUIRED
      • RECOVERYMODE
      • REFEDITNAME
      • REGENMODE
      • REMEMBERFOLDERS
      • RENDERENGINE
      • REPORTERROR
      • RESTOREHATCHFROMBLKREF
      • REVCLOUDCREATEMODE
      • REVCLOUDGRIP
      • RIBBONCONTEXTSELECT
      • RIBBONCONTEXTUALMODE
      • RIBBONSTATE
      • RTDISPLAY
    • S System Variables
      • SAVEFIDELITY
      • SAVEFILE
      • SAVEFILEPATH
      • SAVEFILTERINDEX
      • SAVENAME
      • SAVEROUNDTRIP
      • SAVETIME
      • SCREENMODE
      • SCREENSIZE
      • SDI
      • SECURELOAD
      • SELECTBOX
      • SELECTIONANNODISPLAY
      • SELECTIONAREA
      • SELECTIONAREAOPACITY
      • SELECTIONCYCLING
      • SELECTIONEFFECT
      • SELECTIONPREVIEW
      • SELECTSIMILARMODE
      • SERNUMBER
      • SETBYLAYERMODE
      • SHADEDGE
      • SHADEDIF
      • SHAPEALT
      • SHORTCUTMENU
      • SHOWLAYERUSAGE
      • SHPNAME
      • SIGWARN
      • SKETCHINC
      • SKPOLY
      • SNAPANG
      • SNAPBASE
      • SNAPISOPAIR
      • SNAPMODE
      • SNAPSTYL
      • SNAPTYPE
      • SNAPUNIT
      • SORTENTS
      • SPACESWITCH
      • SPLDEGREE
      • SPLFRAME
      • SPLINESEGS
      • SPLINETYPE
      • SPLKNOTS
      • SPLMETHOD
      • SSFOUND
      • SSLOCATE
      • SSMAUTOOPEN
      • SSMPOLLTIME
      • SSMSHEETSTATUS
      • SSMSTATE
      • STANDARDSVIOLATION
      • STARTMODE
      • STARTUP
      • STEPSIZE
      • STEPSPERSEC
      • SURFTAB1
      • SURFTAB2
      • SURFTYPE
      • SURFU
      • SURFV
      • SYSCODEPAGE
    • T System Variables
      • TABLEINDICATOR
      • TABLETOOLBAR
      • TABMENUNAME
      • TABMODE
      • TARGET
      • TASKBAR
      • TDCREATE
      • TDINDWG
      • TDUPDATE
      • TDUSRTIMER
      • TDUUPDATE
      • TEMPPREFIX
      • TEXTED
      • TEXTFILL
      • TEXTQLTY
      • TEXTSIZE
      • TEXTSTYLE
      • THICKNESS
      • THUMBSIZE
      • THUMBSIZE2D
      • TILEMODE
      • TOOLTIPMERGE
      • TOOLTIPS
      • TOUCHSCREENMODE
      • TPSTATE
      • TRACEWID
      • TRACKPATH
      • TRANSPARENCYDISPLAY
      • TRIMMODE
      • TRUSTEDPATHS
      • TSPACEFAC
      • TSPACETYPE
      • TSTACKALIGN
      • TSTACKSIZE
    • U System Variables
      • UCSAXISANG
      • UCSBASE
      • UCSDETECT
      • UCSFOLLOW
      • UCSICON
      • UCSNAME
      • UCSORG
      • UCSVIEW
      • UCSVP
      • UCSXDIR
      • UCSYDIR
      • UNDOCTL
      • UNITMODE
      • UPDATETHUMBNAIL
      • USER1
      • USERR1
      • USERS1
    • V System Variables
      • VERSIONHISTORYSTATE
      • VIEWCTR
      • VIEWDIR
      • VIEWMODE
      • VIEWSIZE
      • VIEWTWIST
      • VISRETAIN
      • VPCONTROL
      • VSBACKGROUNDS
      • VSEDGES
      • VSEDGECOLOR
      • VSEDGEJITTER
      • VSEDGELEX
      • VSEDGEOVERHANG
      • VSEDGESMOOTH
      • VSFACECOLORMODE
      • VSFACEHIGHLIGHT
      • VSFACEOPACITY
      • VSHALOGAP
      • VSISOONTOP
      • VSHIDEPRECISION
      • VSINTERSECTIONCOLOR
      • VSINTERSECTIONEDGES
      • VSINTERSECTIONLTYPE
      • VSLIGHTINGQUALITY
      • VSMATERIALMODE
      • VSMAX
      • VSMIN
      • VSMONOCOLOR
      • VSOCCLUDEDCOLOR
      • VSOCCLUDEDEDGES
      • VSOCCLUDEDLTYPE
      • VSSILHEDGES
      • VSSILHWIDTH
      • VSTALANGUAGE
      • VSTASTATE
      • VSTAVISIBLE
    • W System Variables
      • WINDOWAREACOLOR
      • WIPEOUTFRAME
      • WMFBKGND
      • WMFFOREGND
      • WORLDUCS
      • WORLDVIEW
      • WSCURRENT
    • X System Variables
      • XCLIPFRAME
      • XEDIT
      • XFADECTL
      • XREFNOTIFY
      • XREFTYPE
    • Z System Variables
      • ZINSCALE
      • ZOOMFACTOR
      • ZOOMWHEEL
      • ZOUTSCALE
  • Dimensioning System Variables
    • DIMADEC
    • DIMALT
    • DIMALTD
    • DIMALTF
    • DIMALTRND
    • DIMALTTD
    • DIMALTTZ
    • DIMALTU
    • DIMALTZ
    • DIMANNO
    • DIMAPOST
    • DIMARCSYM
    • DIMASO
    • DIMASSOC
    • DIMASZ
    • DIMATFIT
    • DIMAUNIT
    • DIMAZIN
    • DIMBLK
    • DIMBLK1
    • DIMBLK2
    • DIMCEN
    • DIMCLRD
    • DIMCLRE
    • DIMCLRT
    • DIMDEC
    • DIMDLE
    • DIMDLI
    • DIMDSEP
    • DIMEXE
    • DIMEXO
    • DIMFIT
    • DIMFRAC
    • DIMFXL
    • DIMFXLON
    • DIMGAP
    • DIMJOGANG
    • DIMJUST
    • DIMLDRBLK
    • DIMLFAC
    • DIMLIM
    • DIMLTEX1
    • DIMLTEX2
    • DIMLTYPE
    • DIMLUNIT
    • DIMLWD
    • DIMLWE
    • DIMPOST
    • DIMRAILANGLE
    • DIMRAILFIRSTOFFSET
    • DIMRAILOFFSET
    • DIMRAILSENABLED
    • DIMRND
    • DIMSAH
    • DIMSCALE
    • DIMSD1
    • DIMSD2
    • DIMSE1
    • DIMSE2
    • DIMSHO
    • DIMSOXD
    • DIMSTYLE
    • DIMTAD
    • DIMTDEC
    • DIMTFAC
    • DIMTFILL
    • DIMTFILLCLR
    • DIMTIH
    • DIMTIX
    • DIMTM
    • DIMTMOVE
    • DIMTOFL
    • DIMTOH
    • DIMTOL
    • DIMTOLJ
    • DIMTP
    • DIMTSZ
    • DIMTVP
    • DIMTXSTY
    • DIMTXT
    • DIMTXTDIRECTION
    • DIMTZIN
    • DIMUNIT
    • DIMUPT
    • DIMZIN
  • Constraints System Variables
    • CCONSTRAINTFORM
    • CONSTRAINTBARDISPLAY
    • CONSTRAINTBARMODE
    • CONSTRAINTNAMEFORMAT
    • CONSTRAINTRELAX
    • CONSTRAINTSOLVEMODE
    • DIMCONSTRAINTICON
    • DYNCONSTRAINTMODE
    • PARAMETERCOPYMODE
    • PARAMETERSTATUS
• XtraTools
  • Drafting Tools
    • Creating Breaklines
    • Creating Patterns of Hatches
  • Annotation Tools
    • Creating and Modifying Curved Text
    • Converting SimpleNotes
    • Adding a Numbering Sequence to Text Entities
    • Creating a Frame Around a Text
    • Creating a Text Mask
    • Removing Text Masks
    • Modifying Case Style
    • Modifying Text Justification
    • Modifying Text Orientation
    • Fitting Text Width
    • Exploding Annotations
  • Dimension Tools
    • Exporting Dimension Styles
    • Importing Dimension Styles
  • Blocks and References Tools
    • Scaling Blocks
    • Replacing Blocks One by Another
    • Replacing Blocks by References
    • Replacing BlockAttribute Values
    • Redefining BlockAttributes
    • Importing BlockAttribute Values
    • Retrieving Block Information
    • Displaying the Properties of a Block Entity
  • Modifying Tools
    • Flattening Drawings Automatically
    • Creating Multiple Copies
    • Offseting Selected Entities
    • Modifying the Draw Order of Entities by Color
  • View Tools
    • Aligning Views in Viewports
    • Aligning Workspaces
    • Displaying the Viewport Scale Ratio
  • Utilities
    • Creating Additional LineStyles
    • Defining a Shape
    • Using the Lisp Explorer
    • Exporting Current Settings
    • Exporting Variables to a Script File
    • Appending Variables to a Script File
    • Merging Sheets
    • Setting a Backup Folder for Drawing Files
  • XtraTools Commands Reference
• Mechanical Toolbox Overview
  • Managing Mechanical Toolbox Standards
    • Toolbox - Standards Dialog Box
    • Activating a Standard
    • Creating a Custom Standard
    • Renaming a Custom Standard
    • Deleting a Custom Standard
    • Editing a Custom Standard
      • Example: Editing a Hex Bolt in a Custom Standard
      • Toolbox - Table Editor Dialog Box
  • Selecting Mechanical Toolbox Settings
    • Toolbox - Settings Dialog Box: Annotations
      • Hole Callout Settings
      • Surface Finish Symbol Settings
    • Toolbox - Settings Dialog Box: Hardware
    • Toolbox - Settings Dialog Box: Holes
    • Toolbox - Settings Dialog Box: Tables
      • Revision Table Settings
      • Hole Table Settings
      • Bill of Materials Settings
    • Toolbox - Settings Dialog Box: Layers
    • Mechanical Settings Dialog Box: Snaps
      • EntitySnap and EntityTrack Settings
      • Mechanical EntitySnap Modes
      • Snap Grid Settings
      • Polar Guide Settings
  • Managing Mechanical Layers and Layergroups
    • Working with the Mechanical Layers Manager
    • Mechanical Layers Manager Dialog Box
    • Working with the Layergroup Manager
    • Layergroup Manager Dialog Box
    • Controlling Visibility Enhancements
  • Mechanical Toolbox Hardware Options
    • Adding Toolbox Hardware Components to a Drawing
      • Toolbox - Hardware Dialog Box: Bolts and Screws
      • Toolbox - Hardware Dialog Box: Nuts
      • Toolbox - Hardware Dialog Box: Pins
      • Toolbox - Hardware Dialog Box: Washers
    • Using the Hardware Assistant
  • Mechanical Toolbox Screw Connections
    • Inserting Screw Connections
    • Toolbox - Screw Connections Dialog Box
    • Editing Screw Connection Definitions
    • Toolbox - Edit Definition Dialog Box: for Screw Connections
  • Mechanical Toolbox Hole Options
    • Adding Toolbox Holes to Drawings
      • Toolbox - Holes Dialog Box: Counterbore
      • Toolbox - Holes Dialog Box: Countersink
      • Toolbox - Holes Dialog Box: Thru Hole
      • Toolbox - Holes Dialog Box: Tap
      • Toolbox - Holes Dialog Box: Slot
    • Toolbox Hole Callouts
      • Adding Hole Callouts
      • Creating Hole Tables
      • Editing Hole Tables
      • Toolbox - Hole Table Location Modification
  • Mechanical Toolbox Favorites
    • Adding Favorites
    • Managing Favorites
      • Managing Obsolete Favorites
      • Toolbox - Favorites Dialog Boxes
    • Using Favorites
    • Editing Favorites
  • Editing Hardware and Hole Definitions
    • Toolbox - Edit Definition Dialog Box
  • Working with Detail Views
    • Creating Detail Views
    • Editing Detail Views
    • «Detail» and «Detail Edit» Dialog Boxes
    • «Modify Detail View Style» Dialog Box
  • Working with Section Lines
    • Creating Section Lines
    • Editing Section Lines
    • «Section Line» Dialog Box
    • «Modify Section Line Style» Dialog Box
  • Adding Surface Finish Symbols
    • Editing Surface Finish Symbols
    • Surface Finish Symbols Dialog Box
    • Surface Texture Settings Dialog Box
  • Adding Welding Symbols
    • Editing Welding Symbols
    • Welding Dialog Box
    • Drawing Simple Welds
  • Adding Feature Control Frames
    • Editing Feature Control Frames
    • Feature Control Frame Dialog Box
  • Adding Datum Identification Symbols
    • Editing Datum Identifier Symbols
    • «Datum Identifier» Dialog Box
  • Working with Part References, BOMs, and Parts Lists
    • Inserting Balloon Callouts for Part References
    • Reorganizing Balloon Placements
    • Working with Part References
      • Creating and Placing Part References
      • Attaching Part References to Blocks
      • Editing Part References
      • Part Reference Dialog Box
    • Creating Bills of Materials (BOMs)
    • BOM Dialog Box
    • BOM Settings Dialog Box
    • Creating and Placing Parts Lists
    • Editing Parts Lists
    • Parts List and Edit Parts List Dialog Boxes
  • Mechanical Revision Tables
    • Defining Revision Table Settings
    • Inserting a Revision Table
    • Inserting a Reference to the Active Revision Table
    • Inserting a Revision
      • Toolbox - Add Revision Dialog Box
    • Inserting Revision Symbols
    • Editing Revision Tables
    • Exporting Table Data
  • Working with Drawing Frames and Title Blocks
    • Adding Frames and Title Blocks to Drawings
    • Editing Drawing Frames and Title Blocks
    • Creating Custom Drawing Frames and Title Block Files
    • Deleting Drawing Frames and Title Blocks
    • Setting the Path to Drawing Frames and Title Block Files
    • Creating New Drawings with a Frame and a Title Block
  • Mechanical Utilities
    • Working with Construction Lines
      • Creating Construction Lines
      • Linear Construction Lines by Points
        • Creating Horizontal Construction Lines
        • Creating Vertical Construction Lines
        • Creating Construction Line Crosses
        • Creating Infinite Construction Lines through a Single Point
        • Creating Construction Line Rays
        • Creating Construction Lines in the Z Direction
      • Circular Construction Lines
        • Creating a Circular Construction Line
        • Creating Concentric Construction Lines
        • Creating a Circle at the End of a Shaft
        • Creating a Circular Construction Line Tangent to a Linear Entity
      • Parallel and Perpendicular Construction Lines
        • Creating a Parallel Construction Line at a Specified Distance
        • Creating a Parallel Construction Line at Half of the Specified Distance
        • Creating Construction Lines Perpendicular to a Linear Entity
        • Creating a Construction Line Perpendicular to a Specified Direction
      • Construction Lines at an Angle
        • Creating Construction Lines at an Angle Relative from a Specified Direction
        • Creating a Construction Line along the Bisector of an Angle
        • Creating Construction Lines Using Two Points or an Angle and a Point
      • Tangent Construction Lines
        • Creating a Construction Line Tangent to Two Circles
        • Creating Two Parallel Construction Lines Tangent to a Circle
      • Creating a Square Construction Line around a Circle or an Arc
      • Switching between Ray and XLine Modes
      • Deleting Construction Lines
      • Locking and Unlocking Construction Line Layers
      • Freezing the Construction Lines Layer
    • Constructing Dimensioned Rectangles
    • Using Centerlines and Centerline Crosses
      • Creating Centerlines by Two Points
      • Creating a Centerline Between Two Lines
      • Creating a Centerline Cross at a Specified Point
      • Creating Centerline Crosses on a Plate
      • Creating Centerline Crosses in a Corner
      • Placing Centerline Crosses in Holes
      • Creating Centerline Crosses with a Hole
      • Creating Centerline Crosses with Angles
      • Creating Centerline Crosses on a Full Circle
      • Centerline Control Settings
    • Working with User-Defined Hatches
      • Using Predefined and User-Defined Hatches
      • Editing User-defined Hatches
    • Scaling Entities by Specifying Individual X and Y Scaling Factors
    • Working with Power Dimensions
      • Adding Linear Dimensions
        • Creating Horizontal Dimensions
        • Creating Vertical Dimensions
        • Creating Aligned Dimensions
        • Creating Rotated Dimensions
      • Creating Radius Dimensions
      • Creating Diameter Dimensions
      • Creating Jogged Radius Dimensions
      • Creating Arc Length Dimensions
      • Creating Baseline Dimensions
      • Creating Angular Dimensions
      • Creating Chain Dimensions
      • Creating Chamfer Dimensions
    • Modifying Dimensions
      • Splitting Dimensions
      • Merging Dimensions
      • Aligning Dimensions
      • Copying Properties between Mechanical Dimensions
      • Adding Tolerances and Fits to Dimensions
    • Calculating the Moment of Inertia
      • Calculating the Moment of Inertia for a Rectangular Cross Section
      • Calculating the Moment of Inertia for a Hollow Rectangular Cross Section
      • Calculating the Moment of Inertia for a Circular Cross Section
      • Calculating the Moment of Inertia for a Circular Hollow Section
  • Mechanical Commands Reference