3. CAD Environment

The core drafting environment: the interface, drawings and navigation, the drawing and modification tools, selection, layers and styles, blocks, the Object Inspector, the command line, format settings, file import/export, DWG compatibility, sheet layout and printing, and the application settings.

• 3.1. Interface Overview
  • 3.1.1. Main Areas
  • 3.1.2. Layout Persistence
  • 3.1.3. Ribbon Tabs
• 3.2. Drawings
  • 3.2.1. New Drawing
  • 3.2.2. Open a Drawing
  • 3.2.3. Saving
  • 3.2.4. Drawing Properties
  • 3.2.5. Multiple Drawings
• 3.3. Navigation
  • 3.3.1. Zoom
  • 3.3.2. Pan
  • 3.3.3. Grid
  • 3.3.4. Rulers
  • 3.3.5. 3D View Commands
  • 3.3.6. UCS Gizmo
  • 3.3.7. Map Background
  • 3.3.8. Retained Geometry (experimental)
• 3.4. Drawing Tools
  • 3.4.1. Object Snapping (Osnap)
  • 3.4.2. Lines and Curves
  • 3.4.3. Shapes and Fills
  • 3.4.4. Annotation
  • 3.4.5. Insert
  • 3.4.6. Dimensions
  • 3.4.7. Civil Drawing Tools
• 3.5. Modifying Objects
  • 3.5.1. Modify Commands
  • 3.5.2. Mesh and Surface Conversion
  • 3.5.3. Clipboard
  • 3.5.4. OSNAP in Edit Commands
  • 3.5.5. Grips
  • 3.5.6. Undo and Redo
• 3.6. Selection
  • 3.6.1. Selection Methods
  • 3.6.2. Selection Feedback
  • 3.6.3. Selection Filter
  • 3.6.4. Cursor Modes
  • 3.6.5. Right-Click Behaviour
• 3.7. Layers, Linetypes and Text Styles
  • 3.7.1. Layer Manager
  • 3.7.2. Ribbon Layer Dropdown
  • 3.7.3. Linetype Manager
  • 3.7.4. Drawing Variables
  • 3.7.5. Text Styles
  • 3.7.6. Colour and Linetype Inheritance
• 3.8. Object Inspector
  • 3.8.1. Architecture
  • 3.8.2. Selection Filter
  • 3.8.3. Multi-Selection
  • 3.8.4. Common Properties (All Objects)
  • 3.8.5. Canvas / Drawing Defaults
  • 3.8.6. Line Properties
  • 3.8.7. Polyline and Multiline Properties
  • 3.8.8. Hatch Properties
  • 3.8.9. 3D Polyline Properties
  • 3.8.10. Text Properties
  • 3.8.11. Multileader Properties
  • 3.8.12. Arc / Circle Properties
  • 3.8.13. Dimension Properties
  • 3.8.14. AEC Survey Point Properties
  • 3.8.15. Surface Properties
  • 3.8.16. Alignment Properties
  • 3.8.17. Table Properties
  • 3.8.18. Viewport Properties
  • 3.8.19. Tunnel Section Line Properties
  • 3.8.20. Set Properties
• 3.9. Blocks and Attributes
  • 3.9.1. Creating a Block
  • 3.9.2. Inserting a Block
  • 3.9.3. Editing a Block Definition
  • 3.9.4. Block Manager
  • 3.9.5. Exploding a Block
  • 3.9.6. Attributes
  • 3.9.7. Blocks, Layers and Colours
  • 3.9.8. Blocks in the File Formats
• 3.10. Command Line
  • 3.10.1. Command Suggestions
  • 3.10.2. Command Reference
  • 3.10.3. Entering Coordinates
  • 3.10.4. Running Scripts
• 3.11. Format Settings
  • 3.11.1. Layers
  • 3.11.2. Linetypes
  • 3.11.3. Drawing Variables
  • 3.11.4. Point Style (Ctrl+Shift+D)
  • 3.11.5. Text Style (Ctrl+Shift+T)
  • 3.11.6. Surface Styles
  • 3.11.7. Table Styles
  • 3.11.8. Multiline Styles (Ctrl+Shift+M)
  • 3.11.9. Dimension Styles
  • 3.11.10. Plot Style Tables (CTB)
  • 3.11.11. Tunnel Section Line Styles
  • 3.11.12. Parcel Styles
  • 3.11.13. Alignment Styles
  • 3.11.14. Alignment Label Styles
  • 3.11.15. Civil Label Styles
  • 3.11.16. Unified Style Managers
• 3.12. Exporting and Importing
  • 3.12.1. Native File Formats
  • 3.12.2. Exporting
  • 3.12.3. Importing
• 3.13. Layouts, Viewports and Printing
  • 3.13.1. Creating and Managing Layouts
  • 3.13.2. Page Setup
  • 3.13.3. Creating Viewports
  • 3.13.4. Scale, Lock and Freeze
  • 3.13.5. Viewport Commands
  • 3.13.6. Draw Order
  • 3.13.7. Printing
  • 3.13.8. Plotting to PDF
• 3.14. DWG Compatibility
  • 3.14.1. Supported Versions
  • 3.14.2. What Round-Trips
  • 3.14.3. Opening and Re-saving Untouched
  • 3.14.4. Backends and the Fallback Chain
  • 3.14.5. Exporting Survey Objects
  • 3.14.6. Known Limitations
• 3.15. Application Settings
  • 3.15.1. General
  • 3.15.2. Display
  • 3.15.3. Grid
  • 3.15.4. Ruler
  • 3.15.5. UCS Gizmo
  • 3.15.6. ViewCube
  • 3.15.7. Advanced
  • 3.15.8. DWG
  • 3.15.9. Where Settings Are Stored