Introduction to AutoCad 2009 CHAPTER 21 388 Multileaders There are a variety of uses for multileaders. The second example shows one such use. The drawing in which multileaders are to be included is shown in Fig. 21.4 . 1. In the Annotate/Multileaders panel click the Multileader Style icon ( Fig. 21.5 ). The Multileader Style Manager dialog appears. Click its Modify button. Fig. 21.4 Second example – multileaders. The drawing to which multileaders are to be added Fig. 21.3 First example – annotation scaling. The front views scaled to 1:50 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Design and AutoCAD 2009 CHAPTER 21 389 2. In the Modify Multileaders Style Standard dialog which appears, make entries as shown in Fig. 21.6 . 3. Click the Multileader icon in the panel. 4. In the drawing, in response to prompts at the command line, add multileaders one after the other to the drawing shown in Fig. 21.4 , numbering the parts 1 to 4 . See Fig. 21.7 . Fig. 21.5 Second example – Multileader Style icon in the Annotate / Multileaders panel System requirements for running AutoCAD 2009 ● Note: there are two editions of AutoCAD 2009 – 32 bit and 64 bit editions. ● Operating system: Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional (x64 Edition), Windows XP Home Edition, Windows 2000 or Windows Vista 32 bit, Windows Vista 64 bit. ● Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 . ● Processor: Pentium III 800 Mhz. ● Ram: at least 128 MB. Fig. 21.6 Second example – Modify Multileaders Style Standard dialog Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Introduction to AutoCad 2009 CHAPTER 21 390 ● Monitor screen: 1024 ϫ 768 VGA with True Colour as a minimum. ● Hard disk: a minimum of 300 MB. ● Graphics card: an AutoCAD certifi ed graphics card. Details can be found on the web page AutoCAD Certifi ed Hardware XML Database . Fig. 21.7 Second example – multileaders Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Appendices Part 4 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. This page intentionally left blank Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 393 Printing/plotting Appendix A Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Introduction to AutoCad 2009 APPENDIX A 394 Introduction S o me suggestions for printing/plotting of AutoCAD drawings have already been given (pp. 297–299) . Plotters or printers can be selected from a wide range of different types and are used for printing or plotting drawings constructed in AutoCAD 2009. The example given here is from a print using one of the default printers connected to the computer that the author was using. However, if another plotter or printer is connected to the computer, its driver can be set by fi rst opening the Windows Control Panel , and with a double-click on the Autodesk Plotter Manager icon the Plotters dialogs appear ( Fig. A.1 ). Fig. A.1 The Plotters window Double-click on the Add, remove or change plotter properties icon and the Plotter Confi guration Editor dialog appears. Add settings as required in the fi rst of the dialogs from this editor ( Fig. A.2 ). There are several more dialogs in the series in which selections will need to be made before completing the setting up of a printer or plotter for the printing of AutoCAD drawings. Note 1. AutoCAD drawings can be printed from the default printers already installed in the Windows system of the computer on which AutoCAD 2009 is loaded. 2. Plots or prints from drawings constructed in AutoCAD 2009 can be made from either Model Space or from Paper Space. Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Printing/plotting APPENDIX A 395 An example of a printout 1. Either select Plot with a click on icon in the Output/Plot panel ( Fig. A.3 ) or from the File drop-down menu. The Plot dialog appears ( Fig. A.4 ) Fig. A2 The fi rst of the series of Plotter Confi guration Editor dialogs Fig. A3 The Plot tool icon in the Output/Plot panel 2. There are two parts to the Plot dialog. Figure A4 shows both parts. A click on the arrow at the bottom-right-hand corner of the dialog closes to reveal only the left-hand part and vice versa. 3. Select an appropriate printer or plotter from the Printer/Plotter list. In this example this is a colour printer. Then select the correct paper size from the Paper Size pop-up list. Next, select what is to be printed/plotted from the What to Plot pop-up list – in the example shown this is Display . Click the Properties button and in the Custom Properties dialog (not shown) set orientation to Landscape (dot in radio button). Then click the Preview button of the Plot dialog. Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Introduction to AutoCad 2009 APPENDIX A 396 4. A preview of the drawing to be printed/plotted appears ( Fig. A.5 ). If satisfi ed with the preview, right-click and from the menu which appears click Plot . If not satisfi ed click Exit . The preview disappears and the Plot dialog reappears. Make changes as required from an inspection of the preview and carry on in this manner until a plot can be made. Fig. A4 The Plot dialog Fig. A.5 The Plot Preview window with its right-click menu Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 397 List of tools Appendix B Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. [...]... 360 2D Annotation and Drafting workspace, 26 2D coordinates, 14 2D Drafting & Annotation, 4, 89 2D objects in 3D space, 330 2D outlines for 3D, 214 2D tools, 398 2P circles, 33 3D Array tool, 254, 255 3D coordinates, 15 3D DYN, 64 3D Mirror tool, 257 3D model 252 3D models of buildings, 308 3D model libraries, 250 3D Modeling workspace, 4, 210, 274 3D Navigate, 335 3D Objects tools, 232 3D Rotate tool,... 398 Introduction to AutoCad 2009 Introduction AutoCAD 2009 allows the use of over 300 tools Some operators prefer using the word ‘commands’, although command as an alternative to tool is not in common use today The majority of these tools are described in this list Many of the tools described here have not been used in this book, because it is an introductory text designed to initiate readers into the... dialog Box – Creates a 3D solid box Cone – Creates a 3D model of a cone Convertoldlights – Converts lighting from previous releases to AutoCAD 2009 lighting Convertoldmaterials – Converts materials from previous releases to AutoCAD 2009 materials Convtosolid – Converts plines and circles with thickness to 3D solids Convtosurface – Converts objects to surfaces Cylinder – Creates a 3D cylinder Dducs (uc)... zoom tool into action APPENDIX B 402 3D tools 3Darray – Creates an array of 3D models in 3D space 3Dcorbit – Allows methods of manipulating 3D models on screen Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 3Ddistance – Allows the controlling of the distance of 3D models from the operator 3Ddwf – Brings up the Export 3D DWF dialog 3Dface (3f) – Creates a 3 or 4 sided 3D. .. can be hidden 3D y – Allows walkthroughs in any 3D plane 3Dforbit – controls the viewing of 3D models without constraint 3Dmesh – Creates a 3D mesh in 3D space 3Dmove – Shows a 3D move icon 3Dorbit (3do) – Allows a continuous movement and other methods of manipulation of 3D models on screen 3Dorbitctr – Allows further and a variety of other methods of manipulation of 3D models on screen 3Dpan – Allows... the panning of 3D models vertically and horizontally on screen 3Drotate – Displays a 3D rotate icon 3Dsin – Brings the 3D Studio File Import dialog on screen 3Dsout – Brings the 3D Studio Output File dialog on screen 3Dwalk – Starts walk mode in 3D Align – Allows selected entities to be aligned to selected points in 3D space Ameconvert – Converts AME solid models (from Release 12) into AutoCAD 2000 solid... watermark 405 APPENDIX C 406 Introduction to AutoCad 2009 Introduction AutoCAD 2009 is controlled by a large number of variables (over 460 in number), the settings of many of which are determined when making entries in dialogs Others have to be set at the command line Some are read-only variables which depend upon the configuration of AutoCAD 2009 when it is originally loaded into a computer (default values)... – Set to 0 disables Open and Save As dialogs; set to 1 enables these dialogs FILLMODE – Set to 0 hatched areas are filled with hatching Set to 0 hatched areas are not filled Set to 0 and plines are not filled GRIPS – set to 1 and grips show Set to 0 and grips do not show LIGHTINGUNITS – set to 1 (international) or 2 (USA) for photometric lighting to function MBUTTONPAN – Set to 0 on right-click menu with... Surfaces tools SURFTAB2 – Sets mesh density in the N direction for surfaces generated by the Surfaces tools TEXTFILL – Set to 0, True Type text shows as outlines only; set to 1, True Type text is filled TiILEMODE – Set to 0 Paperspace enabled; set to 1 tiled viewports in Modelspace TOOLTIPS – Set to 0 no tool tips; set to 1 tool tips enabled TPSTATE – Set to 0 and the Tool Palettes window is inactive Set to. .. www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 401 APPENDIX B List of tools Introduction to AutoCad 2009 Script (scr) – Brings the Select Script File dialog on screen Setvar (set) – Can be used to bring a list of the settings of set variables into an AutoCAD Text window Shape – Inserts an already loaded shape into a drawing Shell – Allows MS-DOS commands to be entered Sketch – Allows freehand sketching Solid . Creates a 3D model from a 2D outline along a path Tabsurf – Creates a 3D solid from an outline and a direction vector Torus (tor) – Allows a 3D torus to be. of 2D tools is followed by a listing of 3D tools. Internet tools are described at the end of this listing. Not all of the tools available in AutoCAD 2009