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GOVERNMENT USE Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in FAR 12.212 (Commercial Computer SoftwareRestricted Rights) and DFAR 227.7202 (Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software), as applicable. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Contents Chapter 1 Introduction....................................................................1 Using AutoCAD Documentation.............................................................1 Using This Reference................................................................................1 Executing Commands......................................................................1 References to Other Sections............................................................5 Typographical Conventions....................................................................5 Chapter 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................................................................................................46 Chapter 3 ABOUT...........................................................................47 ACISIN....................................................................................................47 ACISOUT................................................................................................47 ADCCLOSE.............................................................................................47 ADCENTER.............................................................................................48 DesignCenter Window...................................................................48 i 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...................................................................................................108 Chapter 4 BACKGROUND............................................................109 Background Dialog Box........................................................................109 Adjust Background Bitmap Placement Dialog Box..............................112 BACTION..............................................................................................113 BACTIONSET........................................................................................120 BACTIONTOOL....................................................................................121 BASE............................................... ...