Mastering AutoCAD 2005 and AutoCAD LT 2005
F
F command, 107
F1 function key, 75, 887
F4 function key, 482
F7 function key, 91 “93
F8 function key, 98
F9 function key, 93
F10 function key, 97
faces, copying, 803
Facetres system variable, 732
Favorites folder, 931, 933 “934
Favorites tool, 931, 933 “934
feature control symbols, 446 “447
feet and inches, adding, 568 “569
feet in units, 86
Fence option, 509, 515 “518 , 516 “518
Fenceline line types, 176, 898, 899
fences for selections, 63
Field dialog box
for Diesel, 893
for sheet sets, 978 “979, 978, 984 “985, 985, 989, 989
for text, 379 “381, 379
fields
for associating text with drawing properties, 379 “383 ,379 “382
for Diesel, 892 “893
File dialog box, 666
File Format option, 909
File menu
Close command, 22, 39
Drawing Properties command, 621
Drawing Utilities menu
Purge command, 235 “236
for recovery tools, 622
eTransmit command, 906
Exit command, 32
Export command, 141 “143, 228, 629
New command, 29, 40, 806
Open command, 22, 184, 192, 195, 391, 625
Page Setup command, 339
Plot command, 292, 294
Plot Preview command, 768
Plot Style Manager command, 315, 319, 329
Plotter Manager command, 335
Publish command, 915
Publish To Web command, 922
Save As command, 27, 41, 192, 195, 623, 910
Save command, 28, 66, 195, 762
View Plot And Publish Details command, 916
File Output Configuration dialog box, 763 “764, 763
File Tables tab, 906 “908, 906
file types, 764
files
corrupted, 622
exchanging data between, 938 . See also exporting; importing
Express Tools for, 850 “851 , 851
external references to. See external references
finding, 184 “185 , 184 “185
inserting, 935
loading into DesignCenter, 939
log, 182 “184
names for, 28, 41
nesting, 205, 276
opening, 22 “23
with DesignCenter, 935
multiple, 29 “31 , 29 “30
as read-only, 195
with Sheet Set Manager, 962 , 962
to views, 251
paths for, 277
plotting, 292 “295 , 292 “295
protecting, 910 “914 , 911
rendering 3D models to, 763 “764 , 763
saving, 27 “28 , 66, 117
searching for, 622 , 622
sheet sets for. See sheet sets and Sheet Set Manager tool
slides for managing, 668 “669
as symbols, 136 “138 , 137 “138
Files tab
for demand loading, 282
for external references, 533
for fonts, 397
for log files, 183, 183
for sheet sets, 959, 965
for spelling dictionaries, 396, 396
for templates, 192
Files Table tab, 992
Files Tree tab, 992
Fill command, 606
Fill Style option, 327
filled areas, overlapping, 605 , 605
Fillet command, 213, 792
Fillet option, 122
Fillet tool, 37, 37, 117, 117, 213, 487, 489 “490, 507, 576, 792
filleting
lines, 117, 118, 213 “214 , 213 “215, 507, 507
macro for, 864
polylines, 576
rounding corners with, 792 , 793
filling
circles, 605 “606 , 606
information on, 617
multilines , 230
polylines, 576
solid areas, 603 “606 , 604
Filter command, 561
Filter.nfl file, 562
filters
for 3D coordinates, 658 “660 , 660
criteria for, 562 “563
for layers , 169 “174 , 170 “171
for objects, 560 “565 , 564
Find dialog box, 184 “185, 184 “185
Find And Replace dialog box, 398 “399, 398
Find And Replace Options dialog box, 399, 399
Find And Replace URLs option, 851
Find Name group option, 150
finding. See searching
Finish page, 337
Fit options
for dimension text, 425
for polylines, 579, 581, 587
for text, 377, 377
Fit Data option, 594 “597
Fit tab, 411 “412, 411
Fit To Paper option, 293, 299 “302
Fit Tolerance option, 594, 597
Flat Shaded tool, 654 “655
Flat Shaded, Edges On tool, 654 “655
floating toolbars , 7, 8, 18
floating viewports, 534
Flood option, 267
Flyout Properties tab, 876 “877, 876
flyouts, 17 , 17, 37 “38, 876 “877
.fmp extension, 397
Font drop-down list, 352, 352
Fontalt system variable, 398
Fontmap system variable, 397
fonts, 350 “353 , 352. See also text styles
appearance of, 371 “372 , 371
in eTransmit, 909
for line types, 899
substituting, 397 “398 , 629 “631
Form View tab
for line corner styles, 321 “322
options in, 325 “327
for plot styles, 315, 315, 319, 330, 330
Format menu
Dimension command, 405
Drawing Limits command, 88
Layer command, 153
Layers command, 167
Linetype command, 178, 180, 554, 846
Lineweight command, 317, 331, 552
Multiline Style command, 231
Point Style command, 226, 600
Rename command, 370
Table Styles command, 392
Text Style command, 365, 368
Thickness command, 647
Units command, 83
Format option for exporting dxf files, 624
Fractional measurement system, 84
fractions
for dimensions, 407
stacked , 354
units for, 86
Frame Text option, 442
frames for raster images, 500 “502 , 501 “502
Freeze layer option, 168
Freeze Object's Layer tool, 831
Freeze/Thaw icon, 166, 167, 252
freezing layers, 168, 251 “253 , 252, 545
From Osnap option, 116, 216
Front UCS orientation, 674, 675
front views, drawing, 805 “810
Full Path option, 280, 533
function keys in accelerator keys, 887 “888
functions
in Diesel, 889
in geometry calculator, 569 “570
fuzzy joins, 577