Mastering AutoCAD 2005 and AutoCAD LT 2005

M

M command, 107

Macro Associated With This Button setting, 870, 873

macros

with AutoLISP, 861 “864

for buttons , 873

Diesel for, 888 “893

for menus , 881, 885

Magnet option, 109

magnifying glass cursor, 26

Maintain A Log File option, 182 “183, 619

Make Block tool, 37, 37, 129 “130, 129, 228, 986

Make Linetype tool, 845 “846 , 845

Make New Dimensions Associative option, 430, 555

Make Object's Layer Current tool, 226, 504

Manage Page Setups option, 994

managing drawings. See DesignCenter

manual OLE link updating, 635

Map Same button, 951

Mapping dialog box, 756, 756

Mapping tool, 756

margins

in Layout tabs, 307, 308

for table cells , 387

for tables, 394

markers

with AutoSnap, 109

blocks as, 602

on curves, 599 “602 , 600 “601

masking, 546

areas, 855 “856 , 856 “857

text backgrounds, 832 “833 , 833

mass of solids, 819 , 820

massing models, 494

Massprop command, 819

Match Objects Layer tool, 831

Match Properties tool, 270, 509

matching hatch patterns, 270

Materials dialog box, 736 “737, 736, 754

materials for rendering, 736 “740 , 736 “740

Materials Library dialog box, 736, 736, 743

Materials tool, 736

Maxactvp system variable, 541

Maximum option for shaded viewports, 304

MC text option, 377

Mclose option, 709

Me command, 601

Measure command, 226

measurement systems. See units

measurements

with coordinate readout, 95

for curves, 599 “602 , 600 “601

Media Bounds page, 627

memory

for external references, 280 “282

for hatch patterns, 259

information on, 617

Menu Bar tab, 882 “883, 882

menu bars, 7

Menu Customization dialog box, 881 “883, 881 “882

Menu Groups tab, 881, 881

menu option labels, 890 “892

menus, 7, 11 “15 , 11

accelerator keys in, 887 “888

cascading, 12, 19, 885

commands in, 883 “884

context-sensitive, 15

creating, 880 “881

Diesel in, 890

dividing lines on, 885

for Express Tools, 842 “851 , 842 “844, 847, 849, 851

files for, 879

help messages for, 886 “887

vs. keyboard, 21

loading, 881 “883 , 881 “882

long lines in, 884

operation of, 883 “885

for publishing drawings, 918 “919 , 919

right-click, 54 “56 , 54 “55

submenus, 885

Merge Cells menu, All command, 385

merged crosses and tees, multiline edit tool for, 234

merging

cells, 385

viewports, 855

meshes

editing, 708 “709 , 709

settings for, 701 , 702

messages in Command window, 10

metric dimensions, 84

metric measurement system, 82

Microsoft Office, toolbar icons for, 8

Mid Osnap mode, 567

Middle text option, 377

Midpoint Osnap option, 109 “113, 116

midpoints, calculator for, 566 “567

minimizing AutoCAD, 33

minus signs (-)

with calculator, 569

for command prompt, 6

in Diesel, 892

in line type patterns, 897

for macros, 873

in pull-down menus, 885

in units, 86

mirror attribute for glass, 751 “752 , 752 “753

Mirror command, 70, 429

Mirror tool, 36, 36, 113, 113, 491, 665

mirroring

3D objects, 665

and exploding, 141

group members , 148, 148

objects, 113, 115, 141

text, 380, 380

with UCS, 699, 700

Mirrtext system variable, 380, 380

mistakes, correcting, 45

Mkltype command, 845 “846, 845

Mkshape dialog box, 846

ML command, 230

ML text option, 377

Mledit command, 233 “234

Mline command, 230

Mlstyle command, 231

.mnc extension, 879

.mnr extension, 879

.mns extension, 879

.mnu extension, 879

Model button, 538

Model Space

entering, 539 “540

information on, 617

vs. Paper Space, 534 “536

plots in, 303

Model Tab option, 915

models. See 3D drawings and models

Modemacro system variable, 888 “889

Modify Archive Setup dialog box, 992, 992

Modify Dimension Style dialog box, 414, 491, 815

Modify Distant Light dialog box, 733, 733, 753

Modify Granite Material dialog box, 738 “739, 738

Modify II toolbar, 20, 234

Modify menu

3D Operation menu

Align command, 710

Rotate 3D command, 711, 789

Clip menu

Image command, 498

Viewport command, 549

Xref command, 280

Copy command, 100

Erase command, 28

Fillet command, 117

Lengthen command, 227

Move command, 138

Object menu

Attribute menu, Block Attribute Manager command,466

Attribute menu, Global command, 463

Attribute menu, Single command, 461

Clip for Xrefs command, 844

Image menu, Adjust command, 498

Image menu, Frame command, 500

Image menu, Quality command, 500

Image menu, Transparency command, 501

Polyline command, 578, 580, 684, 709

Spline command, 594

Text menu, Edit command, 356, 362, 375, 420

Text menu, Justify command, 358

Text menu, Scale command, 353

Object Multiline command, 233 “234

Offset command, 107, 577

Scale command, 523

Solids Editing menu

Subtract command, 782, 818

Union command, 781, 817

Spline command, 581

Xref And Block Edit menu

Add to Working Set command, 285

Edit Reference command, 282 “283

Remove From Working Set command, 285 “286

Save Reference Edit command, 284

Modify Polyline dialog box, 576

Modify Spotlight dialog box, 749

Modify Standard Material dialog box, 739, 739, 751 “752

Modify Table Style dialog box, 393

Modify toolbar, 8, 8, 20, 28, 36 “37

Modify Transmittal Setup dialog box, 907 “908, 907

modifying. See editing

More menu

Adjust command, 718

Adjust Clipping Planes command, 722

Swivel Camera command, 721

More Options button, 751

Move Backup Files tool, 850

Move/Copy/Rotate tool, 838

Move Down option, 467, 918

Move Faces tool, 795 “796

Move Text, Add Leader option, 425 “426

Move Text, No Leader option, 425

Move tool, 36, 36, 57, 64, 138, 665

Move UCS origin tool, 699

Move Up option, 467, 918

moving

3D objects, 665

arcs, 64

blocks, 138, 139

Command window, 9

control points, 597

dimension text, 409 , 409, 424 “426 , 424 “425

Express Tools for, 838

with grips, 67, 69 “70

objects, 61 “62 , 62, 70 “71 , 852

surfaces, 795 “796 , 795 “796

toolbars , 7, 18 “19 , 18 “19

in UCS, 676 , 677 “678, 689

vertices, 429, 584 , 586

viewports, 540, 541

MR text option, 377

MS command, 537

Mslide command, 666

MText Editor command, 356

Multi-Sheet option, 920

Multiline Edit Tools dialog box, 234, 234

Multiline Properties dialog box, 233, 233

Multiline Styles dialog box, 230 “231, 231

Multiline Text Editor, 349

for dimension text, 421

for importing text files, 372

Multiline tool, 230

Multiline Text tool, 36 “37, 37, 349 “352, 349

multilines

drawing, 229 “234 , 229

joining and editing, 233 “234

properties for, 231 “233 , 231 “233

styles for, 230 “231 , 231

multimedia for drawings, 634

multiple copies

circular, 195 “198 , 198

random, 204

row and column, 198 “204 , 199 “203

multiple dimensions, editing, 421

multiple drawings, standards for, 947 “950 , 948 “949

multiple files, opening, 29 “31 , 29 “30

multiple layers , converting settings for, 950 “953 , 951 “953

Multiple Object Stretch tool, 837 “838

multiple Paper Space layouts, 548 “549

multiple plot style tables, editing, 319 “321 , 319 “320

Multiple selection option, 63

multiplication with calculator, 569

Mview command, 551

My Computer option, 336

My Tool Palette tab, 941