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u code for characters , 379
U command, 45
with grips, 69
for selecting, 57
UCS ( user coordinate system), 671 “672 , 672
with 3D objects, 665
controlling, 686
defining, 672 “675 , 672 “674
icon for, 10, 307, 308, 538, 671, 680
mirroring with, 699, 700
moving in, 676 , 677 “678
orientation of, 686 “691 , 688 “690
origins for, 445 “446, 675, 675, 686 “689 , 688
and orthogonal views, 650
rotating, 676 , 677 “678, 689 “690 , 689 “690, 786
saving, 675 “676, 691
working in, 676 “679 , 677 “678
UCS command, 445, 686, 688, 691
UCS dialog box, 543, 674 “676, 674, 680
UCS Control dialog box, 810
UCS Icon dialog box, 680, 680
UCS toolbar, 21, 674
UCS II toolbar, 21, 699 , 699
Ucsicon system variable, 680
Un command, 83
unblocking blocks, 139 “140 , 141
Uncheck All button, 471
Underline tool, 352, 352
underscores (_)
in line type patterns, 897
for text objects, 378
Undo options
for icons, 875
for object selection, 63
for polylines, 575
for trimming, 104
Undo tool, 45
for grips, 69
for selecting, 57
Ungroup option, 152
Uni command, 781
Union tool, 781
unions of primitives, 773, 774 , 781, 781 “782 , 817
units
default setting for, 40 “41
for dimensions, 406 “408 , 407 , 412 “413
for indents and tabs, 361
for line weights, 554
metric, 84
in Paper Space, 542
in plotting, 302
specifying, 82 “85
Units dialog box, 40, 41
Units For Listing option, 554
Units tab, 206, 206
Unload external reference option, 279
Unlock layer option, 168
Unlock Object's Layer tool, 831
Up tool, 935
Update Drawing Property Data tool, 850 “851
Update Now option, 635
Update View To Plan When UCS Is Changed option, 543, 680
updating
associative dimensions, 557
blocks, 259 “261 , 260
external references, 528 “529 , 529 “530
labels, 834 “835
OLE links, 635
Uppercase option, 836
uppercase text, 363 , 836
upside down text, 369
URLs (Uniform Resource Locators), 920
Uscfollow system variable, 543
Use A Template option, 806
Use A Wizard option, 40
Use As Default Output Device option, 342
Use Assigned Pen # option, 326
Use Background option, 752
Use Color Dependent Plot Styles option, 312, 343
use first point as displacement option, 61
Use Last Successful Plot Settings option, 342
Use Named Plot Styles option, 312, 329, 343
Use OLE Application When Plotting OLE objects option, 342
Use Organized Folder Structure option, 909
Use Overall Scale Of option, 412, 491
Use Paper Space Units For Scaling option, 554
Use Relative Path For Hyperlink option, 928
Use The Plot Device Paper Size option, 342
user coordinate system (UCS). See UCS (user coordinate system)
User Defined Button option, 872
User Defined Flyout option, 872
user-defined hatch patterns, 255
User Defined options for hatch patterns, 255
user-defined page setups, 341
user input in menus , 884
User Preferences tab
for associative dimensions, 430, 555
for line weights, 317
for right-click menus, 5