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Introducing AutoCAD 2005
Creating a single drawing as efficiently as possible is important. Delivering a coordinated set of
drawings in a timely manner directly benefits your bottom line. With AutoCAD 2005 software you
can do both. Everyday tools like the table object and tool palettes help you boost productivity,
and the new Sheet Set Manager helps you control content across entire sets of related drawings,
decreasing the risk of errors. Then, in a single view, you can compose and collate sheet sets and
share them with your project team using plots, eTransmit, or DWF™ files.
With AutoCAD 2005 you can create drawings more efficiently. Day-to-day productivity boosters in
AutoCAD 2005 include
• Enhanced tool palette functionality to customize tools for any AutoCAD command or utility
• New table objects that help you easily create and modify schedules, parts lists, revision
history, and more
• New field functionality that enables you to reference data, such as the current date or
drawing file name, and include it as text in tables, text objects, and block attribute definitions
• Background text mask and common drafting symbols available from the mtext editor
• Object linking and embedding (OLE) functionality that improves control over the size and plot
quality of OLE objects
• Draw order functionality that provides easier access, greater control, and more predictable
results 显示顺序增强
With AutoCAD 2005 you can view and manage entire sets of drawings with ease and efficiency.
Using the new Sheet Set Manager, you can
• View and organize drawing sheets in the easy-to-understand tree structure
• Import layouts from existing drawings into a sheet set 输入布局
• Add new sheets to your sheet set
• Open and edit sheets from a sheet set
• Lay out your drawing sheets using viewports in paper space
• Insert view labels and callouts that link across sheets
• Coordinate and update title block information, sheet numbering, sheet names, and detail
labels across an entire sheet set
• Apply plot stamp information anywhere on a sheet, ensuring that the plot stamp data is
updated for every plot
• Insert a sheet index on the title sheet, which automatically lists all the sheets in the set and
creates hyperlinks
• Navigate through a sheet set using hyperlinks
• Archive an entire sheet set at the end of the project or at key points along the project
lifecycle
AutoCAD 2005 makes it easy to share individual drawings or entire sheet sets. You can
• Select the entire sheet set or a specified set of sheets using named sheet selections
• Apply predefined plot settings using named page setups
• Plot an entire sheet set or a specified set of sheets in the background while you continue
working
• Create an electronic transmittal set of an entire sheet set or a specified set of sheets
• Publish a sheet set to a DWF (Design Web Format™) file with hyperlinks that provide oneclick
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The following pages will describe in some detail the new features within AutoCAD 2005. The
document is organized in the categories of Managing, Creating, and Sharing, beginning with the
concept and functionality of the new Sheet Set Manager. Why do we introduce Sheet Set
Manager at the outset? You will see that many of the new Creating features in AutoCAD 2005
provide immediate benefits to the user; however, some have even more impact and leverage
when used within the Sheet Set Manager. We structured the document to illustrate the best
possible utilization of the features in AutoCAD 2005. As an example, the Sheet Index can be
created simply as a table, but when linked with the Sheet Set Manager, it has the power to work
across the entire set of documents.
What Is a Sheet Set?
A sheet set is usually a primary, legally binding deliverable item to communicate project
information. In most cases, you present or deliver designs to clients and other stakeholders
many times during a project. Your design presentations and deliverables are typically an
organized set of bound drawing sheets that systematically specify a design.
Although you can organize a sheet set as a series of layouts in a DWG file, you might find that
this method of organization prohibits members of your project team from simultaneously editing
different layouts. You might also find that working with more than a handful of layouts is difficult
because of the many layout tabs. For these reasons, you probably create your sheets as
individual drawings and then organize them by grouping them into folders and assigning
appropriate files names. If this describes the way you work, the Sheet Set Manager can help you
more efficiently create, manage, and share sheet sets.
Sheet sets in AutoCAD 2005 comprise several elements that work together to help you produce
your final design deliverable. The AutoCAD 2005 Sheet Set Manager helps you organize your
drawing sheets into subsets that represent different types of drawings. The benefits of sheet set
management include the ability to
• View, sort, delete, create, and manage your sheets all in one place
• Use simple right-click operations to reduce the steps to publish all drawing sheets
• Create layout views automatically
• Automate sheet number and detail labeling
• Link sheet set information into title blocks and plot stamps
• Perform tasks across a sheet set (for example, eTransmit, plotting, publish to DWF)
Managing
Implementing the AutoCAD 2005 sheet set concept is simple using the Sheet Set Manager. As
you begin, you can work the same way that you work in AutoCAD 2004 and then gradually take
advantage of the sheet set functionality. You can use your current drawings and organizational
structure to create an AutoCAD 2005 sheet set.
Using the Sheet Set Manager, you can manage sheets, views, and models in a sheet set. It
displays all drawing sheets and sheet subsets to help you better organize, plot, and link
information in your drawings. You can see who currently has drawings open for editing and which
drawings are available.
You can access the Sheet Set Manager using several methods, including typing SSM at the
command line or choosing Open Sheet Set from the File menu.

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Figure 4. Create Sheet Set wizard
Sheet sets can include a variety of properties such as default label and callout blocks, layouts,
and page setups. You can access sheet set properties by right-clicking the sheet set name and
choosing Properties.

                               
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Figure 5. Sheet Set Properties dialog box
In addition to the standard sheet set properties, you can create custom properties to meet your
company or project standards.

                               
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Figure 6. Custom Properties dialog box
Organizing Sheets
Sheets in the Sheet Set Manager represent an electronic version of the hard-copy plots that are
part of your design deliverable. Each sheet in the sheet list is associated with a layout in a
drawing (DWG) file. The associated layout can include multiple viewports, and the viewports can
display model space geometry that is externally referenced from multiple DWG files.
On the Sheet List tab of the Sheet Set Manager, you can easily organize all sheets in your sheet
set. You can add sheets, and you can even arrange some or all of the sheets into subsets and
nested subsets. You can define named sheet selections and then recall a particular set of sheets
at any time.
For example, suppose your firm is designing a building. You might create a sheet set for the
entire project and then create subsets for architectural, electrical, and mechanical drawings.
Within each of those subsets, you could create a subset for details. You might define named
sheet selection sets for each subset (architectural, electrical, mechanical) and one for the entire
project. If you need to produce a set of drawings for the electrical contractor, you simply restore
the electrical sheet selection set. If you need to produce the entire set of drawings for the client,
you restore the project sheet selection set.
The Sheet List tab of the Sheet Set Manager enables you to create new sheets by using a default
layout from a template (DWT) file or by importing sheets from existing DWG or DWT files. You
provide a sheet number and title for new sheets and you can reorder, rename, or remove sheets
and subsets.

                               
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Figure 7. Creating sheets in the Sheet Set Manager
Although a sheet is associated with layout in a DWG file, it also contains additional properties.
You can access the properties of any sheet in the sheet set by right-clicking the sheet name and
choosing Properties.

                               
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Figure 8. Sheet Properties dialog box
Using the Sheet Set Manager, you can easily locate and open referenced drawing files for editing
in the AutoCAD drawing window.
Accessing Model Space Views from Resource Drawings
AutoCAD 2005 automates the process of laying out your drawing on your drawing sheets. After
you have created a new blank sheet in a sheet set, the next step is to lay out your viewports on
the sheet. You can do this using model space views or an entire model space drawing.
Using a drawing from the Resource Drawings tab, you can automatically create a labeled, sized,
and scaled viewport on your drawing sheet. You can access any number of resource drawings by
adding their folder locations to the Resource Drawings tab. The Resource Drawings tab displays
all named model space views in a selected drawing. By right-clicking a model space view, you
can automatically place it on your current sheet. If you want to view or edit the model space
geometry before placing the view on your sheet, you can use the context-sensitive menu to
quickly open the resource drawing with the selected model space view current.

                               
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Figure 9. Accessing named views from the Resource Drawings tab
When you create a viewport using a resource drawing, the new viewport automatically attaches
the resource drawing as an xref and displays all the model space geometry from the selected
viewport. You can modify the size, scale, and location of the new viewport using standard
AutoCAD commands.
Creating a viewport using a resource drawing automatically adds an associated sheet view to the
View List tab.
Managing Sheet Views
Sheet views are named paper space views that are registered and tracked in the sheet set. You
can view them, and to some degree manipulate them, using the View List tab of the Sheet Set
Manager. The view list displays all the sheet views used in the sheet set. By right-clicking a view,
you can quickly add a view label or callout block to a sheet.

                               
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Figure 10. Adding a callout from the View List tab
You can organize the sheet views into view categories and assign different callout blocks to each
view category.
For example, suppose you produce architectural drawings. You might want different callout
blocks for different types of information. For section views, you want section bubbles, and for
elevation views you want either interior or exterior elevation bubbles.

                               
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Figure 11. View Category dialog box
Creating Transmittal Sets
eTransmit functionality has been enhanced in AutoCAD 2005 to take advantage of sheet sets. A
right-click on the sheet set name provides quick access to the Create Transmittal dialog box.
Accessing the Create Transmittal dialog box from the Sheet Set Manager displays three tabs:
Sheets, Files Tree, and Files Table.

                               
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Figure 12. Create Transmittal dialog box
The Sheets tab displays only if you create a transmittal set when the sheet set is open. The
Sheets tab shows a tree view of all sheets in the transmittal package, organized by the sheet set
structure.
As in AutoCAD 2004, the Files Tree tab displays a hierarchical structure of the files in the sheet
set. In AutoCAD 2005, when you add a DWG file to the transmittal set, all the drawing’s
reference files are automatically added as well. The Files Table tab displays a table format of all
files in the transmittal set.

                               
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Figure 13. Files Tree and Files Table tabs
You can define and manage transmittal sets using the Transmittal Setups dialog box. The
Transmittal Setups dialog box displays a list of all transmittal setups associated with a sheet set
or drawing.

                               
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Figure 14. Transmittal Setups dialog box
A default transmittal setup, named “Standard,” is included with AutoCAD 2005. You can modify
the properties of the Standard transmittal setup or create any number of additional transmittal
setups. Transmittal setups are stored in either the sheet set or the user registry, depending on
whether you access the Transmittal Setups dialog box while you have a sheet set open.

                               
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Figure 15. Modify eTransmit Setup dialog box
Archiving Sheet Sets
Using new functionality in AutoCAD 2005, you can archive an entire sheet set using an interface
similar to that used for creating a transmittal set. You can access the archive functionality from
the context-sensitive menu in the Sheet Set Manager.

                               
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Figure 16. Archive a Sheet Set and Modify Archive Setup dialog boxes
The archive functionality enables you to save project data at crucial milestones throughout the
life of a project as well as at the end. Archiving your project data, as opposed to copying it to
another folder, minimizes costly mistakes caused by storing multiple versions of drawings.
For example, suppose you submit a set of site plans and related drawings to the local planning
board for review. If you want to continue working on the project drawings while you wait for
approval from the planning board, you can quickly create an archive of the submitted sheet set
before continuing with the design. If any problems or questions arise regarding your planning
board submittal, you can always refer back to your archived set.
Creating
You can compose drawing sheets using a variety of elements, including tables, fields, and views.
You can use most of these elements in your drawing (DWG) files even if they are not part of a
sheet set.
Creating Tables
Tables are a fundamental part of any set of drawings, and with the new table functionality in
AutoCAD 2005, you can increase your productivity by automating the tedious task of creating
and maintaining tables. The new table objects in AutoCAD 2005 are flexible in their appearance.
They are based on table styles similar to the way text and dimensions are based on text and
dimension styles. With an interface that is similar to the Dimension Style dialog box, the Table
Style dialog box enables you to set the current table style, create new table styles, and modify or
delete existing table styles.

                               
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Figure 17. Table Style dialog box
You can define table styles that contain multiple columns and rows, including title and header
rows. Tabs in the New and Modify Table Style dialog boxes enable you to apply different cell and
border properties to data cells, column headings, and title headings. Border properties include
grid visibility, lineweight, and color. Cell properties include text style, text height, text color, fill
color, and alignment. You can specify the table direction, up or down, and you can specify
horizontal or vertical table margins.

                               
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Figure 18. The new Modify Table Style dialog box
Defining and applying table styles helps ensure that you are using standard fonts, colors, text
heights, and lineweights. You can define any number of table styles to create tables faster and
with greater consistency.
For example, you might define one table style called Equipment Schedule, a second called
Revision Notes, and a third called Sheet List. Each table style has properties that offer the best
results for that particular type of table.

                               
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Figure 19. Sample tables created with three different table styles
In the Insert Table dialog box, accessible via the Table command, you can specify the number of
columns and rows in your table. You can enter specific values for column width and row height,
or you can define the table size and let AutoCAD 2005 determine the column width and row
height.

                               
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Figure 20. Insert Table dialog box
Populating tables with data is as easy as in-place editing. Intuitive keyboard functionality makes
it easy to enter data by pressing the Tab or arrow keys to move across the cells and the Enter
key to move down the cells. You simply double-click a table cell and enter text or insert blocks,
hyperlinks, or fields (for more information, see “Creating Fields” later in this document).

                               
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Figure 21. Adding content to a table cell
Using grip support, you can modify the table location, column width, and row height. You can edit
the properties of individual cells using the Properties palette, and a context-sensitive menu
enables you to insert and delete rows and columns as well as merge or unmerge adjacent cells.

                               
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Figure 22. Modifying a table
The benefit of creating tables is not limited to AutoCAD software. You can copy table data from
Microsoft® Excel and paste it into your drawings as AutoCAD entities. AutoCAD 2005
automatically converts it to an AutoCAD table object while maintaining formatting from the
original spreadsheet. You can modify the table and even add more rows and columns just as if
you created it directly in AutoCAD software.

                               
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Figure 23. Pasting table data from Microsoft Excel
If you want to use the data from your AutoCAD tables in other applications, you can easily export
the table data to a comma-separated value (CSV) file format. The export functionality is available
by choosing Export from the context-sensitive menu when you have a table selected. You can
import the CSV data into Microsoft Excel or other database spreadsheet applications.
Creating a Sheet Index
In AutoCAD 2005, you can automatically create a sheet index on the title sheet. You simply rightclick
the title sheet and choose Insert Sheet List Table. After you specify a table style, AutoCAD
2005 automatically creates a table that references all the sheets in the set.

                               
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Figure 24. Inserting a sheet list table
Once the sheet list table has been created, a context-sensitive menu option enables you to
automatically update the sheet list table, ensuring that it contains the most current data. You can
quickly open any sheet listed in the sheet list table by clicking the hyperlinked sheet name.

                               
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Figure 25. Sample sheet list table
When you publish your sheet set to DWF format, the sheet list table helps you navigate to any
sheet in the sheet set.
Creating Fields
Fields are placeholders in text objects for data in a document that might change during the life of
a drawing. Field data can include drawing properties, system variables, object properties, and
even some operating system properties, such as time, current date, or file name.
For example, suppose you add fields to a drawing title block. The field data might include the
creation date, project number, and sheet number.

                               
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Figure 26. Sample title block using field data
In the Field dialog box, AutoCAD 2005 makes available a list of predefined fields. You can easily
insert fields into existing multiline text objects, attributes, or table cells by accessing the fields
functionality from a context-sensitive menu.

                               
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Figure 27. Field dialog box
For example, suppose you have text that refers to the current date and time. Rather than
entering the date using standard multiline text and having to update it manually, you can insert a
Date field that references the current date and time in the multiline text object.

                               
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Figure 28. Adding a field to multiline text
Once a field is in place, you can edit the contents or control how it is updated. If you right-click a
field, you can select from field-specific options, including Edit Field, Update Field, and Convert
Field to Text. By default, field values automatically update when you open, save, plot, eTransmit,
or regenerate a drawing to ensure that you always have the current data. You can control the
automatic evaluation of fields using the FIELDEVAL system variable.
If you open an AutoCAD 2005 drawing that contains field data in AutoCAD 2004, the drawing
displays the last evaluated value. In this way, you can take advantage of the powerful AutoCAD
2005 field functionality when you work with AutoCAD 2004 users.
In addition to supporting fields in existing AutoCAD text objects, AutoCAD 2005 supports fields in
the new table object as well as sheet set–related items, including
• Sheet set, subset, sheet name, sheet number
• View category, view name, view number
• Current sheet properties
• Plot-related fields for plot stamps
If you access the Field dialog box while the Sheet Set Manager is open, you can select the
SheetSet field category to insert fields that reference data across sheets.

                               
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Figure 29. Sheet set fields
Working with Named Views and Viewports
AutoCAD 2005 offers powerful enhancements to named view and viewport functionality. These
enhancements make it possible to use views in a sheet set environment. Even before you begin
implementing sheet sets, you can take advantage of many of the view and viewport
enhancements.
The updated View dialog box gives you more control and flexibility for creating and managing
named views. You can assign a view category, store layer settings with the view, and edit the
view boundaries. Named views that you create from paper space are associated with a specific
layout. Together, these enhancements make it easy to create named views that store all the
information necessary to restore views.

                               
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Figure 30. View dialog box
Enhanced viewport functionality makes it easier to work between model space and paper space.
In a paper space layout, you can automatically maximize a viewport to work on your model space
drawing using the entire drawing area.
The VPMAX command is accessible at the command prompt or from the context-sensitive menu
when you have a viewport selected. After making edits to the model space geometry, you can
use the context-sensitive menu option or the VPMIN command to quickly return to your previous
paper space view.

                               
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Figure 31. Viewport context-sensitive menu
For example, suppose you have a drawing layout that contains four viewports. While adding
notes to the layout, you realize that the geometry in one of the viewports is incorrect. Rather
than selecting the Model tab to edit the model space geometry, you simply select the viewport
and choose Maximize Viewport from the context-sensitive menu. AutoCAD software automatically
maximizes that viewport to fill the drawing area and makes it active for model space editing.
After you make the necessary edits to the model geometry, right-click and choose Minimize
Viewport. AutoCAD automatically returns you to the paper space layout with the same view that
you had before maximizing the viewport.
Working with Layers
AutoCAD 2005 includes many layer enhancements to help support the new sheet set functionality
and to help you manage large groups of layers.
The space-saving design of the new Layer Properties Manager provides greater functionality in a
more intuitive interface. You can provide a description for each layer, and you can immediately
apply any layer changes without closing the Layer Properties Manager. If you right-click the
column headings, you can quickly maximize columns based on content. Any changes you make
to the display of columns remain the next time you access the Layer Properties Manager.

                               
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Figure 32. Layer Properties Manager
One of the most noticeable changes in the Layer Properties Manager is the new Filter tree view
control. In AutoCAD 2005 you can group layers using filters. Filters for xref layers are
automatically created and displayed in the tree view. Using layer filters, you can easily control
layer visibility for all layers in a particular filter group.

                               
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Figure 33. Filter tree view context-sensitive menu
A properties filter defines which set of layers are displayed in the Layer Properties Manager based
on any combination of their layer properties, including name, state, color, linetype, lineweight,
and plot style. You can preview the results of the properties filter using the new Layer Filter
Properties dialog box. The preview updates immediately as you add properties to the filter
definition.

                               
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Figure 34. Layer Filter Properties dialog box
For example, suppose you have a drawing with electrical and mechanical layers whose layer
names start with E and M, respectively. You want to see a list of all the visible electrical layers,
but you are interested only in the visible mechanical layers that are color 71. You can define a
properties filter that lists layer names beginning with “E” that are turned on and thawed as well
as layer names beginning with “M” that are turned on, thawed, and color 71. You can save the
properties filter to a specific name, such as Building Systems.
Similar to properties filters, group filters also control which layers display in the Layer Properties
Manager. However, unlike properties filters, the content of a group filter does not change after
you create the filter, even if the layer properties change. You can add any layer to a group filter,
regardless of its properties, by dragging the layer name from the Layer Properties Manager onto
the group name. You can even add or replace layers in a group filter by selecting an object from
the drawing.
For example, suppose you have a drawing with various text layers. You can define a layer group,
called Text, and then drag all relevant layers from the Layer Properties Manager into that group.
If you are unsure of the layer names, you can choose Select Layers>Add from the contextsensitive
menu and then select the text objects in the drawing. With the group filter created, you
can view and manipulate just the layers related to text whenever necessary.

                               
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Figure 35. Adding layers to group filters by selecting objects
You can define any number of properties and group filters, and you can easily restore a defined
filter simply by selecting it from the Filter tree view. Properties filters can be nested under
properties or group filters, and group filters can be nested under other group filters. You can
even convert a properties filter into a group filter.
In addition to the powerful new properties and group filters, AutoCAD 2005 offers significant
enhancements to layer state functionality, including an updated user interface. Layer states can
now store viewport layer information for the current viewport. Layer states also store the current
layer, and you have the option to provide a layer state description.
Accessing New Symbols
The addition of new symbols, available from the context-sensitive menu in the Multiline Text
Editor, saves you time and reduces the risk of making mistakes. You can insert these commonly
used symbols directly into your multiline text objects rather than inserting them as separate
block objects and manually positioning them with related text. When you move or edit the
multiline text object, the symbols relocate accordingly.
AutoCAD 2005 provides the following new text symbols:

                               
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Applying the Mtext Background Property
Annotating drawings often requires that you create text on top of other objects. With the new
multiline text background property, you can apply a fill around multiline text so that it obstructs
any objects below it.

                               
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Figure 36. Multiline text before and after applying the background property
A context-sensitive menu option in the Multiline Text Editor provides access to the Background
Mask dialog box, where you can specify a border offset factor that is the distance the background
extends beyond the edge of the text. You can select a specific color to use as the background fill,
or you can use the same color as the display background.

                               
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Figure 37. Background Mask dialog box
Working with OLE Objects
AutoCAD 2005 offers improved support for OLE data from other applications such as Microsoft
Word and Excel. Improved support for object scaling and manipulation makes it easier to place
OLE objects accurately.
When you copy data from another application and paste it into an AutoCAD drawing, you place
the new OLE object by specifying an insertion point. If the OLE object contains text, AutoCAD
software automatically approximates the point size in the source document to an equivalent size
in AutoCAD units. When you paste an OLE object into a layout, the scale is based on the layout’s
sheet size and units. When you paste an OLE object into model space, the scale is based on the
paper unit property of the current page setup as well as the new MSOLESCALE system variable.
In AutoCAD 2005, OLE objects are automatically drawn on the plane of the current user
coordinate system, providing more flexibility and control for presenting OLE data. Manipulating
OLE objects in AutoCAD is easier and more flexible because they behave like other AutoCAD
objects. You can select OLE objects and add or remove them from selection sets just like other
objects in AutoCAD. They respond to any of the standard selection options such as Window,
Crossing, and All. When you select an OLE object, you can access standard AutoCAD grip
functionality, including the grip context-sensitive menu. In addition to using grips to manipulate
OLE objects, you can use standard AutoCAD editing commands such as Move, Copy, and Array,
and you can manipulate some OLE object properties through the Properties palette.

                               
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Figure 38. Manipulating OLE objects
With an OLE object selected, a context-sensitive menu provides access to the OLE Text Size
dialog box. You can map a text font and size to an AutoCAD text height, overwriting the initial
scale that AutoCAD determined automatically.

                               
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Figure 39. OLE Text Size dialog box
AutoCAD 2005 offers improved plot quality of OLE objects by enabling you to assign an
appropriate plot quality based on the type of OLE object. OLE plot quality options are available on
the Plot and Publish tab of the Options dialog box.

                               
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Figure 40. OLE plot quality choices in Options dialog box
The many OLE enhancements in AutoCAD 2005 help you easily produce high-quality drawings.
Arranging Draw Order of Objects
If you ever create overlapping objects in AutoCAD software, you are probably familiar with the
Draw Order feature. You use Draw Order in 2D views to control the order of objects in relation to
each other. AutoCAD 2005 provides easier access to draw order functionality and eliminates the
need to regenerate the drawing manually to see proper draw order results. Draw order tools are
available as a context-sensitive menu option when you have objects selected in the drawing
workspace.

                               
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Figure 41. Draw Order menu option
Updated Draw Order behavior provides a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) display of
modified objects. When you edit an object that is behind another object, the edited object
automatically returns to its assigned position as soon as the edit operation is completed. You no
longer have to regenerate or plot the drawing to see the final draw order results. If you create a
new object that is based on an existing object, the new object automatically inherits the draw
order properties of the original object. This enhanced functionality applies to various operations,
including copy, break, fillet, chamfer, block creations, wblock, and explode.

                               
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Figure 42. Display sequence when editing objects
The new Draw Order behavior should not significantly affect performance. However, if you want
to revert to previous behavior, the DRAWORDERCTL system variable is available.

                               
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Using draw order functionality minimizes the importance of controlling object-sorting methods;
therefore, the Object Sorting Methods section on the User Preferences tab of the Options dialog
box was removed to avoid confusion.
Hatching Objects
Boundary hatching in the AutoCAD 2005 software application offers improved functionality. The
Hatch Edit and Boundary Hatch and Fill dialog boxes offer two new controls. You can preassign
drawing order to hatch objects to create hatches that automatically display behind their
associated boundaries. When picking points to select hatch areas, you can use a new option for
Gap tolerance to pick a point inside an area that is not completely closed. If the gaps are within
the specified gap tolerance, you can choose to ignore the gaps and complete the hatch operation.

                               
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Figure 43. Updates to the Hatch dialog box
Additional improvements enable you to trim a hatch to a new boundary using the standard trim
tool.

                               
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Figure 44. Hatch object before and after trimming to a new boundary
Working in 3D
AutoCAD 2005 provides enhanced support for viewing objects in shaded 3D viewports. Whether
you are working directly in a viewport or plotting one, raster images and object lineweights
automatically display in any shaded viewport. You can easily apply a solid, gradient, or image
background to your drawing using the Background command. If you enable backgrounds from
the Options dialog box, Systems tab, or the Properties button, AutoCAD displays the background
image in any shaded viewport, not just when you render. Raster images, object lineweights, and
backgrounds continue to display in shaded viewports even while you manipulate the view using
3D Orbit.

                               
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Figure 45. 3D viewport with an image background
3D clipping has been enhanced to provide more viewing flexibility. You can resize the Adjust
Clipping Planes window, and you can pan and zoom in the clipping window.

                               
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Figure 46. Adjust Clipping Planes window
Using Tool Palettes
Tool palettes—proven productivity boosters in the AutoCAD 2004–based software products—have
been greatly enhanced in AutoCAD 2005. You can add commands to tool palettes for quicker
access, minimizing the use of toolbars, and maximizing screen space. Save time by dragging
multiple types of content from drawings onto tool palettes for convenient reuse. You can also
group tool palettes by category for enhanced ease of use.
AutoCAD 2005 offers increased support for content tools. Using content tools, you can add
predefined content to your drawings, including hatches, blocks, xrefs, images, and gradients. You
can easily add content tools by dragging them onto a tool palette.
If you drag hatch patterns, blocks, xrefs, images, or gradient objects from the current drawing,
AutoCAD 2005 creates content tools by example. AutoCAD software automatically references the
definitions and applies the properties from existing objects to the new content tool, so that you
can reuse your previous work. You save time by creating tools that are consistent with your
current standards and maintain consistency between drawings.
For example, suppose you have an elevation drawing that contains images of people and trees,
as well as carefully created gradients. You can drag these objects onto a tool palette,
automatically creating tools that reference the same geometry and have the same color, scale,
and rotation properties. When you use these tools to create other elevations, not only do you
have quick access to the appropriate tools but you save considerable time and effort in creating
new elevations that are consistent with the original.

                               
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Figure 47. Creating content tools by example
If you drag existing drawing and image files using Microsoft® Windows® Explorer, you can easily
create content tools referencing drawing and raster content that is located on your local or
network drive. Dragging existing hatch, block, xref, and image content using the AutoCAD®
DesignCenter™ feature enables you to access content that is located on your local and network
drives as well as on the web. AutoCAD 2005 software applies default properties, such as scale
and rotation, so you can insert geometry that corresponds to the original object definitions.
For example, suppose you have a folder containing standard images that you insert at different
scales and rotation angles, depending on the scale of your drawing. You can use the
DesignCenter function or Microsoft Windows Explorer to create a tool palette with your standard
images and modify the scale and rotation of the images on an individual basis when you insert them.

                               
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Figure 48. Creating content tools from DesignCenter feature
In addition to content tools, AutoCAD 2005 enables you to easily create command tools. Using
command tools, you can quickly access any AutoCAD commands. You can customize command
tools with scripts, custom ARX commands, and AutoLISP® expressions. You can easily add
command tools by dragging them onto the tool palette. If you drag any object other than a block,
xref, image, hatch, or gradient from the current drawing, AutoCAD 2005 creates a command tool
by example. AutoCAD automatically applies the properties of the existing object to the new
command tool, so you can reuse your previous work and maintain consistency between drawings.
For example, suppose your drawing contains multiline text (mtext) objects that are located on
the notes layer and that use the notes text style. If you drag one of the mtext objects onto your
tool palette, AutoCAD 2005 software automatically creates an mtext command tool with default
tool properties corresponding to the original mtext object. Each time you use your new mtext
tool, AutoCAD automatically draws the text on the notes layer, using the notes text style.

                               
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Figure 49. Creating command tools by example
If you drag buttons from existing toolbars while the Customize dialog box is open, you can create
command tools that imitate your existing work environment. Creating command tools using this
method helps you maintain consistency with your current work process while taking advantage of
the powerful functionality and space-saving design of tool palettes. Since command tools also
include application programming interface (API) support, this is the best method for converting
your custom buttons to tool palettes.
For example, suppose you have a custom toolbar with buttons that contain macros and call
custom ARX commands or AutoLISP expressions. If you open the Customize dialog box and then
drag custom buttons from existing toolbars onto a tool palette, AutoCAD 2005 software
automatically creates tool palette tools that behave exactly as your toolbar buttons do. You can
take advantage of the tabbed tool palette interface, transparency, and autohide while working
with powerful and familiar custom tools.

                               
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Figure 50. Creating command tools from toolbar buttons
If you drag commands from the Customize dialog box, you can create command tools for any
AutoCAD software commands using their default properties. Creating command tools using this
method helps you create simple tools that use core, default AutoCAD functionality.
For example, suppose you have never customized your toolbar buttons, or maybe your custom
toolbar buttons are error prone because of missing or inaccurate code. Rather than propagating
troublesome code that you must eventually revise, you can start fresh with simple but accurate
tools.

                               
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