The Bottom Line - Mastering AutoCAD for Mac - page 702

Master It What is the object used as the basic building block for the unit plan drawing
in the beginning of this chapter?
Solution Blocks of a typical unit plan are used to build a floor plan of an apartment
building.
Take control of the AutoCAD display. Understanding the way the AutoCAD display
works can save you time, especially in a complex drawing.
Master It Name the command used to save views in AutoCAD. Describe how to recall a
saved view.
Solution The View command allows you to save views. You can recall views by typing
VIEW ↵ R ↵.
Use hatch patterns in your drawings. Patterns can convey a lot of information at a glance.
You can show the material of an object, or you can indicate a type of view, like a cross section,
by applying hatch patterns.
Master It How do you open the Hatch And Gradient dialog box?
Solution Choose Hatch from the Tool Sets palette, choose Draw  Hatch from the menu
bar, or type HATCH ↵ .
Understand the boundary hatch options. The boundary hatch options give you control
over the way hatch patterns fill an enclosed area.
Master It Describe an island as it relates to boundary hatch patterns.
Solution An island is a bounded area in the area to be hatched.
Use external references. External references are drawing files that you've attached to the
current drawing to include as part of the drawing. Because external references aren't part of
the current file, they can be worked on at the same time as the referencing file.
Master It Describe how drawing files are attached as external references.
Solution Open the Reference Manager palette (F-7), click the Attach Reference tool at
the upper left, and then locate and select the file you want to attach.
Chapter 8: Introducing Printing and Layouts
Print a plan. Unlike other types of documents, AutoCAD drawings can end up on nearly
any size sheet of paper. To accommodate the range of paper sizes, the AutoCAD printer set-
tings are fairly extensive and give you a high level of control over your output.
Master It Name a few of the settings available in the Print dialog box.
Solution Paper Size, Orientation, and Printer/Plotter Name are a few of the settings
available in the Print dialog box.
Understanding the print settings. The print settings in AutoCAD offer a way to let you set
up how a drawing will be printed.
Master It Where would you find the setting to print upside down?
Solution The Print Upside Down setting is in the Print - Advanced dialog box, located
in the Print Options group.