Glossary - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 959

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which it was originally drawn. This is not a
true three-dimensional object, just a two-
dimensional object that is projecting into the
z-axis. See also extrusion .

table

A matrix of information arranged like a
spreadsheet, usually included in construc-
tion or mechanical drawings, that contains
data presented in rows and columns sepa-
rated by lines.

tiling

The repeating of an image map over the sur-
face of an object.

toolbar locking

template drawing

A feature whereby a toolbar can be semi-
permanently fixed in a position on the screen
and can't be accidentally moved.

A drawing that has been set up to serve as
a format for a new drawing. This allows the
user to begin a new drawing with certain
parameters already set up, because various
settings have been predetermined.

tracking

See Object Snap Tracking .

temporary tracking points

transparency

The temporary points that are set up for use
in Object Snap Tracking .

A property assigned to layers or objects that
makes it possible to see through them. By
default, all objects have a transparency of 0
and are completely opaque; the higher the
number, the more clearly the objects under-
neath can be seen. See also screening .

text style

A collection of settings that controls the
appearance of text and is saved in a drawing
under a specified name. Text placed in the
drawing will follow the settings of the cur-
rent text style.

TRANSPARENT command

A command that can be executed while
another command is running, without inter-
fering with the running command. Display
commands, such as Zoom and Pan , are
transparent.

thaw

The option of the layer property called
Freeze/Thaw that turns on the visibility of
objects on layers and allows AutoCAD to con-
sider the geometry of these objects during a
selection or regeneration . See also layer .

true ratio

An expression of two numbers that defines
the actual size differentiation in a scale;
that is, the number of units represented by a
single unit. See also scale factor .

thickness

The property of a two-dimensional object
that defines how far it is extruded in a
direction perpendicular to the plane in