Illustrations. Autodesk AUTOSKETCH 8

Illustrations

This guide uses two types of illustrations. One depicts the AutoSketch screen or some element onscreen. When this type of illustration is necessary, every effort is made to depict the element exactly as it appears on the actual display.

The other type of illustration demonstrates an action or principle. Each element in a drawing of this type has a specific meaning. Here is a list of the conventions used in procedural illustrations:

Elements used in procedural illustrations

Convention Meaning existing entity new entity imaginary line (e.g., rubber band line or line used to show alignment) mouse click that selects an entity or a point—the number, when present, specifies the mouse click’s position in a series of clicks click and drag operation—beginning of arrow indicates where to start; end of arrow indicates where to stop last mouse click in a procedure that requires termination (e.g., polyline, baseline dimension, etc.)

OR mouse click that opens a pop-up menu—the number, when present, specifies the mouse click’s position in a series of clicks

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