A
A square at the center of the crosshairs cursor used for selecting and deselecting objects in the graphics area.
Pickbox
A single line object comprised of multiple lines.
Polyline
A tool used to create rectangle objects.
Rectangle Command
The ratio of the length of any object on a drawing to the actual length of the same objects in the real world.
Scale
A tool used to create a smooth curve that passes through or near a set of fit points, or defined by the vertices in a control frame.
Spline
A tool used to create copies of an object in a radial arrangement.
Polar Array Command
A tool used to create polyline objects.
Polyline Command
A tool used to create copies of an object in a row and column arrangement.
Rectangular Array Command
A tool used to enlarge or reduce selected objects, keeping the proportions of the object the same after scaling.
Scale Command
An area that displays settings such as cursor location, drawing tools, and tools that affect the drawing environment such as Grid, Snap, Polar Tracking, and Object Snap.
Status Bar
A coordinate that uses a distance and an angle to create a point.
Polar Coordinate
A command used to output a completed drawing using established layout settings.
Print/Plot
A coordinate that uses a temporary reference coordinate from the last point specified.
Relative Coordinate
Groups of one or more selected objects (entities).
Selection Set
A tool used to stretch objects crossed by a selection window or polygon.
Stretch Command
A tool used to create straight line segments using angles.
Polar Tracking
A tool used to make selections based upon object properties.
Quick Properties
The area at the top of the screen that organizes tools into logical groupings and provides a compact palette of all of the tools necessary to create or modify a drawing.
Ribbon
A tool used to create single line text notes that act as separate objects on a drawing.
Single Line Text Command
Standardized files loaded with settings, styles, and drawing elements that can reduce the amount of time needed to set up a new drawing.
Templates
A tool used to create polygon objects.
Polygon Command
A tool that displays the diameter and radius of a circle or arc.
Radius Command
A tool used to rotate objects by using a base point and providing an indicated angle.
Rotate Command
A tool that restricts the movement of the crosshairs cursor to an interval defined by the user.
Snap
A named collection of text settings that controls the appearance of text, such as text height, justification, rotation, and font type.
Text Style