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edge To extend or truncate one entity so it ends at another entity.
edit bar A bar displayed above or below the AutoSketch workspace. The edit bar
allows direct editing of geometry and certain other properties for the current entity.
See also property bar and status bar.
editable layer A layer on which entities are both visible and editable. See also masked
layer and background layer.
ellipse A closed curve that resembles a flattened circle. Mathematically, the path of a
point that moves so the sum of the distances from it to a pair of fixed points remains
constant.
elliptical arc A partial ellipse. It is defined by a centerpoint, major axis, minor axis,
starting angle, and included angle.
embed To use Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) to place information from a
source document into a destination document.
embedded object Information copied from a source application and placed (without
a link) in another. See also embed and link.
Endpoint snap A snap that allows you to enter the endpoint of an entity by clicking
anywhere along it.
entity A single item or object in a drawing. There are two types of entities: base
entities and compound entities. Base entities consist of a single drawing element such
as a line, polygon, or marker. Compound entities, such as symbols, groups, and dimen-
sions, are comprised of one or more base entities.
entity handles Points which allow you to change the entity’s shape and geometry.
Each entity type displays a unique set of entity handles.
eTransmit The tool that allows you to create a transmittal set of an AutoSketch draw-
ing, including all related files. The transmittal set is created as an email attachment.
explode To convert an entity to its base entities. See also base entity.
export To save a file using a file format other than the AutoSketch file format.
AutoSketch exports several types of drawing files: AutoCAD (.DWG), AutoCAD ASCII
drawing interchange (.DXF), Drafix CAD port (.POR), JPEG (.JPG), and Windows
metafile (.WMF). See also import.
expression A combination of values and operators that yields a result upon evalua-
tion. Expressions are allowed in most text boxes on the bars of the AutoSketch screen
and in dialog boxes.
extension line In linear and angular dimensioning, the lines used to indicate the
beginning and end of the measurement, which usually run from the dimensioned
entity to slightly past the dimension line.
extension line overrun In dimensioning, the distance an extension line runs past
the dimension line.
extent The smallest rectangle that encloses all of the entities in a certain group. The
drawing extent is the smallest rectangle that encloses all of the entities in the drawing.
Likewise, the selection extent encloses the current selection set.
extent view The smallest view that shows all of the entities currently in a drawing.
See also view, active pane, page view, and custom view.