AutoCAD 2024 for the Interior Designer – AutoCAD for MAC and PC
AutoCAD 2024 for the Interior Designer – AutoCAD for MAC and PC
Dean Muccio
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Comfortable with AutoCAD
Introduction to AutoCAD 1-2
Hand Drawing vs. AutoCAD 1-3
Clarification and Ground Rules 1-3
The AutoCAD Screen 1-5
AutoCAD on the Mac 1-7
Status Bar icons 1-7
Toolbars 1-8
Toolbars on Mac 1-8
Command Line 1-8
Options – Screen Color & Right-Click 1-10
Customizing Screen Background Color 1-10
Customizing Screen Background Color for Mac 1-11
Customizing Right-Click 1-13
Customizing Right-Click for Mac 1-15
Navigation Controls:
UCS Icon, Navigation Bar, and View Cube 1-15
Navigation Controls on the Mac 1-16
AutoCAD Help 1-16
Opening & Saving Drawings 1-16
Using the Pull-Down Menu 1-17
Selecting New… 1-18
Selecting Open 1-19
Selecting Close 1-20
Selecting Save 1-21
Selecting Save As… 1-21
File types 1-21
Look in:/Save in:
and Favorites/Where: for Mac 1-21
Chapter 2 Setting-up and Intro to AutoCAD
Units 2-2
Three Easy Commands to Help Get You Started 2-5
Line 2-5
Circle 2-7
Erase 2-8
Methods of Selecting Objects 2-9
Selection Window (LEFT to RIGHT) 2-10
Crossing Window (RIGHT to LEFT) 2-10
Removing Objects from the Selection Set 2-11
Grips 2-11AutoCAD 2024 for the Interior Designer
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Zoom & Pan 2-12
Zoom and Pan Using the Wheel Mouse 2-12
Typing the Zoom Command 2-13
Chapter 3 Commands – Set 1: Drawing Construction – Getting Started
Rectangle 3-2
Explode 3-5
Offset 3-7
Construction Line 3-9
Construction Line Options 3-10
Horizontal and Vertical Construction Lines 3-10
Angled Construction Lines 3-11
Offset Option 3-11
Changing Object Limits 3-14
Trim 3-14
Extend 3-18
Lengthen 3-20
Object Snap – OSNAP 3-21
OSNAP icon 3-22
Using the OSNAP Feature 3-23
Object Snaps – Override 3-25
Object Snap Command Alias 3-25
Chapter 4 Hotel Suite Project – Tutorial 1
Hotel Suite Project 4-2
Create the basic shell of the suite 4-5
Chapter 5 Commands – Set 2: Working with Your Drawing
Getting Information from Your Drawing 5-2
Measure 5-2
Distance 5-3
Radius 5-5
Angle 5-6
List 5-9
Fillet – Creating Round or Sharp Corners 5-10
Setting the Fillet Radius 5-11
Trim Option 5-11
Selecting Objects to Fillet 5-11
Importance of Pick Location 5-12
Chamfer – Creating Beveled Edges 5-15
Setting the Chamfer Distance 5-15
Manipulating Existing Objects 5-17
Move 5-18
Copy 5-19
Rotate 5-20Table of Contents
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Mirror 5-22
Array Commands 5-24
Rectangular Array 5-24
Count Option 5-26
Spacing Option 5-26
Polar Array 5-30
Chapter 6 Hotel Suite Project – Tutorial 2
Create the Bathroom Walls 6-3
Create the Closet Walls 6-13
Create the Doors and Windows 6-20
Chapter 7 Commands – Set 3: Laying-out Your Drawing for Printing
Model Space & Paper Space 7-2
Model Space 7-2
Paper Space 7-3
Viewports 7-3
Viewports Tool 7-4
Re-Sizing a Viewport 7-7
Access Model Space while in a Layout 7-7
Create and Modify Model Space Objects in a Layout 7-8
Adjust the Position and Scale of
Model Space Objects in a Viewport 7-8
Lock the Scale of Layout Viewports 7-9
Plotting from Paper Space 7-10
Page Setup Manager 7-10
Plotting/Printing Your Drawing 7-15
Model & Layout Tabs 7-15
Renaming a Layout 7-16
Renaming Layouts for Mac 7-17
Adding a Layout 7-17
Adding a Layout for Mac 7-19
Add Layout from Template 7-20
Add Layout from Template for Mac 7-22
Deleting Layouts 7-23
Chapter 8 Hotel Suite Project – Tutorial 3
Create a Layout for Plotting 8-3
Create a Drawing Format 8-9
Create a Template Drawing 8-11
Chapter 9 Commands – Set 4: Re-Using Objects and Getting Organized
Blocks – Treating Multiple Objects as One 9-2
Making Blocks 9-2
Inserting Blocks 9-5AutoCAD 2024 for the Interior Designer
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Inserting Blocks on Mac 9-6
Design Center 9-7
Using Design Center 9-9
Bring Blocks into Your Drawing 9-10
Bring Styles, etc. into Your Drawing 9-10
Blocks Palette for Mac 9-11
Adding Block Libraries for Mac 9-11
Bring Blocks into the Drawing on Mac 9-13
Xrefs 9-14
Attaching a drawing as a Reference 9-14
Clipping the visible area of a Reference 9-16
Editing a Reference 9-18
External Reference Manager – Detach and Reload 9-21
Layers 9-22
Layer Properties Manager 9-23
Creating a New Layer 9-23
Visibility of Layers 9-25
Assigning a Color to the Layer 9-25
Assigning a Linetype to the Layer 9-27
Linetype Scale 9-29
Current Layer 9-30
Properties 9-31
Changing Object Properties 9-32
Lineweight 9-34
Chapter 10 Hotel Suite Project – Tutorial 4
Placing Furniture/Fixtures on the Floor Plan 10-3
Adding the Blocks to the Drawing 10-8
Using Blocks Library for Mac 10-8
Adding Blocks to the Bedroom 10-10
Adding Blocks to the Bathroom 10-14
Adding Blocks to the Living Room 10-16
Creating Layers 10-19
Adding Layers to Template 10-25
Chapter 11 Commands – Set 5: Annotating Your Drawing
Text 11-2
Text Style 11-2
Multiline Text 11-5
Single Line Text 11-6
Editing Text 11-7
Relocating Text 11-8
Special Characters 11-8
Scaling Text 11-9
Dimensions 11-10Table of Contents
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Dimension Style 11-10
Using Dimensions 11-18
Linear Dimension 11-18
Aligned Dimension 11-19
Radius Dimension 11-20
Angular Dimension 11-21
Diameter Dimension 11-22
Modifying Existing Dimensions 11-25
Multileader 11-25
Multileader Style 11-25
Inserting a Multileader on Your Drawing 11-30
Chapter 12 Hotel Suite Project – Tutorial 5
Create an Elevation View 12-3
Adding the Blocks to the Drawing 12-5
Adding Blocks to the Bedroom Elevation 12-5
Layout the Drawing 12-14
Annotating the Drawing 12-19
Creating a View Symbol Block 12-20
Add a Block and Text, Dimension, and
Multileader Styles to Template 12-24
Chapter 13 Commands – Set 6: Creating and Editing Schedules
Tables – Creating a Schedule 13-2
Creating a Table Style 13-2
Table Title 13-4
Table Header 13-5
Table Data 13-6
Inserting Tables on the Drawing 13-7
Editing an Existing Table 13-9
Chapter 14 Commands – Set 7: Creating Curves and Rendering
Arc 14-2
Ellipse 14-5
Polyline 14-7
Spline 14-10
Hatch 14-14
Section Views 14-19
Rendering 14-20
Gradient Hatch 14-20
Chapter 15 Miscellaneous – Techniques, Commands, and Options
Helpful Hints 15-2
Finding the Center of a Rectangle 15-3AutoCAD 2024 for the Interior Designer
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Divide 15-4
Break & Break at Point 15-6
Polygon 15-7
Stretch 15-8
Scale 15-11
Reference Option 15-12
Cut (or Copy)/Paste – Using the Clipboard 15-13
Changing Objects from Model Space to Paper Space 15-13
Tracing Pictures 15-14
Circle Options 15-19
Define the Circle with 3 points 15-19
Define the Circle with 2 points 15-20
Tan Tan Radius 15-21
Rectangle Options 15-22
Chamfered Corner Rectangle 15-22
Filleted Corner Rectangle 15-22
Offset Options 15-23
AutoCAD Calculates Distance 15-23
Through Option 15-23
Drafting Settings 15-24
Snap and Grid 15-25
Ortho and Polar 15-25
Customize User Interface – PC 15-26
Customize User Interface – Mac 15-31
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Zoom & Pan 2-12
Zoom and Pan Using the Wheel Mouse 2-12
Typing the Zoom Command 2-13
Chapter 3 Commands – Set 1: Drawing Construction – Getting Started
Rectangle 3-2
Explode 3-5
Offset 3-7
Construction Line 3-9
Construction Line Options 3-10
Horizontal and Vertical Construction Lines 3-10
Angled Construction Lines 3-11
Offset Option 3-11
Changing Object Limits 3-14
Trim 3-14
Extend 3-18
Lengthen 3-20
Object Snap – OSNAP 3-21
OSNAP icon 3-22
Using the OSNAP Feature 3-23
Object Snaps – Override 3-25
Object Snap Command Alias 3-25
Chapter 4 Hotel Suite Project – Tutorial 1
Hotel Suite Project 4-2
Create the basic shell of the suite 4-5
Chapter 5 Commands – Set 2: Working with Your Drawing
Getting Information from Your Drawing 5-2
Measure 5-2
Distance 5-3
Radius 5-5
Angle 5-6
List 5-9
Fillet – Creating Round or Sharp Corners 5-10
Setting the Fillet Radius 5-11
Trim Option 5-11
Selecting Objects to Fillet 5-11
Importance of Pick Location 5-12
Chamfer – Creating Beveled Edges 5-15
Setting the Chamfer Distance 5-15
Manipulating Existing Objects 5-17
Move 5-18
Copy 5-19
Rotate 5-20Table of Contents
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Mirror 5-22
Array Commands 5-24
Rectangular Array 5-24
Count Option 5-26
Spacing Option 5-26
Polar Array 5-30
Chapter 6 Hotel Suite Project – Tutorial 2
Create the Bathroom Walls 6-3
Create the Closet Walls 6-13
Create the Doors and Windows 6-20
Chapter 7 Commands – Set 3: Laying-out Your Drawing for Printing
Model Space & Paper Space 7-2
Model Space 7-2
Paper Space 7-3
Viewports 7-3
Viewports Tool 7-4
Re-Sizing a Viewport 7-7
Access Model Space while in a Layout 7-7
Create and Modify Model Space Objects in a Layout 7-8
Adjust the Position and Scale of
Model Space Objects in a Viewport 7-8
Lock the Scale of Layout Viewports 7-9
Plotting from Paper Space 7-10
Page Setup Manager 7-10
Plotting/Printing Your Drawing 7-15
Model & Layout Tabs 7-15
Renaming a Layout 7-16
Renaming Layouts for Mac 7-17
Adding a Layout 7-17
Adding a Layout for Mac 7-19
Add Layout from Template 7-20
Add Layout from Template for Mac 7-22
Deleting Layouts 7-23
Chapter 8 Hotel Suite Project – Tutorial 3
Create a Layout for Plotting 8-3
Create a Drawing Format 8-9
Create a Template Drawing 8-11
Chapter 9 Commands – Set 4: Re-Using Objects and Getting Organized
Blocks – Treating Multiple Objects as One 9-2
Making Blocks 9-2
Inserting Blocks 9-5AutoCAD 2024 for the Interior Designer
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Inserting Blocks on Mac 9-6
Design Center 9-7
Using Design Center 9-9
Bring Blocks into Your Drawing 9-10
Bring Styles, etc. into Your Drawing 9-10
Blocks Palette for Mac 9-11
Adding Block Libraries for Mac 9-11
Bring Blocks into the Drawing on Mac 9-13
Xrefs 9-14
Attaching a drawing as a Reference 9-14
Clipping the visible area of a Reference 9-16
Editing a Reference 9-18
External Reference Manager – Detach and Reload 9-21
Layers 9-22
Layer Properties Manager 9-23
Creating a New Layer 9-23
Visibility of Layers 9-25
Assigning a Color to the Layer 9-25
Assigning a Linetype to the Layer 9-27
Linetype Scale 9-29
Current Layer 9-30
Properties 9-31
Changing Object Properties 9-32
Lineweight 9-34
Chapter 10 Hotel Suite Project – Tutorial 4
Placing Furniture/Fixtures on the Floor Plan 10-3
Adding the Blocks to the Drawing 10-8
Using Blocks Library for Mac 10-8
Adding Blocks to the Bedroom 10-10
Adding Blocks to the Bathroom 10-14
Adding Blocks to the Living Room 10-16
Creating Layers 10-19
Adding Layers to Template 10-25
Chapter 11 Commands – Set 5: Annotating Your Drawing
Text 11-2
Text Style 11-2
Multiline Text 11-5
Single Line Text 11-6
Editing Text 11-7
Relocating Text 11-8
Special Characters 11-8
Scaling Text 11-9
Dimensions 11-10Table of Contents
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Dimension Style 11-10
Using Dimensions 11-18
Linear Dimension 11-18
Aligned Dimension 11-19
Radius Dimension 11-20
Angular Dimension 11-21
Diameter Dimension 11-22
Modifying Existing Dimensions 11-25
Multileader 11-25
Multileader Style 11-25
Inserting a Multileader on Your Drawing 11-30
Chapter 12 Hotel Suite Project – Tutorial 5
Create an Elevation View 12-3
Adding the Blocks to the Drawing 12-5
Adding Blocks to the Bedroom Elevation 12-5
Layout the Drawing 12-14
Annotating the Drawing 12-19
Creating a View Symbol Block 12-20
Add a Block and Text, Dimension, and
Multileader Styles to Template 12-24
Chapter 13 Commands – Set 6: Creating and Editing Schedules
Tables – Creating a Schedule 13-2
Creating a Table Style 13-2
Table Title 13-4
Table Header 13-5
Table Data 13-6
Inserting Tables on the Drawing 13-7
Editing an Existing Table 13-9
Chapter 14 Commands – Set 7: Creating Curves and Rendering
Arc 14-2
Ellipse 14-5
Polyline 14-7
Spline 14-10
Hatch 14-14
Section Views 14-19
Rendering 14-20
Gradient Hatch 14-20
Chapter 15 Miscellaneous – Techniques, Commands, and Options
Helpful Hints 15-2
Finding the Center of a Rectangle 15-3AutoCAD 2024 for the Interior Designer
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Divide 15-4
Break & Break at Point 15-6
Polygon 15-7
Stretch 15-8
Scale 15-11
Reference Option 15-12
Cut (or Copy)/Paste – Using the Clipboard 15-13
Changing Objects from Model Space to Paper Space 15-13
Tracing Pictures 15-14
Circle Options 15-19
Define the Circle with 3 points 15-19
Define the Circle with 2 points 15-20
Tan Tan Radius 15-21
Rectangle Options 15-22
Chamfered Corner Rectangle 15-22
Filleted Corner Rectangle 15-22
Offset Options 15-23
AutoCAD Calculates Distance 15-23
Through Option 15-23
Drafting Settings 15-24
Snap and Grid 15-25
Ortho and Polar 15-25
Customize User Interface – PC 15-26
Customize User Interface – Mac 15-31
Index
IndexAutoCAD 2024 for the Interior Designer
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DDe
fault Drafting and Annotation, 1-6
Defpoints Layer, 9-22
Deleting a Layout Tab, 7-23
Design Center, 9-7
Detach, 9-21
Dimension, 11-10
Aligned, 11-19
Angular, 11-21
Arrowheads, 11-14
Diameter, 11-22
Linear, 11-18
Modifying, 11-25
Radius, 11-20
Style, 11-10
Using, 11-18
Displaying toolbars, 1-8
Distance command, 5-3
Divide command, 15-4
Docking, 1-9, 9-11
Doors, 6-20
Drafting Settings Dialog Box, 3-23, 15-24
Drag, 1-8, 9-10, 9-13, 9-24
Drag bar, 15-29
Drawing Precision, 2-4
Drawing Scale, 1-2, 7-6
Drawing Template, 1-18, 8-11, 10-25, 12-24
Drawing Window, 1-11
D-Size Layout, 7-21
DWG Reference, 9-14
Dynamic Input, 2-4, 5-3, 6-18
EEd
it Reference, 9-18
Edit Text, 11-7
Elevation View, 12-3
Ellipse command, 14-5
Entryway, 4-18
Erase command, 2-8
Esc key, 1-4, 2-12
Explode command, 3-5
Extend command, 3-18
Lengthen, 3-20
Trim, 3-18
External Reference Manager, 9-21
FFa
ucet, 11-18
Favorites/Where, 1-21
File menu, 1-17
File Types, 1-21
Fillet command, 5-10
Finding Center of Rectangle, 15-3
Fixtures, 10-3
Floor plan, 4-2
Fly-out, 5-2
Folder, 1-21
Font, 11-2
Format – drawing, 8-9
Freezing layers, 9-25
Furniture, 10-3
GGr
adient command, 14-20
Grid, 15-25
Grips, 1-4, 2-11, 7-6, 11-8
HHa
tch command, 14-14
Hatch Creation Visor, 14-14, 14-21
Help, 1-16
Helpful Hints, 15-2
Hotel Suite Project, 4-2
IIn
sert Block command, 9-5
LLa
sso, 2-9
Layers, 9-22
Colors, 9-25
Creating, 9-23, 10-19
Current, 9-30
Defpoints, 9-22
Freeze, 9-25
Linetype, 9-27
Linetype Scale, 9-29
Lineweight, 9-34
Locking, 9-25
Naming, 9-22
Property Manager, 9-23Index
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Thaw, 9-25
Turning On/Off, 9-25
Unlocking, 9-25
Visibility, 9-25
Layout, 12-14
Layout tab, 7-2, 7-15, 8-3
Adding, 7-17, 7-19, 7-20, 7-22
Deleting, 7-23
D-Size, 7-21, 7-23
Renaming, 7-16
Lengthen command, 3-20
Limits, 3-14
Line command, 2-5
Linetype, 9-27
Assign to Layer, 9-27
Load, 9-27
Scale, 9-29
Lineweight, 9-34
Show/Hide, 9-35
List command, 5-9
Living Room, 4-20, 10-16
Lock Scale, 7-9
Look in/Save in, 1-21
LTSCALE, 9-29
MMa
c Right-Click Customization, 1-15
Make Block command, 9-2
Make Object’s Layer Current, 9-31
Manipulating Objects, 5-17
Measure command, 5-2, 15-31
Angle, 5-6, 15-31
Area, 15-31
Distance, 5-3, 15-31
Radius, 5-5, 15-31
Menu Browser, 1-10, 1-17
Mirror command, 5-22
Model Space, 7-2
Model tab, 7-2, 7-15
Mouse, 2-12
Move command, 5-18
Multileader, 11-25
Inserting, 11-30
Style, 11-25
Multiline Text command, 11-5
NNa
vigation Bar, 1-15
New, 1-18
Node, 15-5
OOb
ject Limits, 3-14
Object Snap, 3-21
Center, 3-22
Command Alias, 3-25
Endpoint, 3-23
Intersection, 3-24
Midpoint, 3-25
Node, 15-5
Override, 3-25
Running OSNAP, 3-21
Object Snap toolbar, 3-25
Offset command, 3-7, 15-23
Calculate Distance, 15-23
Through, 15-23
Open, 1-19
Opening Drawings, 1-16
Options, 1-10
Ortho mode, 15-25
OSNAP, 3-21, 3-23
PPa
ge Setup Manager, 7-10
Pan, 2-12
Panels, 1-8, 15-28, 15-31
Panel Preview, 15-28
Paper Space, 7-3
Paste, 15-13
Picture tracing, 15-14
Plan View, 4-3
Plot command, 7-10
Plot Preview, 7-14
Point style, 15-4
Polar Array command, 5-30
Polar mode, 15-25
Polygon, 15-7
Polyline command, 14-7
Precision, 2-4
Printing, 7-10, 7-15AutoCAD 2024 for the Interior Designer
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Properties, 9-31
Properties command, 9-31, 10-22
Properties Inspector, 9-32, 10-22
Pull-down menu, 1-17
RRa
dius – Fillet, 5-11
Radius – Measure, 5-5
Rectangle command, 3-2
Chamfered, 15-22
Filleted, 15-22
Rectangle – finding center, 15-3
Rectangular Array command, 5-24
REFCLOSE, 9-19
REFEDIT, 9-18
Reference Edit, 9-18
Reference Manager, 9-21
Reference Panel, 9-14, 9-18
Reorder, 15-31
Reload, 9-21
Removing Objects, 2-11
Renaming Layout Tabs, 7-16
Rendering, 14-20
Ribbon, 1-8, 15-27
Right-Click Customization, 1-13, 1-15
Rotate command, 5-20
Running Object Snap, 3-21
SSa
ve, 1-21
Save As, 1-21
Saving Drawings, 1-16
Scale, 7-8, 11-9, 15-11
Scale – Reference Option, 15-12
Scale command, 15-11
Scale Text, 11-9
Schedules, 13-2
Screen Color, 1-10
Section Views, 14-19
Select Reference File, 9-14
Selecting objects, 2-9
Selection window, 2-10
Selection Lasso, 2-9
Show/Hide Lineweight, 9-35
Single Line Text command, 11-6
Snap, 15-25
Special Characters, 11-8
Spiral, 14-11
Spline command, 14-10
Start screen, 1-5
Status bar, 1-7
Stretch command, 15-8
TTa
ble command, 13-2, 13-7
Creating, 13-2
Data, 13-6
Editing, 13-9
Header, 13-5
Inserting, 13-7
Style, 13-2
Title, 13-4
Tan Tan Radius, 15-21
Templates, 1-18, 7-20, 7-22, 8-12, 10-25, 12-
24
Text, 11-2
Creating Style, 11-2
Editing, 11-7
Multiline, 11-5
Relocating, 11-8
Scaling, 11-9
Single Line, 11-6
Special Characters, 11-8
Text Editor, 11-6, 13-8
Text Editor Visor, 11-6, 13-8
Text Style command, 11-2
Text Window, 5-9
Thawing Layers, 9-25
Through Option, 15-23
Tool Set, 15-31
Toolbars, 1-8
Tracing Pictures, 15-14
Trim command, 3-14
UUC
S Icon, 1-15, 7-3
Undocking Palette, 9-22
Units, 2-2Index
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VVi
ew Cube, 1-15
View Symbol Block, 12-20
Viewport, 7-3
Create, 7-4
Resize, 7-7
Set Scale, 7-9
Tool, 7-4
Viewport toolbar, 7-4
Visibility of Layers, 9-25
Visor
Array Creation, 5-25, 5-31
Hatch Creation, 14-14, 14-20
Paper Space, 7-3
Reference Editor, 9-19
Text Editor, 11-6, 13-8
Viewport, 7-3, 7-4
WWh
eel Mouse, 2-12
Window, 2-9, 2-10, 2-13
Crossing, 2-10
Selection, 2-10
Zoom, 2-13
Windows, 6-20
Workspace
Customize, 15-26, 15-31
Switching, 15-30
XXr
ef, 9-14
Attach, 9-14
Clip, 9-16
Close, 9-19
Detach, 9-21
Edit, 9-18
Manage, 9-21
Reload, 9-21
Select, 9-14
X,Y Coordinates, 1-4
ZZo
om command, 2-13
Zoom Using Mouse 2-12
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