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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify Objects
- Modify Complex Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and 2D Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Print or Plot Drawings
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
command line A text area reserved for keyboard input, prompts, and
messages.
compass A visual aid that indicates the directions North, South, East, and
West in the current model.
composite solid A solid created from two or more individual solids. (UNION,
SUBTRACT, INTERSECT)
constraint bar Displays the geometric constraints associated with objects or
with points on objects.
constraint point Point on an object that can be geometrically and/or
dimensionally constrained (for example, an endpoint or an insertion point).
constraints Form of parametric design.
Rules that govern the position, slope, tangency, dimensions, and relationships
among objects in a geometry.
construction plane See workplane.
continued dimension A type of linear dimension that uses the second
extension line origin of a selected dimension as its first extension line origin,
breaking one long dimension into shorter segments that add up to the total
measurement. Also called chain dimension. (DIMCONTINUE)
control frame A series of point locations used as a mechanism to control the
shape of a B-spline. These points are connected by a series of line segments
for visual clarity and to distinguish the control frame from fit points. The
CVSHOW and CVHIDE commands must be turned on to display and hide
control frames.
control point See control frame.
Coons patch In 3D surface meshes, the bicubic surface (one curved in the M
direction and another in the N direction) interpolated between four edges.
coordinate filters Functions that extract individual X, Y, and Z coordinate
values from different points to create a new, composite point. Also called X,Y,Z
point filters.
crease A sharpened ridge that defines one or more edges of a mesh face
subobject. (MESHCREASE)
cross sections Generally, curves or lines that define the profile (shape) of a
lofted solid or surface. Cross sections can be open or closed. A lofted solid or
surface is drawn in the space between the cross sections. (LOFT)
crosshairs A type of cursor consisting of two lines that intersect.
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