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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
face style A setting in the visual style that defines the shading on a face.
facet The underlying structure of the face of a 3D solid, surface, or mesh.
Facets can be quadrilateral or triangular. Smoothing a mesh object increases
the number of facets for each face.
feature control frame The tolerance that applies to specific features or
patterns of features. Feature control frames always contain at least a geometric
characteristic symbol to indicate the type of control and a tolerance value to
indicate the amount of acceptable variation.
fence A multisegmented line specified to select objects it passes through.
field A specialized text object set up to display data that may change during
the life cycle of the drawing. When the field is updated, the latest value of the
field is displayed. (FIELD)
fill A solid color covering an area bounded by lines or curves. (FILL)
filters See coordinate filters.
fit points Locations that a B-spline must pass through exactly or within a fit
tolerance. See also interpolation points and approximation points.
fit tolerance The setting for the maximum distance that a B-spline can pass
for each of the fit points that define it.
floating viewports See layout viewports.
font A character set, made up of letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and
symbols of a distinctive proportion and design.
footcandle The American unit of illuminance (symbol: fc). Lm/ft^2.
footcandle The American unit of illuminance (symbol: fc). Lm/ft^2
freeze A setting that suppresses the display of objects on selected layers. Objects
on frozen layers are not displayed, regenerated, or plotted. Freezing layers
shortens regenerating time. See also thaw. (LAYER)
front faces Faces with their normals pointed outward.
general property Properties that are common between a selection of objects.
These include Color, Layer, Linetype, Linetype scale, Plot style, Lineweight,
Transparency, and Thickness.
generic surface A 3D surface object with no control vertices, history, or
analytic information. Generic surfaces cannot be associative and they are
created when associative analytic surfaces are separated or by using the BREP
command. See also procedural surface and NURBS surface.
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