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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
plot style table A set of plot styles. Plot styles are defined in plot style tables
and apply to objects only when the plot style table is attached to a layout or
viewport.
PMP file Plot Model Parameter. File containing custom plotter calibration and
custom paper size information associated with plotter configuration file.
point 1. A location in three-dimensional space specified by X, Y, and Z
coordinate values. 2. An object consisting of a single coordinate location.
(POINT)
point filters See coordinate filters.
pointer A cursor on a video display screen that can be moved around to place
textual or graphical information. See also crosshairs.
polar array Objects copied around a specified center point a specified number
of times. (ARRAY)
Polar Snap A precision drawing tool used to snap to incremental distances
along the polar tracking alignment path. See also
polar tracking on page 1026.
polar tracking A precision drawing tool that displays temporary alignment
paths defined by user-specified polar angles. See also Polar Snap.
polyface and polygon mesh Legacy mesh types that were available before
AutoCAD 2010. Although you can continue to create polygonal and polyface
mesh (for example, by setting MESHTYPE to 0), the newer, more modifiable
mesh type is recommended.
polygon window selection A multisided area specified to select objects in
groups. See also crossing selection and window selection.
polyline An object composed of one or more connected line segments or
circular arcs treated as a single object. Also called pline. (PLINE, PEDIT)
polysolid A swept solid that is drawn the same way you draw a polyline or
that is based on an existing line. By default, a polysolid always has a rectangular
profile. You can specify the height and width of the profile. (POLYSOLID)
pre-selection set A selection set of objects that is defined prior to the execution
of an action macro.
primary table fragment The fragment of a broken table that contains the
beginning set of rows up to the first table break.
primitive Basic 3D forms such as boxes, cones, cylinders, pyramids, wedges,
spheres, and tori. You can create primitive meshes and primitive 3D solid
objects.
1026 | Glossary