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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
snap grid The invisible grid that locks the pointer into alignment with the
grid points according to the spacing set by Snap. Snap grid does not necessarily
correspond to the visible grid, which is controlled separately by GRID. (SNAP)
Snap mode A mode for locking a pointing device into alignment with an
invisible rectangular grid. When Snap mode is on, the screen crosshairs and
all input coordinates are snapped to the nearest point on the grid. The snap
resolution defines the spacing of this grid. See also Object Snap mode. (SNAP)
snap resolution The spacing between points of the snap grid.
solid history A property of a solid that allows you to see and modify the
original forms of the solid.
solid object An object that represents the entire volume of an object, for
example a box.
solid primitive A basic solid form. Solid primitives include: box, wedge, cone,
cylinder, sphere, torus, and pyramid.
spatial index A list that organizes objects based on their location in space. A
spatial index is used to locate what portion of the drawing is read when you
partially open a drawing. Saving a spatial index with a drawing also enhances
performance when working with external references. The INDEXCTL system
variable controls whether layer and spatial indexes are saved with a drawing.
specular reflection The light in a narrow cone where the angle of the
incoming beam equals the angle of the reflected beam.
spline-fit Uses the vertices of the selected polyline as the control points, or
frame, of a curve approximating a B-spline. This curve, called a spline-fit
polyline, passes through the first and last control points unless the original
polyline was closed.
split face A mesh face that has been subdivided along a specified vector.
STB file For plot style table file. Contains plot styles and their characteristics.
sub-prompt A command prompt that instructs for a form of input to complete
a command or alter a property.
subdivision A division, or tessellation in a mesh object. As a mesh object is
smoothed, the number of subdivisions increases.
subobject A part of a composite object.
surface A surface is a 3D object that is a thin shell. Surfaces do not have mass
or volume as 3D solids do. There are 3 types of surfaces: analytic, generic, and
NURBS.
1030 | Glossary