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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
Index
2D Cartesian coordinates 199
coordinate filters 241
entering 201
2D coordinates
Cartesian 199
entering 200
polar 199
2D isometric views 951
2D objects
flattened views of 3D objects 650
sectioning 647
simplified display 192
simulating 3D 951
2D polar coordinates 199, 203
2D UCS icon 221
2D wireframe visual style 93
3D arrays 329
3D Cartesian coordinates
coordinate filters 241
defining 3D views 90
entering 205
3D coordinates
Cartesian coordinates 205
cylindrical coordinates 207
entering 205
spherical coordinates 209
3D meshes
about 511
best practices 628
converting objects to 534
converting to 3D solids 632
creases 620–621, 629
creating 511
creating from other objects 528
custom meshes 537
density 617
editing 610
extruding 622, 631
faces 611
facets 612
gizmos 629
grip editing 613
legacy meshes 537
merging faces 613
mesh modeling 612
predefined meshes 540
primitives 515
properties 592
refining 619, 628
repairing holes 613
selection filters 630
self-intersections 632
smoothness 615
spinning edges 613
splitting faces 622, 628
tessellation 512, 615
types of 529
3D models
3D solids 461
3D surfaces 485
3D views 107
about 441, 547
advantages 443
backgrounds 99
converting to meshes 547
converting to objects 547
cross sections 635
dynamic views 110
edge display 101
editing 547
flattened views of 650
gizmos 561
grips 561
history 590
interference problems in 484
live sectioning 642
meshes 610, 628
navigating views 108
parallel views 85
performance issues and 105–106
perspective views 85
properties 590
rendering 993
shadows 99
Index | 1035