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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
subobjects 570
thickness 544
types of 441
viewing 548
visual styles 93
weblights 967
wireframes 542
3D Move gizmo 549, 554
3D objects
aligning 325
arrays 329
AutoCAD LT functionality 935
coordinates 205
edge display 101
exporting 926
extending 340
filleting 347
flattened views of 650
live sectioning 642
lofting 568
mirroring 336
modifying 547
rendering 993
rotating 324
shadows 100
simulating in 2D 951
smoothness 999
subobjects 570
surfaces 485
sweeping 567
thickness 544
trimming 340
visual styles 93
wireframes 542
3D Orbit tool 108
3D point clouds
AutoCAD LT functionality 937
3D printing 927
3D Rotate gizmo 549, 556
3D Scale gizmo 558
3D solid edges
imprinting objects on 589
modifying 570, 576
redundant edges 586
3D solid faces
imprinting objects on 589
modifying 570, 573
redundant faces 586
rendering 994
3D solid vertices
modifying 570, 580
redundant vertices 586
3D solids
calculating geometric data for 254
chamfering 577
cleaning 586
colors 575
composite solids 481, 581
converting meshes to 632
converting objects to 446, 477
converting surfaces to 480
converting to objects 547
coordinates 205
creating 461
edges on 101, 570
exporting 927
extruding 450, 567
faces 570
filleting 577
flattened views of 650
gizmos 561
grips 561, 567
history 582, 590
imprinting objects on 589
interferences 484
lofting 456, 568
mass properties 256
meshes 528, 540
modifying 547
polysolids 475
pressing or pulling areas 587
primitives 590
properties 590
revolving 459, 568
separating into original shapes 585
shells 585
slicing 483
smoothness 999
solid primitives 462, 465
subobjects 570
surfaces 485
sweeping 453, 567
1036 | Index