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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
calculating 252
constraints 386
defining 3D views with 90
polar angles 239
polar coordinates 203
rotating objects by 323
snap angle 235
spotlights 982
unit types 200
angular constraints 387
angular dimensions
breaks in 822
creating 814
definition points 833
spacing between 825
angular units 56
anisotropic light distributions 967
annotation objects
annotative styles 662
blocks as 667
creating 660
defined 657
dimensions as 665, 801
hatches as 669
leaders as 666
model space and 131
multileaders as 666
orientation 673
previous release formats and 928
scale representations 671
scaling 132, 657–658
text 664, 706
tolerances as 665
types of 655
updating 659
updating scale 671
visibility 670
visual fidelity 68, 661, 928
annotational constraints 391, 394
annotative dimensions 801
Annotative property 657, 660
aperture box (AutoSnap) 229
append extend surfaces 598
applications
exporting files to 923
importing files from 907
ObjectARX 937
opening attribute extraction
files 430
rendered images and 1005
arc length dimensions 818, 822
archiving
drawings with xrefs 892
arcs
dimensioning 809, 814, 818
drawing 270
fillet arcs 347
joining to polylines 357
linetypes 180
modifying 293
polyline arcs 276
PostScript rendering 925
rendering 999
revision cloud segments 292
tangent to lines 273
areas
calculating 253, 289
combining calculations 255
subtracting 255
arrays of objects
3D objects 329
creating 327
polar 328
rectangular 328
arrowheads
customizing 781
dimension arrowheads 769, 780
leader styles 728
artifical lighting 960
Asian fonts 742, 748
Asian set 742
association points of dimensions 836
associative dimensions
about 771
annotation objects and 665
association points 836
changing associativity 836
leader objects and 726
limitations 771
modifying 832, 835
previous release formats and 932
updating 771
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