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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
Block Attribute Manager
duplicate tags 435
reordering prompts 424
block attributes
about 420
annotative 660
attaching 424
attribute definitions 423
attribute extraction templates 426
attribute tags 423, 427, 435
attribute values 435
constant 421
definitions 434
editing 424
error handling 431
exporting data 426
extracting data from 425
invisible 421
modifying 433
nested blocks 431
removing 435
stand-alone 425
updating 435
variable 421
block definitions
about 413
annotations 655, 667
base points 413
block attributes 420
block libraries 419
colors 416
copying 420
creating 413
cross sections as 647
drawing files as 407, 414
fields in 735
inserting blocks 407
linetypes 416
lineweights 416
model space settings 132
modifying 431, 897
object properties 416
removing 411
updating 432
block libraries
creating 419
inserting blocks 408
updating block definitions 432
block references
annotations and 667
associative dimensions and 772
block attributes 420
clipping 894
colors 417
editing 353, 431
exploding 354, 437
grips 320
groups compared to 304
inserting 407
layers and 406
leader objects and 729
linetypes 417
model space settings 132
nested 418
orientation 673
paper space and 415
pasted text as 723
properties 416
scaling 407
table cells and 762
updating 435
xrefs vs. 415
blocks 413
BMP files (bitmaps)
exporting 924
importing 908
BOM (bills of materials) 757
borders (table cells) 761
boundaries
boundary edges 337
gaps in 290, 682
layout viewports 146
polylines 264, 277
recreating 701
regions 289
zooming to 82
boundary sets
defined 264
hatches 682
polylines 277
bounded areas 587
bounded hatches 676
1040 | Index