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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
boxes
3D solids 465
mesh boxes 516
modifying 590
breaking
objects 351
breaks in dimensions 822
brightness 915
bringing objects to front 196
bulge magnitude 488
bulleted lists 715
bullets 715
Buzzsaw location shortcuts 947
Buzzsaw project collaboration
service 947
Buzzsaw sites 947
BYBLOCK setting
block definitions 417
properties 163
BYLAYER setting 163
C
calculating
angles 252
areas 253
circumferences 254
command prompt calculator 258
distances 252
model space scale factors 133
perimeters 254
point coordinates 252
calculators
command prompt calculator 257
callout blocks
annotations 655, 666
CALS files 908
cameras
section objects and 646
canceling commands 308
candelas 972
caps 818
CDF files (comma delimited) 429
cells (tables)
address format 764
AutoFill feature 764
blocks in 762
cell ranges 764
formulas in 764
merging 759
modifying 758
text in 762
center location overrides 811
center marks in dimensions 770, 810
centerlines in dimensions 770, 810
centers of gravity 256
chamfering
3D solids 577
hatch boundaries 348
objects 348
characters
formatting 714, 739
height 746
international 742
PostScript rendering 925
stacking 721
Unicode text 945
checking interferences 484
checking spelling 754
CIP (Customer Involvement Program) 6
circles
calculating geometric data for 254
dimensioning 810, 814
donuts 279
drawing 274
grips on 315
isometric circles 280, 953
modifying 293
PostScript rendering 925
rendering 999
circular references between xrefs 899
circumferences 254
clamp curves 505
cleaning
3D solids 586
clearing screen 44
screen display 309
clearing screen 44
Clipboard (Windows) 310
clipping
blocks 894
layout viewport boundaries 146
Index | 1041