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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
xrefs 894
clipping boundaries
blocks 894
layout viewports 146
raster images 913–914
xrefs 884, 894
clipping planes
3D views and 110
closed areas 587
closed curves 505
closed meshes 537
closed polylines 276
code pages 945
coincident grips 357
collaborative web sites 947
collected leader lines 726
color books 179
color libraries 176
color palettes 176
color-dependent plot style tables 858
about 874
plot styles in 873
color-dependent plot styles 873
colors
3D solids 575
ACI colors 176
application window elements 43
applying 176
blocks 416–417
changing 178
color books 179
color palettes 176
current color 176–177
defaults 168
DIC color guide 177
dimension elements 775
display speed and 921
edges 578
filtering selection sets by 299
layers and 165, 168, 171
lighting 960, 963, 965, 982–983
masking objects with 702
names 176
NURBS surfaces 608
Pantone color books 177
RAL color sets 177
raster images 909, 916
screening 151
shades 685
table elements 761
tints 685
True Colors 176
visual styles and 98
xref layer properties 884
columns (multiline text) 722
columns (tables)
formatting 761
modifying 757
combining
regions 289
solids 481, 581
comma-delimited files (CDF) 429
command line
colors in 43
switches 49
syntax 50
command line switches
customizing program startup 49
command prompt calculator 258
commands
canceling 308
command prompt calculator 258
Dynamic Input and 223
searching for 11, 13, 22
compass (ViewCube) 112
composite regions 289
composite solids
3D solids 481, 581
history 582
modifying 584
modifying original components 584
selecting subobjects 562
separating into original shapes 585
composite surfaces 584
composite tolerances 841
compound objects 353
compression
JPEG files 924
Conceptual visual style 93
cones
3D solids 468
mesh cones 517
1042 | Index