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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
modifying 590
configuring
Render 1001
conflicting xref names 900
conical helixes 286
constant block attributes 421
Constrained Orbit tool 108
constraining
object movement 554
object rotation 557
object scaling 558
constraint bars 380
constraint icons 379
constraint points 375
constraints
annotational constraints 391
applying 389
applying automatically 384
AutoCAD LT functionality 935
constraint bars 380
contraint points 375
dimensional constraints 386
displaying 379, 394
dynamic constraints 390
editing 377, 395
editing constrained objects 381, 396
fix constraints 376
formulas 398
fully constrained drawings 368
geometric constraints 371, 373
inferring 384
multiple constraints 376
object snaps and 384
parameters 398–399
parametric constraints 367
reference parameters 391
relaxing 369
removing 369
surfaces 508
unconstrained drawings 368
underconstrained drawings 368
construction lines
drawing 287
modifying 293
contextual fields 735
continued dimensions 806
continuity (surfaces) 488, 602, 606
contrast in raster images 915
control points on splines 282, 360, 504
control vertices 600–601
converting
3D models to objects 547
dimension units 793
dimensions to annotations 665
drawing units 54
drawings to other formats 923
files to AutoCAD LT 934
fonts 745
meshes to 3D solids 632
nonassociative dimensions to
associative 836
objects to 3D solids 477
objects to meshes 534
objects to surfaces 501
surfaces to 3D solids 480
text to annotations 664
Coons surface patch meshes 532
coordinate filters 241
coordinate systems
origin 199
types of 199
UCS (user coordinate system) 210
WCS (world coordinate system) 210
coordinates
2D coordinates 200
3D coordinates 205
absolute values 199
calculating 252
coordinate filters 241
Dynamic Input and 223
relative values 199
types of 199
unit types 200
coplanar faces 997
copying
arrays of objects 327
block definitions 420
demand loading and 905
edges 578
faces 574
formulas to table cells 764
grip modes and 318
Index | 1043