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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
hatch properties 697
multiple copies of objects 327
object properties 165
objects 310, 326
objects to other drawings 67
offsetting objects 333
corners
beveled 348
chamfering 348
filleting 344
correcting
mistakes 307
spelling 754
CPolygon selection 296
creases
limiting distortion 629
mesh objects 620–621
cross sectioning
2D and 3D sections 647
live sectioning 642
lofting objects and 456, 568
section objects 635
crosshairs
coloring 43
crossing selections 296
CTB files 858, 873
current viewports 124
cursor
Dynamic Input and 223
locking movement 241
moving in tables 762
polar tracking 238
rubber-band line 237, 246
curved objects
analyzing 608
clamp curves 505
closed curves 505
drawing 270
modifying 293
open curves 505
rendering 999
custom objects 937
Customer Involvement Program 6
customizing
arrowheads 781
dimension text 790
hatches 685
object selection 300
visual styles 95
cutaway views 110
cutting
cutting edges 337
objects 310
slicing 483
cutting edges 337
cutting planes
live sectioning 642
section objects 635
slicing solids 483
cylinders
3D solids 469
mesh cylinders 519
modifying 590
cylindrical coordinates 207
cylindrical helixes 285
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damaged drawing files 75
data extraction
block attributes and 425
data types in tables 761
databases
block attribute data in 426
datum
composite tolerances 841
geometric tolerances 840
ordinate dimensions 816
deleting
3D solid history 582
back faces 994
block attributes 435
block definitions 411
clipping boundaries 915
constraints 369
creases 622
dimension breaks 824
edges 577
faces 574
fillets 346
geometric constraints 373
group definitions 307
1044 | Index