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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
hidden surfaces 994
layer property overrides 174
layers 170, 172
linetypes 181
multiline vertices 365
objects 309–310
objects from groups 306
points in splines 360
text styles 739
unused named objects 309
vertices 581
demand loading (xrefs)
about 904
temporary xref file copies 905
updating xrefs 891
density of mesh objects 617
depth cueing 1001
deselecting objects 294, 297
DesignCenter
blocks in 419
copying block definitions 432
inserting blocks from 408
raster images in 911
detaching
raster images 913
xrefs 890
deviation tolerances 797
diameter constraints 387
diameter dimensions 809
creating 809
definition points 833
text 784
DIC color guide 177
dimension lines
angular dimensions 814
defined 769
leader objects vs. 724
linear dimensions 803
Dimension Style Manager
creating styles 773
dimension values 793
fractions 800
text options 783
text styles 790
dimension styles 773
about 773
applying 827
listing 774
modifying 775
overriding 828
system variables 774
dimension text 783
dimensional constraints
about 386
annotational constraints 391
applying 389
displaying 394
dynamic constraints 390
editing 395
editing constrained objects 396
illustrated 367
parameters 399
reference parameters 391
surfaces 508
dimensional input 224
dimensions 767
about 767
alignment 787, 825
angular 814
annotations 655, 665, 801
arc length 818
arrowheads 769
associative 771, 832, 835
basic 797
breaks in 822
creating 767, 803
customizing contents 790
dimension lines 769, 775
dimensional constraints 386
elements of 769
exploded 354, 771, 834
extension lines 769
grips 832
inspection 821
jog lines 820
lateral 797
linear 803
model space settings 132
modifying 353, 819
nonassociative 771, 833, 836
ordinate 816
Index | 1045