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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
previous release formats and 929,
932
radial 809
scale 801
spacing between 825
styles 773, 827
text 769, 783, 830
text styles 790
types 767, 803
units of measurement 790, 792
values 792
direct distance entry 200, 247
direction
axes 214
disassociated dimensions 833
discontinuities 601
display drivers 105
display performance 192, 921
displaying
3D solid history 582
alignment paths 245
annotative objects 670
constraints 379
dimensional constraints 394
draw order 196
drawing properties 60
drawing units 131
gizmos 549, 551
grid 233
grip tools (gizmos) 549
grips 314
isolated objects 197
layers 167
lights 978
linetypes 185
lineweights 188
originals in composite solids 582
overlapping objects 196
plot areas 850
Quick View images 64
raster images 921
rendered images 1004
shadows 100
simplifying 192
distances
calculating 252
equal intervals 248
fuzz distance 357
polar distances 239
specifying 247
distant lights 960, 977, 1002
distributing
dimensions 825
leader lines 726
dividing
objects into equal segments 249–
251
objects into original shapes 585
docked palettes 48
doglegs 724, 809
donuts
drawing 279
exploding 354
simplified display 192
double click actions
editing 311
draft analysis 603, 609
draft quality display of raster images 921
draw order
changing 196
hatches 696
drawing
3D solids 465
arcs 270
boxes 465
circles 274
cones 468
construction lines 287
curved objects 270
cylinders 469
direct distance entry 247
donuts 279
ellipses 280
helixes and spirals 285
isometric circles 280, 953
layout viewports and 144
lines 261
multilines 267
object properties 161
objects 261
Ortho mode 237
parametric drawing 367
1046 | Index