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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
polygons 265, 276
polyline arcs 276
polylines 262
polysolids 475
precision 199
pyramids 472
rays 287
rectangles 265
reference points 286
revision clouds 291
spheres 471
splines 281
squares 266
tangent arcs and lines 273
tori 474
triangles 266
viewports and 124
wedges 466
wide polylines 276
drawing extents 82, 850, 861
drawing files (DWG)
backups 77
converting other files to 908
file locations 73
finding 60, 72
inserting as blocks 407
opening 61
previous release formats 928
repairing 75
saving 67–68
drawing interchange format (DXF files)
converting to DWG 908
exporting 923
drawing orientation 849, 864
drawing properties
displaying 60
finding files with 60
drawing templates
creating 58
opening 58
saving 68
starting drawings with 58
drawing units
about 54
angular units 56
converting 55
linear units 56
model space settings 131
precision 57
rounding off 57
drawings
2D sections of 3D models 635
3D views 107
annotations in 655
archiving 892
background colors 43
colors 176
converting to AutoCAD LT 934
copying between 67
cross sectioning 635
exporting 923
extents 82
file formats 68
file locations 63, 73
finding 60, 72
fitting on paper 863, 866
fully constrained drawings 368
importing files into 907
incremental saves 69
information about 7
inserting as blocks 414
international files 69
Internet-based 944
layers 165
layouts 137, 139
lighting 955
measurement units 54
model space 129
multiple open drawings 64
naming 69
object properties 161
opening 61, 944
orientation 849, 864
page setups 845
partial saves 68
plot settings 845
plotting 857
previewing 64, 876
previous release formats 931
publishing 947
rendering 993
repairing damaged drawings 75
Index | 1047