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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
saving 67, 944
saving as templates 58
scaling 131
sharing 943
starting 53
switching between 65
templates 58
text in 706
unconstrained drawings 368
underconstrained drawings 368
viewports 121
views 81
xrefs 881
duplicating objects 326
DWG to PDF driver 877
DWT files
saving layouts as 157
starting drawings 58
DXB files
converting to DWG 908
DXF files (drawing interchange format)
converting to DWG 908
exporting 923
exporting block attribute data 429
saving 68
DXX files 429
dynamic block definitions
about 409
AutoCAD LT functionality 936
block attributes 420
inserting blocks 407
dynamic block references
about 409
block attributes 420
dynamic constraints 390, 394
dynamic panning 81
dynamic prompts 225
dynamic UCSs 218
dynamic viewing 110
E
e-learning program (Autodesk) 5
earlier versions of AutoCAD 931
edge-defined meshes 532
edges
3D solid edges 570
boundary edges 337
colors 578
copying 578
creases 621
customizing 101
cutting edges 337
deleting 577
imprinting objects on 589
mesh edges 532
modifying 576
redundant edges 586
rendering 998
surfaces 589
trimming to 596
editing
3D models 547
3D solids 547, 573, 580
block attribute definitions 424
block attributes 433–434
block definitions 431, 897
block references 431
columns of text 722
complex objects 353
composite solids 584
constrained objects 381, 396
constraints 377, 395
custom objects 938
dimension styles 775
dimensions 819
edges 576
faces 573
fields in text 733
fills 697
gizmos 549
grip modes 313
grip tools (gizmos) 549
groups 306
hatches 697
helixes 363
layer objects 168
layers 171
leader objects 725
meshes 610
multilines 364
1048 | Index