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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
objects 293, 311
polylines 355
revision clouds 292
separating solids into shapes 585
spirals 363
splines 360
surfaces 547, 570, 573, 584, 594
tables 757, 762
text 749
text styles 738
vertices 580
visual styles 94
xrefs 897
educational products 884
elevation 216
ellipses
calculating geometric data for 254
drawing 280
grips on 315
modifying 293
PostScript rendering 925
elliptical arcs
modifying 293
PostScript rendering 925
EPS files
exporting 925
equations
parametric constraints 398
erasing objects 309
errors
block attribute extraction files 431
correcting 307
xref error messages 898
Excel spreadsheets
opening attribute extraction
files 430
exploded dimensions 771, 834
exploding
blocks 437
compound objects 353
objects 353
exporting
3D solids 926–927
block attribute data 426
drawings 923
export file formats 923
plot files 877
rendered images 1004
expressions 258
Parameters Manager 400
parametric constraints 398
extending
3D objects 340
chamfered objects 349
filleted objects 345
objects 337
extension lines
angular dimensions 814
appearance 777
arc length dimensions 818
arcs and 809
breaks in 822
defined 769
oblique 808
origins of 803
properties 777
text on 783, 787
external references (xrefs)
about 881
archiving drawings with 892
attaching 883, 886
Autodesk Educational Products 884
binding 892
blocks and 408, 415
circular references 899
clipping 894
defined 881
demand loading 891, 905
detaching 890
editing 897
error messages 898
exploding 354
fields in 735
Internet-based xrefs 948
layer properties 884
log files 901
missing 62, 898
name conflicts 900
nested 886
notifications about 889
overlays 886
paths 887–888, 905
Index | 1049