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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
reloading 890
relocated xrefs 889
temporary file copies 905
unloading 905
updating 881, 890
External References palette
loading or unloading images 921
raster image information 917
externally referenced dimension
styles 774
extracting
block attribute data 425–426
geometric data 252
extruding
faces 631
mesh faces 622
objects 567, 587
extruding objects 450
F
face counts 998
face normals 994
face views 116
faces of 3D solids
colors 575
coplanar faces 997
copying 574
creases 621
edge display 101
extruding 622, 631
face styles 95
imprinting objects on 589
intersecting faces 996
mesh faces 619, 998
mesh objects 611
modifying 570, 573
redundant faces 586
rendering 994
splitting 622, 628
facet edges 101
faceted lighting 96
faceted mesh objects 612
faceted surfaces 528
fade settings
raster images 915
falloff angle of spotlights 982
feature classifications 938
field angle of spotlights 982
fields (databases)
attribute extraction and 427
fields (text)
about 733
AutoCAD LT functionality 934
hyperlinks in 737
previous releases of AutoCAD
and 736
file formats
attribute extraction files 429
export file formats 923
importable files 907
pasted objects 310
plot files 877
plottable formats 877
PostScript formats 925
raster formats 909, 924
rendered images 1004
saving drawings 67
saving in older formats 931
file input and output commands 944
files
backups 77
block attribute data 426
Buzzsaw sites and 947
default locations 63
exporting 923
finding 60
importing 907
large objects in 63
opening 61
publishing 947
repairing damaged files 75
saving 67
search paths 73
Fill mode 192
filleting
3D solids 577
objects 344
surfaces 599
fills
boundaries 680, 701
gradient fills 685
1050 | Index