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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
modifying 697
PostScript rendering 925
properties 693
solid fills 676, 685
turning off display 192
wipeout objects 702
filter colors of lighting 982
filtering
layers 170
subobject selection filters 565, 630
finding
commands 11, 13, 22
drawing files 60, 72
raster images 919
text 753
fit points in splines 360
fit points on splines 283, 504
fitting
dimension text 783
Fix constraints 376
fixed-length extension lines 778
fixtures (lighting) 956, 987
flat lighting 96
flatshot objects 650
flattened views of 3D objects 650
FLIC files 908
flipping
arrowheads 780
lights 979
objects 335
floating palettes 48
floating properties 416
FMP files (font mapping) 745
fog effects 1001
folders
file locations 63
font mapping files 744
fonts 740
alternative fonts 744
Asian set 742
assigning 740
Big Fonts 742
converting 745
file locations 73
international sets 742
mapping 745
PostScript 744
previous release file formats and 930
proxy fonts 741, 744
substitute fonts 744
TrueType 741
types of 740
Unicode 742
forcing internal lines 784
foreshortened radius dimensions 811
form tolerances 837
formatting text
character formatting 739
fields 733
multiline text 711, 714
stacked text 720
table cells 761–762
formulas
copying 764
inserting in table cells 764
parametric constraints 398
fractions 711, 720, 800
Free Orbit tool 108
free weblights 968
freezing
layers 167
layers in layout viewports 150
front views 90
front, moving objects to 196
FTP sites
opening Internet drawings 944
saving drawings to 944
full xref paths 888
fully constrained drawings 368
functions 401
fuzz distance 357
G
G0 and G1 continuity 489, 606
G2 curvature 489, 607
gaps between objects 352
gaps in boundaries 682
Gaussian curvature 608
Geo SPOT files 908
geometric constraints
about 371
Index | 1051