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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
applying 373
applying automatically 384
constraint points 375
displaying 379
editing 377
editing constrained objects 381
fix constraints 376
illustrated 367
inferring 384
multiple constraints 376
relaxing 369
removing 369, 373
surfaces 508
geometric tolerances 837
composite tolerances 841
datum reference frames 840
lateral tolerances 797
material conditions 839
projected tolerances 840
geometry
object geometric data 252
projecting 597
rendering 996
trimming edges with 597
gizmos
3D meshes 613
3D models 561
about 549
displaying 551
mesh objects and 629
moving objects with 554
rotating objects with 556
scaling objects with 558
settings 552
switching 552
global linetype scale factor 184
goniometers 972
goniometric diagrams 968
Gooch face style 95
gradient fills
creating 685
simplified display 192
graphics cards 105
grid
displaying 232
snapping to 232
grid limits
calculating 133
overriding 233
zooming to 82
grip modes 313
grip tools (gizmos) 549
grips
3D meshes 613
3D solids 561, 567
blocks 320
coincident 357
constrained objects 382, 396
copying objects with 318
dimension text 830
dimensional input 224
dimensions 832
display options 314
editing objects with 313
gizmos 549
grip tools (gizmos) 549
hatches 699
helixes 363
jog lines 820
multi-functional 316, 355
non-associative hatch objects 316
polylines 316
quadrant grips 315
section objects 644
selecting 314
splines 316, 360
surfaces 561, 567
tables 758
text objects 750, 752
types of 562
groups
about 304
adding objects to 306
creating 304–305
editing groups 306
editing objects 306
removing group definition 307
removing objects from 306
reordering objects in 306
selecting 305
guide curves 448, 568
gutters between text columns 722
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