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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
H
handdrawn effects 102
hanging indents 718
hardware
acceleration 105
linetypes and 180
hatches
alignment 698
annotations and 655, 669
associative 676, 680
background colors 685
boundaries 680, 701
bounded hatches 676
chamfering boundaries 348
customizing 685
density 691
draw order 696
editing 353
exploding 354
file locations 73
filleting boundaries 345
gradient fills 685
islands within 680–681
ISO patterns 685
large or complex drawings and 682
model space settings 132
modifying 697
nonassociative 681
orientation 673
origin point 689
pattern libraries 685
pre-defined 685
properties 693, 697
rotating 698
scaling patterns 691, 698
simplified display 192
solid fills 676
styles 680–681
transparency 693
unbounded hatches 675, 694
hats 818
height
table rows 757
text 715
helixes
drawing 285
modifying 363
Help
late-breaking product information 5
Readme topic 5
hexagons 266
hidden objects 854, 868
hidden surfaces 994
Hidden visual style 93
hiding
annotative objects 670
hatch boundaries 694
image boundaries 913
isolating objects 197
layers 167
paper space objects 870
raster images 921
highlighting
objects 301
suppressing 922
visual styles and 97
histories of 3D solids 582, 590
holes in 3D solids 587
holes in meshes 613
hollow objects 585
Home view 118
hook lines 724, 809
horizontal dimension text 787
horizontal dimensions 804
horizontal text 748
hotspot angle of spotlights 982
hyperlinks
fields and 737
I
IES photometric data files 968, 971
IG4 files 908
imperial units
converting to metric 54
linetype definition file for 181
importing
files into drawings 907
named page setups 846
text 723
Index | 1053