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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
imprinting objects on 3D solids 589
In-Place Text Editor
columns 722
fonts in 741
indents and 718
multiline text 711
table text and 759, 764
incremental saves 69
indenting paragraphs 718
inferring constraints 384
infinite lines 287
inheritance
blocks 417
joined objects 357
initializing layouts 858
inserting
blocks 407, 762
drawing files as blocks 407
fields in text 733
formulas 764
objects at equal intervals 249
inspection dimensions 821
inspection rates 822
installation
color books 179
intensity of light 982
interferences 484
International (SI) lighting units 959
international character sets 69, 742, 945
Internet
attaching xrefs from 948
Buzzsaw sites 947
FTP sites 944
network access 943
opening drawings from 944
raster images from 911
saving drawings to 944
sharing drawings on 943
Internet-based drawings 944
intersecting objects
composite solids and 482
dimension breaks 824
edges 101
interferences 484
multilines 365
regions 289
rendering intersecting objects 996
self-intersections 632
trimming 337
intervals on objects 248, 250–251
invisible block attributes 421
islands
hatch patterns and 680
island detection styles 681
ISO 8859 Latin 1 character set 925
ISO hatch patterns 685
ISO pen widths 181
isolating objects 197
isoline edges 101
isometric circles 280, 953
isometric drawings 951
isometric planes 951
Isometric Snap/Grid mode 951
isometric views
2D views 951
3D views 89
Isotropic distribution of lights 969
J
JFIF files 908
jitter edge effect 102
jog lines in dimensions 820
jogged radius dimensions 811
jogged segments in section objects 641
joining
objects 357
JPEG files
attaching 908
exporting 924
justified text
defined 712
dimension text 786
settings 713
L
L symbol (least material condition) 839
label blocks
annotations 655, 664
labels (text) 706
lamp color 963, 965, 983
1054 | Index