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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
lamp intensity 963, 965, 983
landings
dimension text 809
multileader leader lines 724, 726
landscape orientation 849, 864
languages
previous release file formats 930
Unicode text 945
working internationally 945
large objects 63, 70
lateral tolerances
displaying 797
stacked text in 720
layer properties
blocks and 417
xref properties 884
Layer Properties Manager
layer names 170
property overrides 173
layers
about 165
block elements and 406
colors 168, 171, 178
creating 169
current 170
default properties 168
deleting 170, 172
filtering 170
freezing 150, 167
hiding 167
layer 0 166
layout viewports and 150
linetypes 168, 171, 183, 884
lineweights 168, 171, 186, 191
live sectioning and 643
locking 167
modifying 171
modifying objects on 168
moving objects to another 171,
178, 183, 191
naming 169, 171
overriding properties 168, 173
plot styles 168, 876
preventing selection 298
previous release formats and 928
properties 171
referenced 170
selecting 170
settings 171
thawing 167
transparency 167, 194
turning on or off 167
undoing changes 171
unlocking 167
unused 170
visibility 144, 167
xrefs and 884
layout templates 157
layout viewports
about 137
accessing model space from 144
aligning views in 154
annotations and 657–658
creating 145
drawing in 144
freezing layers in 150
linetypes in 153
magnifying 144
modifying views in 144
multiple 145
plotting 854
resizing 147
rotating views in 155
scale 145
screening objects in 151
shaded 854
turning on or off 152
views in 147
visibility in 149
layouts
adding 142
dimensioning in 801
initializing 846, 858
layer visibility 144, 167
layout tabs 137
layout templates 157
layout viewports 137
lineweights in 188, 853
opening 64
orientation 673, 849, 864
page setups 845
paper size 848
Index | 1055