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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
plot scale 852
plot settings 845, 861, 865
plot style tables 874
plotting 857
previewing 64
shaded viewports 867
switching to model space 66
work process 142
leaders (leader lines)
annotations 655, 666
associativity and 724, 726
automatically creating 784
blocks in 729
breaks in 822
creating 725
defined 724
landings 726
modifying 725
multileaders 725
multiline text in 729
ordinate dimensions and 817
styles 728
leading (line spacing) 719
least material condition values 839
legacy mesh types 534, 537
lengthening objects 341
lettered lists 715
LID (luminous intensity
distribution) 972
light glyphs
displaying 955
plotting 982
settings 978
lighting
about 955
assigning shapes to 977
colors 960, 963, 965, 982–983
default 955
display options 978
distant lights 977, 984
distribution 970, 984
face styles and 96
fixtures 956
guidelines 960
highlights 97
illuminating scenes 960
lamp values 975
light glyphs 955, 978
light intensity 967
luminaire objects 987
luminous intensity distribution
(LID) 972
photometric lighting 956, 959
placement and location 979
point lights 962
properties 982
spotlights 965
Standard lighting 955, 959
visual styles and 94
weblights 967
workflow 959
limits
arrays 329
lighting 985
tolerances 798
LIN files (linetype library) 181
line spacing
dimension text 830
previous release formats and 929
text 712, 719
linear constraints 387
linear dimensions
breaks in 822
creating 803
definition points 833
jog lines 820
spacing between 825
types of 803
linear units 56
lines
dimension lines 775
direct distance entry 247
drawing 261
extension lines 777
filleting 346
freehand lines 269
joining to polylines 357
linear constraints 387
linetypes 180
linetypes on short segments 185
lineweights 186
modifying 293
1056 | Index