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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
multilines 267
occluded 102
Ortho mode 237
polyline arcs 276
table gridlines 761
tangent to arcs 273
Linetype Manager
scale settings 184
linetypes
about 180
applying 182
blocks 416–417
current 182
defaults 168
deleting 181
displaying on short segments 185
file locations 73
filtering selection sets by 299
freehand sketches 269
hardware linetypes 180
layers and 165, 171, 183
layout viewports and 153
loading 181
model space settings 132
polylines 185
reapplying 183
scaling 153, 184
lineweights
about 186
applying 186
block properties 416
current 189
defaults 168
dimension elements 775
displaying 188
filtering selection sets by 299
layers and 165, 171, 191
model space and 186
objects not displaying 186
overriding 191
plotting 870
previous releases and 190
reassigning 191
regenerating drawings and 188
scale 187, 853
turning on or off 188, 193
listing
dimension styles 774
dimension system variables 774
raster images 917
xrefs 901
lists in multiline text 715
live sectioning
about 635, 642
cameras and 646
LMC symbol (least material
condition) 839
loading
color books 179
linetypes 181
raster images 921
location
default drawing folder 63
locking
cursor movements 237, 241
layers 167
layout viewport scale 145, 148
lofting objects
3D objects 456, 568
surfaces 568
log files
xrefs 901
logo startup screen 50
lumens 972
luminaire objects 956, 972, 987
luminous intensity distribution
(LID) 972
LZW compression 911
M
M symbol (maximum material
condition) 839
magnifying views 81
major grid lines 233
manufacturer data
IES lighting data files 968, 971
lighting fixtures 956
mapping
fonts 745
markers
equal segments on objects 249–251
Index | 1057