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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
object snaps 229
point markers 250–251
tracking points 244
markups
revision clouds 291
masking objects 702
mass properties 256
master drawings 881
material condition symbols 839
MaxArray system registry variable 329
maximum material condition values 839
measurement units
about 54
coordinates 200
dimension text 790
dimensions 792
model space 131
plot scale 866
measurements
dimensions 767
equal intervals 249–251
tolerances 837
memory (RAM)
allocating 105
memory tuning 106
merge extend surfaces 598
merging
cells in tables 759
mesh faces 613
mesh models 443
meshes
about 511, 528
best practices 628
boxes 516
cones 517
converting objects to 534, 547
converting to 3D solids 478, 548,
632
creases 620–621, 629
creating 512, 528
custom 537
cylinders 519
density 617
editing 610
extruding 631
extruding faces 622
faces 611
facets 612
gizmos 629
grip editing 613
legacy mesh types 534, 537
merging faces 613
mesh modeling 612
predefined meshes 540
primitives 515
properties 592
pyramids 521
refining 619, 628
rendering 998
repairing holes 613
selection filters 630
self-intersections 632
smoothness 615
spheres 523
splitting faces 622, 628
tessellation 512, 615
tori 527
types 529
wedges 525
metric units
converting to imperial 54
linetype definition file for 181
Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
opening attribute extraction
files 430
Microsoft Windows Clipboard 310
minor grid lines 233
mirroring
grip methods for 314
lights 979
objects 313, 335
text 335, 749
misspellings 754
MMC symbol (maximum material
condition) 839
model space
accessing from layout viewports 144
annotations and 131, 657–658
defined 137
dimensioning in 801
drawing process in 129, 141
layer visibility settings 144
1058 | Index