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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
columns 722
creating 711
editing 751
finding 753
formatting 714
height 715, 746
indenting 718
justification 713
leader objects and 724
line spacing 719
lists in 715
obliquing angle 747
orientation 748
previous release file formats and 929
properties 712
replacing 753
stacked 720
styles 714, 738
tabs 718
text wrap 712
multilines
drawing 267
editing commands 365
intersections 365
modifying 364
styles 267
vertices 365
multiple drawings
opening 64
switching between 67
multiple hot grip selection 314
multiple-view drawing layouts 137
My Documents folder 63, 73
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named objects
xref name conflicts 900
named page setups
applying 845
creating 846
named plot style tables
about 859, 873
plot styles in 876
named plot styles
about 873, 876
named views
saving 84
section objects and 646
naming
layers 169, 171
lights 982
raster images 919
selection filters 299
text styles 738
viewports 125
views 84
naming conventions
international 69
natural lighting 959
navigating
3D views 108
ViewCube 111
nested blocks
block attributes 431
clipped 895
creating 418
nested xrefs
clipped 895
defined 886
paths 887, 898
network surfaces 492–493
Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines surfaces
(NURBS) 502
nonassociative dimensions 771, 833,
836
nonassociative hatches 681, 700
nonrectangular layout viewports 146
nonsystem plotter drivers
PDF output 877
nonuniform rational B-spline curves 281
normals of 3D faces
about 994
Not Found raster images 918
notes
annotations 655, 664
creating text 706
notification
relocated xrefs 889
numbered lists 715
numeric values
block attribute data 429
1060 | Index