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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
dimensions 792
rounding 795
suppressing zeros 796
NURBS curves 281, 601, 603
NURBS surfaces
about 486
analyzing 608
creating 442, 502
editing 594, 600
rebuilding 601
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object enablers 938
object properties
about 161
assigning 161
blocks 416
colors 176, 178
copying 165
layer defaults 168
linetypes 180
lineweights 187
object snap tracking 244
object snaps
3D space 228
about 226
angles of 235
AutoSnap 229
base points 235
constraints and 384
grid snap 232
isometric drawings 951
object snap tracking 244
overriding 230
PolarSnap feature 238
running object snaps 227
shortcut menu 227, 229
ObjectARX applications
custom and proxy objects 937
objects
3D objects 441
aligning 324
arrays of 327
assigning to other layers 178, 183,
191
breaking 351
chamfering 348
colors 176
converting to meshes 534
converting to revision clouds 291
copying 310, 318, 326
creating 3D solids from 477
creating meshes from 528
creating solids or surfaces from 446,
501
cross sectioning 635
custom objects 937
cutting 310
deleting 310
deselecting 294, 297
draw order 196
drawing 261
editing 293, 311
equal intervals on 248
erasing 309
feature classifications 938
filleting 344
geometric data 252
grouping 304
highlighting 301
isolating 197
large objects 63, 70
layers 165
layout viewports and 144
linetypes 180
lineweights 186
magnifying 82
masking 702
mass properties 256
materials 989
mirroring 335
moving 321
offsetting 318, 333
overlapping 196
paper space and 142
pasting 310
plotting 870
proxy objects 937
reshaping 341
resizing 341
rotating 323
Index | 1061