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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
saving 68
scaling 342
section objects 635
selecting 293
separating into original shapes 585
simplified display 192
snapping 226
stretching 342
subobjects 570
textures 989
transparency 194
visibility 149
oblique extension lines 808
oblique text 747
obscured edges 101
occluded lines 102
offset snaps 318
offsetting
construction lines 288
copying objects 318
objects 333
plot offsets 851, 864
surfaces 498
temporary reference points 248
opacity
transparency settings 194
visual styles 97
open curves 505
open meshes 537
opening
attribute extraction files 430
drawings 61, 944
files in other formats 907
files with large objects 63, 70
layouts 64
multiple drawings 64
older files 928
operators
Parameters Manager 400
ordinate dimensions 816, 822, 833
orientation
annotations 673
drawings 849, 864
text 748
origin
coordinate systems 199, 210
displaying UCS icon at 221
hatches 689
ordinate dimensions 816
Ortho mode 237
orthographic projection view 117
orthographic sectioning 639
orthographic views 89
overhang edge effect 102
overlapping objects
3D solids 484
draw order 196
rendering 997
selecting 293, 564
overlaying xrefs 886
overlays 165
overrides
angle overrides 241
center locations of dimensions 811
dimension styles 774, 828
grid spacing 235
layer property overrides 168, 173
linetypes 183
lineweights 191
object snaps 230
previous release formats and 929
removing 174
snap spacing 235
overshoot of extension lines 777
P
Page Setup Manager
creating page setups 845
page setups 845
named page setups 845–846
Page Setup Manager 845
plot settings 860
settings 845
pages
page setups 845
palettes
dock 48
float 48
icons 48
resize 48
Pan tool 109
1062 | Index