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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
panning
3D views 109
about 81
dynamic 81
layout viewports 144
Pantone color books 177
paper size
fitting drawings on 866
layout settings 848
plot scale and 865
scaling drawings to fit 852
settings 862
paper space 137
about 137
blocks and 415
dimensioning in 801
drawing in 137
hiding objects 870
layout work process 142
lineweight display in 188
moving objects to model space 142
object visibility 149
plotting options 870
UCS limitations 217
paper-saving features 863
paragraphs (multiline text) 711
parallel dimensions 825
parallel lines
construction lines 288
filleting 347
parallel projections
about 85
creating 88
parameters
constraints 399
parametric constraints 398
parametric constraints
about 367
annotational constraints 391
applying 389
dimensional constraints 386
displaying 379, 394
dynamic constraints 390
editing constrained objects 381, 396
formulas 398
geometric constraints 371, 373
parameters 398
reference parameters 391
relaxing 369
removing 369
parametric drawing
about 367
parametric constraints 367
partial saves 68
Partner Products and Services
(Autodesk) 5
parts
inspection dimensions 821
parts lists 426
pasting
lists 717
objects 310
objects from other drawings 67
text 723
patching surfaces 496
paths
default file locations 63
extruding 567
lofting 568
raster image files 919
support files 73
sweeping 453
patterns
hatches 685, 691
libraries 685
PCX files
attaching 908
PDF files
exporting 923
plotting 877
performance improvement
3D display and 105
arrays and 329
fills display 192
groups and 305
hardware acceleration 105
incremental saves 69
layers and 167
lineweights and 188, 193
memory and 105–106
performance tuning 105
raster image display 920
Index | 1063