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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
screened objects 151
section objects 650
selecting output devices 861
test plot performance 192
text frames 193
transparent objects 195, 870
wipeout objects 703
PNG files (Portable Network Graphics)
exporting 924
importing 908
point clouds
AutoCAD LT functionality 937
point lights
artifical lighting 960
attenuation rates 984
location 980
overview 962
target points 962
point markers 250–251
pointer input 223
points
block base points 413
control points 360
coordinates 252
direct distance entry 247
drawing 286
equal intervals between 249–251
fit points 360
geometric data 252
offsetting objects from 248
point markers 250–251
specifying 246
tracking points 244
polar angles 239
polar arrays 328
polar coordinates
2D coordinates 203
about 199
cylindrical coordinates 207
spherical coordinates 209
polar tracking 238, 244
PolarSnap feature 238
polyface meshes
about 537
creating 539
rendering 998
polygon meshes 537, 539
polygons
calculating geometric data for 254
drawing 266, 276
polyface meshes 539
polyline arcs 276
polylines
calculating geometric data for 254
chamfering 350
closed 276
drawing 262
editing 353
exploding 354
filleting 346
grips 316, 355
joining 357
linetypes 185
modifying 293, 355
offsetting 334
polyline arcs 276
PostScript rendering 925
revision clouds 291
simplifying display 192
subobjects 356
wide polylines 263, 276
polysolids
drawing 475
portrait orientation 849, 864
PostScript files
exporting 925
PostScript fonts 744
precision
calculators 257
coordinate systems 199
cursor movements 232
distances 247
drawing units 57
Dynamic Input 223
geometric data 252
numeric values 795
object snaps 226
offset locations 241
point locations 241
predefined 3D meshes 540
preset 3D views 89
pressing areas of 3D solids 587
Index | 1065