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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
Q
quadrant grips 315
quadrants in dimensioning 815
Quick Text mode 193
Quick View tools 64
R
radial dimensions 809, 822
radius (fillet) 345
radius dimensions 809, 833
RAL color sets 177
RAM
allocating 105
memory tuning 106
rapid decay area of spotlights 982
Rapid prototyping 927
raster images
about 908
attaching 911
bitonal 916
clipping boundaries 913
display options 915
display speed 920–921
file formats 909
file paths 911
finding files 919
hiding 921
image information 917
Internet-based files 911
loading 921
naming 919
pixels 908
preview images 72
resolution 912
scaling 912
tiled images 922
transparency 909
unloading 921
rays
drawing 287
filleting 347
modifying 293
Readme help topic 5
Real face style 95
realistic rendering 993
Realistic visual style 93
realtime panning 81
rearranging
objects in groups 306
reassociating dimensions 836
rebuilding surfaces 601
reconstructing surfaces 601
recording
history of composite solids 582
recovering
damaged drawings 75
recovery audits 76
rectangles
drawing 265
modifying 293
rectangular arrays 328
rectangular meshes 538
redoing actions 308
redrawing screen display 309
redundant edges 586
redundant faces 586
redundant vertices 586
reference parameters 391
reference points
drawing 286
offsetting from 248
referenced layers 170
references (xrefs) 881
refinement
mesh objects 619, 628
tessellation 513
refreshing screen display 309
regardless of feature size values 839
regenerating
drawings 188
layer display 167
raster image display and 921
screen display 193
regions
calculating geometric data for 254
composite 289
creating 289
cross sections 639
relative coordinates
2D coordinates 200
Index | 1067