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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
3D coordinates 206
copying objects with 326
cylindrical coordinates 208
entering 199
spherical coordinates 209
relative paths
xrefs 887–888
relaxing constraints 369
relocated xrefs 889
removing
3D solid history 582
back faces 994
blips 309
block attributes 435
block definitions 411
constraints 369
creases 622
dimension breaks 824
edges 577
faces 574
fillets 346
geometric constraints 373
group definition 307
hidden surfaces 994
layer property overrides 174
multiline vertices 365
objects 310
objects from groups 306
points in splines 360
stray pixels 309
text styles 739
unreferenced linetypes 181
unused named objects 309
vertices 581
renaming
layers 171
Render (renderer) 1001
rendering
about 993
atmospheric effects 1001
background effects 1001
basic techniques 1002
configuring Renderer 1001
displaying images 1004
plotting rendered objects 868
preparing models for 994
saving images 1004
section objects 649
shaded viewport objects 854, 867
simplifying geometry for 996
repairing
damaged drawing files 75
replacing
dimension text 830
text 753
reshaping
objects 341, 587
resizing
3D solid faces 573
annotations 657, 659, 671
arrowheads 781
columns in text 722
dimension breaks 824
dimensions 801
edges 576
extending objects 337
fitting drawings on paper 852
layout viewports 147
leader objects 726
object grips and 314
objects 341
tables 758
text 750–751
trimming objects 337
resizing palettes 48
resolution
plotting 869
raster images 912
rendering and 999
restoring
backup files 77
damaged drawings 77
previous view 81
UCSs 211, 217
viewports 125
views 84
resulting color 963, 965, 983
resulting intensity 963, 965, 983
reversing actions 308
reviewing
revision clouds 291
revision clouds 291
1068 | Index