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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
revolved meshes 531
revolving
solids 568
surfaces 568
revolving objects 459
RFS symbol (regardless of feature
size) 839
right-hand rule 214
RLC files 908
rotated dimensions 807
rotating
3D objects 324
3D Rotate gizmo 549, 556
3D subobjects 570
3D views 90
constraining rotation 557
dimension text 830
dimensions 807
edges 576
faces 573
grip methods for 314
hatches 698
lights 979
objects 313, 323
snap angles 235
UCSs 210
vertices 580
views in layout viewports 155
rotation snaps 318
rounding
corners 344
edges 577
rounding off
dimension values 795
drawing units 57
rows (tables)
formatting 761
modifying 757
RTF files 723
rubber-band lines
locking 237
tracking 246
ruled meshes 530
running object snaps 227, 230
S
S (regardless of feature size symbol) 839
SAT format files 907, 926
saving
automatic saves 67, 77
backup files 67, 77
cross sections 647
drawings 67, 944
files in older formats 928, 931
incremental saves 69
layout templates 157
objects 68
page setups 846
partial saves 68
preview images 72
rendered images 1004
selection filters 299
UCSs 217
viewports 125
views 84
visual fidelity and 68, 661, 928
scale
annotations 657–658, 671
dimensions 793, 801
drawing units 55
drawings 131
layout viewports 148
linetypes 184
multilines 267
plot scale 852, 865
scale factors 342
scale factors
layout viewports 148
model space settings 132
raster images 912
scaling objects 342
scale locking in layout viewports 145
scaling
3D Scale gizmo 549, 558
3D subobjects 570
annotations 657, 659, 671
arrowheads 781
blocks 407
constraining scale 558
drawings 132
Index | 1069