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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
drawings to fit paper 852
edges 576
faces 573
grip methods for 314
hatch patterns 691, 698
linetypes 153, 184
lineweights 853
model space settings 131–132
objects 313, 342
plot scale 865
raster images 912
scaling by reference 343
tables 757–758
text 750–751
text scale ratios 133
vertices 580
views in layout viewports 148
scenes
lighting 960
rendering 1002
schedules
tables 757
screen display
cleaning up 309
clearing 44
performance 192
quality 921
updating 193
screening
layout viewports 151
scripts
customizing program startup 50
SDF files (space-delimited format) 429
search paths
default file locations 63
referenced drawings 888
specifying 73
searching
finding commands 11, 13, 22
finding drawing files 60, 72
finding raster images 919
text search and replace 753
section lines 636
section objects
about 635
cameras and 646
creating 637
grips 644
jogged segments 641
live sectioning 642
object states 645
plotting 650
properties 646
publishing 649
rendering 649
saving 647
views and 646
section planes 635
sectioning
2D sections 647
3D objects 647
3D views and 110
cameras and 646
jogged segments 641
live sectioning 635, 637, 642
lofting objects and 456, 568
publishing or plotting cross
sections 649
section objects 635
views and 646
selecting
3D solid subobjects 562
classification properties and 299
CP and WP selection 296
customizing object selection 300
default options for 302
deselecting 294
groups 305
highlighted objects 301
irregularly shaped selection
areas 296
layers 170
methods for 297
multiple objects 295
objects 293
output devices 848, 861
overlapping objects 564
preventing object selection 298
previewing selections 301
selection fences 296
selection windows 295
subobject selection filters 565
1070 | Index