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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
previous release formats and 929
special characters
block attribute extraction files 429
bullets in lists 715
file names 69
fractions 721
inserting 711
tolerance stacks 721
Unicode text 945
xref symbols 900
spelling check 754
spheres
3D solids 471
mesh spheres 523
modifying 590
spherical coordinates 209
spinning mesh edges 613
spirals
drawing 285
modifying 363
spline-fit polylines
extending 340
trimming 340
splines
B-splines 502
calculating geometric data for 254
control points 360
drawing 281
editing 360
fit points 360
grips 316, 360
modifying 293
NURBS splines 504
offsetting 334
splitting
faces 628
mesh faces 622
spotlights
artifical lighting 960
attenuation rates 984
beam angle 982
falloff angle 982
field angle 982
hotspot angle 982
location 980
overview 965
rapid decay area 982
spreadsheets
attribute extraction data files 430
squares 266, 293
stacked text (multiline text) 720
Standard lighting workflow
about 959
distant lights 977
starting
customizing program startup 49
drawings 53
starting tables 760
STB files 859, 873
Stereolithograph (STL) files 927
Stereolithography Apparatus (SLA) 927
STL files 927
stray pixels 309
stretch-moves 321
stretching
grip methods for 314
objects 342
stretch-moves 321
styles
annotations 662
dimensions 773
leader objects 728
multiline styles 267
reference points 286
text 738
visual 93
subobjects 356, 570
substitute fonts 741, 744
subtracing
composite solids 481
subtracting
areas 255
objects 481
regions 290
sunlight
natural lighting 959–960
support files
search paths 73
surface models 442
surfaces
3D surfaces 485
about 486
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