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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
associative 449, 505
blending 495
bulge magnitude 488
chamfering 577
composite solids 581
composite surfaces 584
constraints 508
continuity 488
converting meshes to 632
converting objects to 446, 501
converting to 3D solids 478, 480
converting to meshes 534
creating 486
edges 576, 589
editing 594
extending 598
extruding 447, 450, 567
faces and 573
filleting 577, 599
grips 567
hidden 994
interferences 484
lighting and 961
lofting 456, 568
meshes 528
modifying 547, 570
network surfaces 492–493
NURBS surfaces 442, 486, 502, 600
offsetting 498
patching 496
planar surfaces 492
procedural surfaces 442, 486, 491,
501
properties 489, 591
reconstructing 601
rendering 994, 998
revolving 459, 568
separating into original shapes 585
smoothness 999
surface analysis 602
surface models 442
sweeping 453, 567
trimming 596
vertices 580
swap files 106
sweeping objects 453, 567
switches
customizing startup with 49
switching
drawings 65
gizmos 552
Swivel tool 109
symbol libraries
creating 419
inserting blocks 408
updating block definitions 432
symbols
arcs 818
block attribute extraction data 429
bullets in lists 715
file names 69
inserting 711
material conditions 839
projected tolerances 840
symbols of termination 769
tolerances 797
xref symbols 900
symmetrical tolerances 797
syntax
command line switches 50
T
table styles 760
Table toolbar 759
tables (inserted)
annotations 655
AutoFill feature 764
breaking into parts 758
cell styles 761
column width 758
creating 757
defined 757
editing 758
fields in 733
formatting 761
formulas in 764
gridlines 761
grips 758
inserting blocks in 762
merging cells 759
previous release formats and 930
Index | 1073