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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
row height 758
selecting elements 759
table styles 761
text in 762
title rows 761
tabs in text 718
tabulated meshes 531
tangential objects
arcs and lines 273
circles 274
tapering
polylines 277
TARGA files 908
target point lights 962, 984
targeted weblights 968
teams
master drawings 881
templates
attribute extraction templates 426
drawing templates 58
layout templates 157
saving 68
temporary files 73
tessellation
about 512
curved solids 999
mesh objects 615
refinement 513
smoothing 513
test plots 192
testing
part dimensions 821
text
alignment 708, 729
annotations 655, 664
checking spelling 754
columns in 722
creating 706
dimension text 783, 830
editing 749
fields 733
finding and replacing 753
fonts 740
height 746
hyperlinks 737
importing 723
leader objects 724
mirroring 335, 749
model space settings 132
moving 750–751
multline text (mtext) 711
obliquing angle 747
orientation 673, 748
overlapping 196
pasting 723
plotting 193
PostScript rendering 925
previous release file formats and 929
properties 752
Quick Text mode 193
scale ratios 133
scaling 750–751
simplified display 192–193
single-line 708
tables 757, 761–762
text styles 738
types 706
text files
exporting block attribute data
to 426
importing 723
text styles 738
about 738
creating 738
dimension text 790
fields 733
fonts 740
height 746
modifying 738
multiline text 711, 714
obliquing angle 747
orientation in 748
single-line text 708
tables 761
text wrap 712
thawing layers
layout viewports 150
regenerating drawings 167
thickness of objects 480, 544
TIFF files
attaching 908
exporting 924
1074 | Index