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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
Use Grips to Modify Solids and Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561
Use 3D Subobject Grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561
Cycle Through and Filter Subobjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564
Use Grips to Edit 3D Solids and Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567
Modify 3D Subobjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 570
Move, Rotate, and Scale 3D Subobjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 570
Modify Faces on 3D Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573
Modify Edges on 3D Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575
Modify Vertices on 3D Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579
Work with Complex 3D Solids and Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581
Display Original Forms of Composite Solids . . . . . . . . . . . 582
Modify Composite Solids and Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583
Shell and Remove Redundancies in 3D Objects . . . . . . . . . . 585
Press or Pull Bounded Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587
Add Edges and Faces to Solids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588
Modify Properties of 3D Solid, Surface, and Mesh . . . . . . . . . . . 590
Modify Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594
Overview of Modifying Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594
Trim and Untrim Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 596
Extend a Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598
Fillet a Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599
Edit NURBS Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600
Analyze Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602
Modify Mesh Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610
Overview of Modifying Meshes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610
Change Mesh Smoothness Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615
Refine Mesh Objects or Subobjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619
Add Creases to Mesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621
Modify Mesh Faces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622
Create and Close Mesh Gaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 626
Tips for Working with Mesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 627
Chapter 24
Create Sections and 2D Drawings from 3D Models . . . . . . . 635
Work with Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635
Overview of Section Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635
Create Section Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637
Modify a Section View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640
Save and Publish Section Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 647
Create a Flattened View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650
Annotate Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653
Chapter 25 Work with Annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655
Overview of Annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655
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