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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
3DORBITCTR
Sets the center of rotation in 3D Orbit view.
3DPAN
When a drawing is in a Perspective view, starts the interactive 3D view and
enables you to drag the view horizontally and vertically.
3DSWIVEL
Changes the target of the view in the direction that you drag.
3DZOOM
Zooms in and out in a perspective view.
VIEW
Saves and restores named model space views, layout views, and preset views.
System Variables
CAMERADISPLAY
Turns the display of camera objects on or off.
Use 3D Navigation Tools
3D navigation tools allow you to view objects in a drawing from different
angles, heights, and distances.
Use the following 3D tools to orbit, swivel, adjust distance, zoom, and pan in
a 3D view.
■ 3D Orbit. Moves around a target. The target of the view stays stationary
while the camera location, or point of view, moves. The center of the
viewport, not the center of the objects you’re viewing, is the target point.
■ Constrained Orbit. Constrains 3D Orbit along the XY plane or the Z axis.
(3DORBIT)
■ Free Orbit. Orbits in any direction without reference to the planes. The
point of view is not constrained along the XY plane of the Z axis.
(3DFORBIT)
■ Adjust Distance. Changes the distance of objects as you move the cursor
vertically. You can make objects appear larger or smaller, and you can
adjust the distance. (3DDISTANCE)
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