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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
Set Text Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 746
Set Text Obliquing Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 747
Set Horizontal or Vertical Text Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . 748
Change Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 749
Overview of Changing Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 749
Change Single-Line Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750
Change Multiline Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751
Find and Replace Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 753
Check Spelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 754
Chapter 28
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 757
Create and Modify Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 757
Work with Table Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760
Add Text and Blocks to Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 762
Use Formulas in Table Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 764
Chapter 29
Dimensions and Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 767
Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 767
Overview of Dimensioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 767
Parts of a Dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 769
Associative Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 771
Use Dimension Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773
Overview of Dimension Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773
Compare Dimension Styles and Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . 774
Control Dimension Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775
Control Dimension Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 783
Control Dimension Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 792
Set the Scale for Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801
Create Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 803
Create Linear Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 803
Create Radial Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 809
Create Angular Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 814
Create Ordinate Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816
Create Arc Length Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818
Modify Existing Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 819
Modify A Dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 819
Apply a New Dimension Style to Existing Dimensions . . . . . . 827
Override a Dimension Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 828
Modify Dimension Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830
Modify Dimension Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 832
Change Dimension Associativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 835
Add Geometric Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 837
Overview of Geometric Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 837
Material Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839
Datum Reference Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840
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