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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
Projected Tolerance Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840
Composite Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 841
Plot and Publish Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 843
Chapter 30 Specify Settings for Plotting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845
Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845
Reuse Named Page Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 846
Specify Page Setup Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 848
Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 848
Select a Paper Size for a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 848
Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout . . . . . . . . . 849
Set the Plot Area of a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850
Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 851
Set the Plot Scale for a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 852
Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 853
Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 853
Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout . . . . . . . 854
Chapter 31
Print or Plot Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 857
Overview of Plotting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 857
Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 860
Select a Printer or Plotter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 860
Specify the Area to Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 861
Set Paper Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 862
Position the Drawing on the Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 863
Specify the Printable Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 863
Set the Position of the Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864
Set Drawing Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864
Control How Objects Are Plotted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 865
Set Plot Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 865
Set Shaded Viewport Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 867
Set Options for Plotted Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 870
Use Plot Styles to Control Plotted Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . 871
Use Color-Dependent Plot Style Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 874
Use Named Plot Style Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 875
Preview a Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 876
Plot Files to Other Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877
Plot Adobe PDF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877
Share Data Between Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 879
Chapter 32 Reference Other Drawing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 881
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