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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
Quick Reference
Commands
BOUNDARY
Creates a region or a polyline from an enclosed area.
INTERSECT
Creates a 3D solid, surface, or 2D region from overlapping solids, surfaces,
or regions.
MASSPROP
Calculates the mass properties of regions or 3D solids.
REGION
Converts an object that encloses an area into a region object.
SUBTRACT
Combines selected 3D solids or 2D regions by subtraction.
UNION
Combines selected 3D solids, surfaces, or 2D regions by addition.
System Variables
DELOBJ
Controls whether geometry used to create 3D objects is retained or deleted.
Create Revision Clouds
Revision clouds are polylines that consist of sequential arcs. They are used to
call attention to parts of a drawing during the review stage.
If you review or redline drawings, you can increase your productivity by using
the Revision Cloud feature to highlight your markups. REVCLOUD creates a
polyline of sequential arcs to form a cloud-shaped object. You can select a
style for a revision cloud: Normal or Calligraphy. If you select Calligraphy,
the revision cloud looks as if it was drawn with a calligraphy pen.
You can create a revision cloud from scratch, or you can convert objects, such
as a circle, ellipse, polyline, or spline, to a revision cloud. When you convert
an object to a revision cloud, the original object is deleted if DELOBJ is set to
1 (the default).
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