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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
discrepancies in UCS usage. User coordinate systems that were set individually
in AutoCAD will probably change if the viewports that use them were activated
in the AutoCAD LT session.
Work with AutoCAD for Mac 2D and 3D Solid Object Shading
In AutoCAD, visual styles provide shading and wireframe options for objects
in the current viewport. AutoCAD LT does not support visual styles. The
SHADEMODE command in AutoCAD LT provides only the 2D Wireframe and
Hidden options. You can use SHADEMODE in AutoCAD LT to turn off visual
styles in viewports that were created in AutoCAD. This exposes the underlying
geometry so you can easily edit drawings and use the geometry with precision
drawing tools such as object snaps.
WARNING Once you use the SHADEMODE command in AutoCAD LT to turn
solid object shading off for an object created in AutoCAD, you cannot turn it back
on except by using the UNDO command. If you make changes to the object, you
can turn the shading on again only in AutoCAD.
Work with Constraints
Some of the drawings that you work with will contain design requirements
enforced within the drawing itself through the use of constraints. Using
constraints, you can enforce requirements while experimenting with different
designs.
A constrained object will move in a predictable manner when edited or moved.
A single variable change can cause all related objects to change automatically,
enabling you to run through design iterations simply and effectively.
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