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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
- Work with the User Coordinate System (UCS)
- Enter Coordinates to Specify Points
- 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
- Create Objects
- Select and Modify Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify 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 Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Overview of Annotations
- Scale Annotations
- Overview of Scaling Annotations
- Set Annotation Scale
- Create Annotative Objects
- Display Annotative Objects
- Add and Modify Scale Representations
- Set Orientation for 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
- Work with Annotations
- 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
- Publish Drawings
- 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
Overview of Modifying Meshes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499
Change Mesh Smoothness Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503
Refine Mesh Objects or Subobjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506
Add Creases to Mesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509
Modify Mesh Faces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511
Create and Close Mesh Gaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516
Tips for Working with Mesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518
Create Sections and Drawings from 3D Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527
Work with Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527
Overview of Section Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528
Create Section Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530
Modify a Section View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535
Save and Publish Section Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541
Create a Flattened View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544
Chapter 9
Annotate Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547
Work with Annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547
Overview of Annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547
Scale Annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548
Overview of Scaling Annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548
Set Annotation Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549
Create Annotative Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550
Display Annotative Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560
Add and Modify Scale Representations . . . . . . . . . . . 561
Set Orientation for Annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563
Set Orientation for Annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563
Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Overview of Hatch Patterns and Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Specify Hatch and Fill Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567
Control the Appearance of Hatches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571
Choose a Hatch Pattern or Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571
Control the Hatch Origin Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572
Control the Scale of Hatch Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573
Set Property Overrides for Hatches and Fills . . . . . . . . 573
Control the Display of Hatch Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . 574
Control the Draw Order of Hatches and Fills . . . . . . . . 574
Modify Hatches and Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575
Modify Hatch Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575
Modify Hatch Alignment, Scale, and Rotation . . . . . . . 576
Reshape a Hatch or Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576
Re-create the Boundary of a Hatch or Fill . . . . . . . . . . 579
Create a Blank Area to Cover Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579
Notes and Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580
Overview of Notes and Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580
Create Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581
Overview of Creating Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581
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