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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 Raster Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 742
Attach, Scale, and Detach Raster Images . . . . . . . . . . 745
Modify Raster Images and Image Boundaries . . . . . . . . 746
Manage Raster Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750
Tune Raster Image Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 752
Export Drawings to Other File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 754
Export PDF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 754
Export DXF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 754
Export Raster Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 755
Export PostScript Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 755
Export ACIS SAT Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756
Export Stereolithography STL Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756
Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications . . . . . 757
Work with Drawings in Earlier Releases . . . . . . . . . . . 757
Save Drawings to Previous Drawing File Formats . . . . . . 760
Work with AutoCAD Drawings in AutoCAD LT . . . . . . . 762
Work with Custom and Proxy Objects . . . . . . . . . . . 765
Chapter 12
Collaborate with Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 767
Use the Internet for Collaboration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 767
Get Started with Internet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 767
Work with Drawing Files over the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . 768
Open and Save Drawing Files from the Internet . . . . . . 768
Share Drawing Files Internationally . . . . . . . . . . . . . 768
Use AutoCAD WS for Drawing File Collaboration . . . . . 769
Work with Xrefs over the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 770
Chapter 13
Render Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773
Draw 2D Isometric Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773
Set Isometric Grid and Snap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773
Draw Isometric Circles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 774
Add Lighting to Your Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775
Overview of Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775
Standard and Photometric Lighting Workflow . . . . . . . . . . 780
Illuminate a Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 780
Guidelines for Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 781
Use Point Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 782
Use Spotlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784
Use Weblights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 786
Use Distant Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 794
Assigning a Shape to a Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 795
Adjust and Manipulate Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 796
Control the Display of Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 796
Adjust Light Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 797
Control Light Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 798
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