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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
Index
2D Cartesian coordinates
coordinate filters 179
entering 154
x and y values 153
2D coordinates
Cartesian 153
entering 154
polar 153
2D isometric views 773
2D objects
flattened views of 3D objects 544
multi-functional grips 235
sectioning 541
simplified display 142
simulating 3D 773
2D polar coordinates 153, 156
2D UCS icon 150
2D wireframe visual style 68
3D Cartesian coordinates
coordinate filters 179
defining 3D views 66
entering 159
3D coordinates
Cartesian coordinates 159
cylindrical coordinates 161
entering 159
spherical coordinates 162
3D meshes
about 408
best practices 518
converting objects to 428
converting to 3D solids 524
creases 509, 520
creating 408
creating from other objects 422
custom meshes 432
density 506
editing 499
extruding 511, 522
faces 501
facets 502
gizmos 521
grip editing 503
legacy meshes 432
merging faces 502
mesh modeling 502
predefined meshes 435
primitives 412
properties 486
refining 507, 508, 519
repairing holes 502
selection filters 521
self-intersections 525
smoothness 503
spinning edges 502
splitting faces 511, 519
tessellation 409, 503
types of 422
3D models
3D solids 373
3D surfaces 393
3D views 79
about 355, 440
advantages 360
backgrounds 75
converting to meshes 440
converting to objects 440
cross sections 527
dynamic views 81
edge display 77
editing 440
flattened views of 544
gizmos 455
grips 455
history 485
interference problems in 392
live sectioning 536
meshes 499, 518
navigating views 80
parallel views 64
performance issues and 78, 79
perspective views 64
properties 484
rendering 807
871 | Index