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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
validating 481
vertices 462
wireframes 436
3D space
3D models 355
coordinates 159
object snaps 168
UCSs 146
workplanes 145
3D surfaces 393, 440
composite solids 476
composite surfaces 478
edges 469, 483
editing 488
extending 492
faces and 466
filletting 493
modifying 462
NURBS surfaces 493
properties 485
reconstructing 495
separating into original shapes 480
surface analysis 495
trimming 491
vertices 474
3D UCS icon 150
3D views
architectural design conventions 66
changing viewpoints 67
defining 66
dynamic viewing 81
gizmos in 444
interactive 3D views 80
isometric views 66
mechanical design conventions 66
moving objects in 446
multiple UCSs 147
navigation tools 80
preset views 66
rotating 67
rotating objects in 450
scaling objects in 452
UCS orientation 67
3ds Max 824
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absolute coordinates
2D coordinates 154
3D coordinates 160
entering 153
absolute xref paths 718
ACB files 133
ACI colors 131
ACIS files 741, 756
Acrobat PDF files
plotting 711
action parameters 327
actions (user)
redoing 232
undoing 231
adaptive grid display 174
adaptive plot style adjustments 708
Adjust Distance tool 80
ADN (Autodesk Developer Network) 3
Adobe Acrobat PDF files
plotting 711
aligned constraints 307
aligned dimensions 652
alignment
AutoTrack feature 182
dimension text 639, 670
dimensions 677
displaying paths for 176
equal intervals 186, 187
hatches 572, 576
isometric planes 773
lateral tolerances 647
multileaders 597
multiline text 585
object snaps 167
objects 243
previous release formats and 759
single-line text 582
text 600
viewport objects 110
alignment grips 327
allocating memory 78, 79
alternative fonts 611
American lighting units 780
Index | 873