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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
angles
angle overrides 178
calculating 188
constraints 307
defining 3D views with 66
polar angles 177
polar coordinates 156
rotating objects by 242
snap angle 175
spotlights 799
sunlight 804
unit types 154
angular constraints 307
angular dimensions
breaks in 674
creating 660
definition points 666
spacing between 677
angular units 46
anisotropic light distributions 786
annotation objects
annotative styles 552
blocks as 556
creating 550
defined 548
dimensions as 554, 649
hatches as 558
leaders as 555
model space and 96
multi-functional grips 235
multileaders as 555
orientation 563
previous release formats and 758
scale representations 561
scaling 97, 548, 549
text 553, 581
tolerances as 554
types of 547
updating 549
updating scale 561
visibility 560
visual fidelity 53, 551, 757
annotational constraints 311, 313
annotative dimensions 649
Annotative property 548, 550
aperture box (AutoSnap) 169
append extend surfaces 492
application window
settings 39
applications
exporting files to 754
importing files from 741
ObjectARX 765
opening attribute extraction
files 348
rendered images and 824
arc length dimensions 664, 674
archiving
drawings with xrefs 722
arcs
dimensioning 656, 660, 664
drawing 200
fillet arcs 273
joining to polylines 281
linetypes 133
modifying 221
polyline arcs 206
PostScript rendering 756
rendering 816
revision cloud segments 221
tangent to lines 203
areas
calculating 188, 218
combining calculations 191
subtracting 191
array objects 247
arrays of objects
associativity 247, 253
creating 246
editing 253
limitations 256
path arrays 249
polar 251
properties 253
rectangular 248
arrow grips 539
arrowheads
customizing 635
dimension arrowheads 627, 635
leader styles 599
artifical lighting 781
Asian fonts 610, 615
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