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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
drawing 204
grips on 237
isometric circles 209, 774
modifying 221
PostScript rendering 756
rendering 816
circular references between xrefs 734
circumferences 189
clamp curves 405
cleaning
3D solids 481
clearing screen 40
screen display 233
clearing screen 40
Clipboard (Windows) 233
clipping
blocks 723
layout viewport boundaries 104
xrefs 723, 739
clipping boundaries
blocks 723
layout viewports 104
raster images 747
xrefs 715, 723
clipping planes
3D views and 81
closed areas 482
closed curves 405
closed meshes 432
closed polylines 206
code pages 768
coincident grips 236
collaborative web sites 770
collected leader lines 596
color books 133
color libraries 130
color palettes 130
color-dependent plot style tables
about 704
object color and 693
plot styles in 702
color-dependent plot styles 702
colors
3D solids 469
ACI colors 131
application window elements 40
applying 130
blocks 336, 337
changing 132
color books 133
color intensity 707
color palettes 130
converting to grayscale 708
current color 130, 131
defaults 117
DIC color guide 131
dimension elements 631
display speed and 753
dithering 707
edges 472
fills 565
filtering selection sets by 226
grips 327
hatches 565
layer property overrides 123
layers and 115, 117, 120
lighting 781, 783, 785, 799, 801
masking objects with 579
names 131
NURBS surfaces 499
Pantone color books 131
plot styles 707
RAL color sets 131
raster images 743, 749
screening 108, 707
shades 571
table elements 624
tints 571
True Colors 131
visual styles and 74
xref layer properties 715
columns (multiline text) 592
columns (tables)
formatting 624
modifying 620
combining
regions 219
solids 390, 476
comma-delimited files (CDF) 347
command line
colors in 40
switches 41
878 | Index