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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
nonassociative dimensions to
associative 669
objects to 3D solids 386
objects to meshes 428
objects to surfaces 402
surfaces to 3D solids 389
text to annotations 553
Coons surface patch meshes 428
coordinate filters 179
coordinate systems
origin 153
types of 145
WCS (world coordinate system) 145
coordinates
2D coordinates 154
3D coordinates 159
absolute values 153
calculating 188
coordinate filters 179
Dynamic Input and 164
entering 153
relative values 153
types of 145
unit types 154
coplanar faces 813
copying
arrays of objects 246
block definitions 339
demand loading and 740
edges 472
faces 468
formulas to table cells 625
grip modes and 237
hatch properties 575
multiple copies of objects 245
object properties 115
objects 233, 244
objects to other drawings 52
offsetting objects 257
corners
beveled 273
chamfering 273
filleting 270
correcting
mistakes 231
spelling 619
CPolygon selection 224
crashes, recovering from 59
creases
limiting distortion 520
mesh objects 509
cross sectioning
2D and 3D sections 541
live sectioning 536
lofting objects and 369, 460
section objects 527
crosshairs
coloring 40
crossing polygon selection 224
crossing selections 224
CTB files 693, 702, 704
current viewports 92
cursor
Dynamic Input and 164
locking movement 178
moving in tables 625
polar tracking 176
restricting movement 172
rubber-band line 176, 184
curved objects
analyzing 499
clamp curves 405
closed curves 405
drawing 200
modifying 221
open curves 405
rendering 816
custom grips 327
custom objects 765
custom properties
grips and 327
Customer Involvement Program 3
customizing
arrowheads 635
dimension text 642
drawing environment 39
hatches 571
object selection 226
visual styles 69
cutaway views 81
cutting
cutting edges 263
880 | Index