2012
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
dimensional constraints
about 307
annotational constraints 311
applying 309
displaying 312
dynamic constraints 310
editing 313
editing constrained objects 313
illustrated 291
parameters 317
reference parameters 311
surfaces 407
dimensional input 165
dimensions
about 626, 627
alignment 639, 677
angular 660
annotations 547, 554, 649
arc length 664
arrowheads 627
associative 629, 665, 668
basic 647
breaks in 674
creating 627, 650
customizing contents 642
dimension lines 627, 632
dimensional constraints 307
elements of 627
exploded 278, 629, 668, 671
extension lines 627
grips 665
inspection 673
jog lines 672
lateral 646
linear 651
model space settings 97
modifying 664
nonassociative 629, 666, 669
ordinate 661
previous release formats and 758,
761
radial 655
scale 649
spacing between 677
styles 630, 678
text 627, 636, 670
text styles 642
types 627, 650
units of measurement 641, 643
values 643
direct distance entry 153, 184
direction
axes 146
direction grips 539
disassociated dimensions 666
disassociating compound objects 278
discontinuities 495
display drivers 79
display performance 142, 753
displaying
3D solid history 477
alignment paths 183
annotative objects 560
constraints 300
dimensional constraints 312
draw order 144
drawing properties 48
drawing units 97
gizmos 443, 444
grid 173
grip tools (gizmos) 443
grips 237
isolated objects 144
layers 117, 124
lights 796
linetypes 137
lineweights 139
originals in composite solids 476
overlapping objects 144
plot areas 689
plot styles 706
Quick View images 51
raster images 753
rendered images 824
shadows 75
simplifying 142
distances
calculating 188
equal intervals 185
fuzz distance 281
polar distances 178
specifying 184
882 | Index