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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
EPS files
exporting 755
equations
parametric constraints 315
erasing objects 233
errors
block attribute extraction files 349
correcting 231
reporting 60
xref error messages 733
evaluating new layers in drawings 127
Excel spreadsheets
opening attribute extraction
files 348
exploded dimensions 629, 668
exploding
block references 278
blocks 353
compound objects 278
objects 278
xrefs 279
exporting
3D solids 756
ACIS SAT files 756
block attribute data 343, 344
drawings 754
DXF files 754
export file formats 754
layer states 130
PDF files 754
plot files 711
PostScript files 755
raster files 755
rendered images 824
STL files 756
expressions 192
Parameters Manager 317
parametric constraints 315
extending
3D objects 267
chamfered objects 275
filleted objects 271
objects 265
splines 287
extension lines
angular dimensions 660
appearance 633
arc length dimensions 664
arcs and 656
breaks in 674
defined 627
oblique 654
origins of 651
properties 633
text on 636, 640
external references (xrefs)
about 713
archiving drawings with 722
attaching 714, 716
Autodesk Educational Products 715
binding 722, 732
blocks and 324, 335
circular references 734
clipping 723, 739
copying 739
defined 713
demand loading 721, 739, 740
detaching 719
editing 728
error messages 733
exploding 279
External References palette 715
fields in 604
freezing layers of 739
Internet-based xrefs 770
layer properties 715
log files 735
missing 49, 733
name conflicts 734
nested 716
notifications about 715, 719, 721
overlays 716
paths 717, 718, 740
properties 732
reloading 720
relocated xrefs 719
saving changes to 731
saving with indexes 739, 740
temporary file copies 740
unloading 738
updating 713, 720
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