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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
External References palette
displaying 715
raster image information 750
externally referenced dimension
styles 631
extracting
block attribute data 343, 344
geometric data 188
extruding
faces 522
mesh faces 511
objects 459, 482
extruding objects 364
F
face counts 816
face edges
offsetting 260
face normals 809
face views 86
faces of 3D solids
colors 469
coplanar faces 813
copying 468
creases 509
edge display 77
extruding 511, 522
face styles 70
imprinting objects on 483
intersecting faces 812
mesh faces 508, 815
mesh objects 501
modifying 462, 466
redundant faces 481
rendering 809
splitting 511, 519
facet edges 77
faceted lighting 72
faceted mesh objects 502
faceted surfaces 422
fade settings
raster images 749
xref objects 729
falloff angle of spotlights 799
field angle of spotlights 799
fields (databases)
attribute extraction and 344
fields (text)
about 603
AutoCAD LT functionality 762
hyperlinks in 605
previous releases of AutoCAD
and 605
file formats
attribute extraction files 347
export file formats 754
importable files 741
pasted objects 233
plot files 711
plottable formats 711
PostScript formats 755
publishing drawing sets 711
raster formats 743, 755
rendered images 824
saving drawings 52
saving in older formats 760
file input and output commands 768
files
backups 58
block attribute data 343
default locations 50
exporting 754
finding 48
importing 741
large objects in 50
opening 48
publishing 711
repairing damaged files 57
saving 52
search paths 56
Fill mode 142
filleting
3D solids 472
objects 270
splines 287
surfaces 493
fills
about 565
boundaries 567, 579
gradient fills 571
modifying 575
Index | 887