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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
grouping
layers 124
grouping layers
viewport overrides and 123
groups
about 229
adding objects to 231
creating 228, 229
deleting 231
editing groups 230
editing objects 230
layer 124
names 229
removing group definition 231
removing objects from 231
reordering objects in 230
selecting 230
selecting objects in 230
ungrouping 231
guide curves 362, 460
gutters between text columns 593
H
handdrawn effects 77
hanging indents 589
hardware
acceleration 79
linetypes and 134
hatches
about 565
alignment 576
annotations and 547, 558
applying 565
associative 566, 568
background colors 572
boundaries 567, 579
bounded hatches 566
chamfering boundaries 274
customizing 571
density 573
draw order 575
exploding 278
file locations 56
filleting boundaries 270
gradient fills 571
islands within 567, 568
ISO patterns 571
large or complex drawings and 569
model space settings 97
modifying 575
nonassociative 568
orientation 563
origin point 572
pattern libraries 571
pre-defined 571
properties 573, 575
rotating 576
scaling patterns 573, 576
simplified display 142
solid fills 567
styles 567, 568
transparency 573
unbounded hatches 565, 574
hats 664
height
table rows 620
text 587
helixes
drawing 215
modifying 288
Help
displaying 1
late-breaking product information 3
Readme topic 3
searching 2
hexagons 198
hidden objects 691, 700
hidden surfaces 809
Hidden visual style 68
hiding
annotative objects 560
hatch boundaries 574
image boundaries 747
isolating objects 144
layers 117
paper space objects 701
raster images 753
highlighting
objects 227
suppressing 754
visual styles and 72
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