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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
ISO hatch patterns 571
ISO pen widths 135
isolating objects 144
isoline edges 77
isometric circles 209, 774
isometric drawings 773
isometric planes 773
Isometric Snap/Grid mode 773
isometric views
2D views 773
3D views 66
Isotropic distribution of lights 788
J
JFIF files 742
jitter edge effect 77
jog lines in dimensions 672
jogged radius dimensions 659
jogged segments in section objects 535
joining
line join styles 709
objects 277
polylines 281
JPEG files
attaching 742
exporting 755
justified text
defined 585
dimension text 639
settings 585
K
kinks in splines 285
knots on splines 284
L
L symbol (least material condition) 682
label blocks
annotations 547, 553
labels (text) 580, 581
lamp color 783, 785, 801
lamp intensity 783, 785, 801
landings
dimension text 655
multileader leader lines 594, 596
landscape orientation 688, 697
languages
previous release file formats 760
Unicode text 768
working internationally 768
large objects 50, 55
LAS files (layer states) 130
lateral tolerances
displaying 646
stacked text in 591
layer group rules 125
layer grouping
unreconciled new layers 128
layer groups 124
layer indexes 739, 740
layer properties
blocks and 336
xref properties 715
Layer Properties Manager
layer names 119
property overrides 122
layer rules
dynamic group 125
layer states 128, 130
Layer States Manager
restoring layer states 129
layers
about 115
block elements and 322
colors 117, 120, 132
creating 119
current 119
default properties 117
deleting 120, 121
displaying 124
exporting layer states 130
filtering 119
freezing 106, 117
grouping 124
hiding 117
importing layer states 130
inverting groups 126
LAS files 130
892 | Index