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
layer 0 116
layer states 128
layout viewports and 106
linetypes 117, 120, 136, 715
lineweights 117, 120, 138, 141
live sectioning and 538
locking 116
modifying 120
modifying objects on 118
moving objects to another 120,
132, 136, 141
naming 119, 120
overriding properties 118, 122
plot styles 117, 705
preventing selection 225
previous release formats and 758
properties 120
reconciled 127
referenced 120
restoring layer states 129
saving 128
selecting 119
settings 120
sorting 124
thawing 117
transparency 117, 143
turning on or off 117
undoing changes 120
unlocking 116
unreconciled 127
unused 120
visibility 102, 117
xrefs and 715, 739
Layers palette
grouping layers 124
sorting layers 124
unreconciled new layers and 128
layout templates 111
layout viewports
about 99
accessing model space from 102
aligning views in 110
annotations and 548, 549
creating 103
drawing in 102
freezing layers in 106
linetypes in 109
magnifying 102
modifying views in 102
multiple 103
plotting 691
resizing 104
rotating views in 111
scale 103
screening objects in 108
shaded 691
turning on or off 108
views in 104
visibility in 106
layouts
adding 101
dimensioning in 650
initializing 686, 693
layer visibility 102, 117
layout tabs 99
layout templates 111
layout viewports 99
lineweights in 139, 690
named layouts 101
opening 51
orientation 563, 688, 697
page setups 685
paper size 688
plot scale 690
plot settings 685, 695, 697
plot style tables 703
plotting 692
previewing 51
shaded viewports 699
switching to model space 52
work process 101
leaders (leader lines)
annotations 547, 555
associativity and 595, 597
automatically creating 637
blocks in 599
breaks in 674
creating 595
defined 594
grips 597
landings 596
modifying 595
Index | 893