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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
multileaders 595, 597
multiline text in 599
ordinate dimensions and 663
styles 599
leading (line spacing) 590
least material condition values 682
legacy mesh types 428, 432
lengthening objects 268
lettered lists 587
LID (luminous intensity
distribution) 792
light glyphs
displaying 775
plotting 799
settings 796
lighting
about 775
assigning shapes to 795
colors 781, 783, 785, 799, 801
default 775
display options 796
distant lights 794, 802
distribution 791, 801
face styles and 72
fixtures 776
guidelines 781
highlights 72
illuminating scenes 781
light glyphs 775, 796
light intensity 786
luminaire objects 804
luminous intensity distribution
(LID) 792
photometric lighting 776, 780
placement and location 797
point lights 782
properties 798
sky and 803
spotlights 784
Standard lighting 775, 780
sunlight 803
visual styles and 69
weblights 786
workflow 780
limits
arrays 256
lighting 802
tolerances 647
LIN files (linetype library) 135
line end styles 709
line spacing
dimension text 670
previous release formats and 759
text 585, 590
linear constraints 307
linear dimensions
breaks in 674
creating 651
definition points 666
jog lines 672
spacing between 677
types of 651
linear grips 327
linear units 45
lines
dimension lines 632
direct distance entry 184
drawing 195
end styles 709
extension lines 633
filleting 272
freehand lines 200
join styles 709
joining to polylines 281
linear constraints 307
linetypes 133
linetypes on short segments 137
lineweights 138
modifying 221
multilines 198
occluded 77
Ortho mode 176
polyline arcs 206
table gridlines 624
tangent to arcs 203
Linetype Manager
scale settings 137
linetypes
about 133
applying 135
blocks 336, 337
current 135
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