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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
defaults 117
deleting 135
displaying on short segments 137
file locations 56
filtering selection sets by 226
freehand sketches 200
hardware linetypes 134
layers and 115, 120, 136
layout viewports and 109
loading 135
model space settings 97
plot style linetypes 708
polylines 137
reapplying 136
scaling 109, 137, 708
lineweights
about 138
applying 138
block properties 336
current 140
defaults 117
dimension elements 631
displaying 139
filtering selection sets by 226
layers and 115, 120, 141
model space and 138
objects not displaying 138
overriding 141
plot style lineweights 708
plotting 139, 701
previous releases and 141
reassigning 141
regenerating drawings and 139
scale 139, 690
turning on or off 139, 143
listing
dimension styles 631
dimension system variables 631
layers 124
raster images 750
xrefs 735
lists in multiline text 587
live sectioning
about 528, 536
cameras and 541
LMC symbol (least material
condition) 682
loading
color books 133
linetypes 135
raster images 753
location
default drawing folder 50
locking
cursor movements 176, 178
layers 116
layout viewport scale 103, 105
lofting objects
3D objects 369, 460
surfaces 460
log files
xrefs 735
logo startup screen 42
lookup grips 327
lumens 792
luminaire objects 778, 792, 804
luminous intensity distribution
(LID) 792
LZW compression 745
M
M symbol (maximum material
condition) 682
magnifying views 61
major grid lines 173
manufacturer data
IES lighting data files 786, 792
lighting fixtures 776
mapping
fonts 612
markers
equal segments on objects 186, 187
object snaps 169
point markers 186, 187
tracking points 182
markups
revision clouds 221
masking objects 579
mass properties 192
master drawings 713
Index | 895