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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
material condition symbols 681
materials
about 805
Materials Browser 806
materials libraries 807
Materials Browser
browsing materials 806
materials libraries 807
MaxArray system registry variable 256
maximum material condition values 682
measurement units
about 44
coordinates 154
dimension text 641
dimensions 643
model space 96
plot scale 698
measurements
dimensions 626
equal intervals 186, 187
tolerances 680
memory (RAM)
allocating 78
memory tuning 79
menu grips 539
merge extend surfaces 492
merging
cells in tables 623
mesh faces 502
mesh models 358
meshes
about 408, 422
best practices 518
boxes 412
cones 413
converting objects to 428, 440
converting to 3D solids 386, 441,
524
creases 509, 520
creating 409, 422
custom 432
cylinders 415
density 506
editing 499
extruding 522
extruding faces 511
faces 501
facets 502
gizmos 521
grip editing 503
legacy mesh types 428, 432
merging faces 502
mesh modeling 502
predefined meshes 435
primitives 412
properties 486
pyramids 416
refining 507, 508, 519
rendering 815
repairing holes 502
selection filters 521
self-intersections 525
smoothness 503
spheres 419
splitting faces 511, 519
tessellation 409, 503
tori 421
types 422
wedges 420
metric units
converting to imperial 44
linetype definition file for 135
Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
opening attribute extraction
files 348
Microsoft Windows Clipboard 233
minor grid lines 173
mirroring
grip methods for 235
lights 797
objects 235, 261
text 261, 616
misspellings 619
MMC symbol (maximum material
condition) 682
model space
accessing from layout viewports 102
annotations and 96, 548, 549
defined 99
dimensioning in 650
drawing process in 95, 101
layer visibility settings 102
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