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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
array properties 254
center locations of dimensions 659
dimension styles 631, 679
grid spacing 175
identifying 123
layer property overrides 118, 122,
129
linetypes 136
lineweights 141
object snaps 170
previous release formats and 758
removing 124
snap spacing 175
overshoot of extension lines 633
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Page Setup Manager
creating page setups 685
page setups
named page setups 685, 686
Page Setup Manager 685
plot settings 694
settings 685
pages
page setups 685
palettes
displaying 40
docking 40
floating 40
icons 40
resizing 40
Pan tool 80
panning
3D views 80
about 61
dynamic 61
layout viewports 102
Pantone color books 131
paper size
fitting drawings on 698
layout settings 688
plot scale and 697
scaling drawings to fit 690
settings 695
paper space
about 99
blocks and 335
dimensioning in 650
drawing in 99
hiding objects 701
layout work process 101
lineweight display in 139, 140
moving objects to model space 101
object visibility 106
plotting options 701
UCS limitations 146
paper-saving features 696
paragraphs (multiline text) 584
parallel dimensions 677
parallel lines
construction lines 217
filleting 273
parallel projections
about 64
creating 65
parameters
constraints 317
parametric constraints 315
Parameters Manager 331
parametric constraints
about 291
annotational constraints 311
applying 309
dimensional constraints 307
displaying 300, 312
dynamic constraints 310
editing constrained objects 303, 313
formulas 315
geometric constraints 294, 295
parameters 315
reference parameters 311
relaxing 293
removing 293
parametric drawing
about 291
parametric constraints 291
partial saves 53
Partner Products and Services
(Autodesk) 3
Index | 901