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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
parts
inspection dimensions 673
parts lists 344
pasting
lists 589
objects 233
objects from other drawings 52
text 594
patching surfaces 399
path arrays 249
paths
default file locations 50
extruding 459
lofting 460
path arrays 249
raster image files 751
support files 56
sweeping 367
patterns
hatches 565, 571, 573
libraries 571
PCX files
attaching 742
PDF files
exporting 754
plotting 711
performance improvement
3D display and 78
arrays and 256
demand loading xrefs 739, 740
fills display 142
groups and 229
hardware acceleration 79
incremental saves 54
layers and 116
lineweights and 139, 143
memory and 78, 79
performance tuning 79
raster image display 752
resolution 816
shadow display and 75, 799
software acceleration 79
text display 142
perimeters 189
perpendicular lines 176
perspective view 87
perspective views
about 64
defining 65
photometric lights
distant lights and 795
goniometric diagrams 787
IES data files 786, 792
luminous intensity distribution
(LID) 792
overview 780
point lights 783
properties 783, 801
spotlights 785
sun properties and 804
weblights 786, 801
workflow 776
photorealistic rendering 807
pickbox cursor 222
PICT files 742
pixels
raster images 742
removing strays on display 233
plan views
changing viewpoints 67
defined 66
planar closed spline curves 189
planar surfaces 398
planes
constraining movement to 448
constraining scale to 453
workplanes 153
plot areas
setting 689, 695
plot settings
objects 701
orientation 697
page setups and 694
scale 697
transparency 701
plot stamps
about 694
turning on 701
Plot Style Manager 703
Plot Style Table Editor 703
editing plot styles 706
managing plot style tables 705
902 | Index