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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
plot style tables
assigning to layouts 691, 703
creating 703
editing 706
modifying 703
Plot Style Manager 703
Plot Style Table Editor 705
predefined 704, 706
shaded viewport plotting options
and 699
types 693, 702, 704, 705
plot styles
about 701
layers and 117, 120
modifying 706
NORMAL style 706
object plot styles 705
plot style tables 691, 702
selecting 701
settings 706
types 693, 702
Plotter Configuration Editor
paper size 688
plotters
offsetting plots 697
paper size 695
paper-saving features 696
selecting 688, 695
plotting
draw order and 144
exporting files 711
file formats 711
fit options 690
hardware linetypes 134
layout process and 100
light glyphs 799
lineweights 139, 140, 701
model space settings 97
offsets 689
orientation 688, 697
page setups 685, 694
paper size 695
paper space objects 701
plot scale 697
plot style tables 691
plot styles 701
positioning image on paper 696
previewing 710
publishing 711
resolution 700
scaling drawings for 690
screened objects 108
section objects 544
selecting output devices 695
test plot performance 142
text frames 142
transparent objects 144, 701
wipeout objects 580
PNG files (Portable Network Graphics)
exporting 755
importing 742
point lights
artifical lighting 781
attenuation rates 802
location 797
overview 782
target points 782
point markers 186, 187
pointer input 164
points
block base points 333
control points 282
coordinates 188
direct distance entry 185
drawing 216
equal intervals between 186, 187
fit points 282
geometric data 188
offsetting objects from 185
point markers 186, 187
specifying 184
tracking points 182
polar angles 177
polar arrays 251
polar coordinates
2D coordinates 156
about 153
cylindrical coordinates 161
spherical coordinates 162
polar tracking 176, 182
PolarSnap feature 176
Index | 903