2012
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
polyface meshes
about 432
creating 434
rendering 816
polygon meshes 432, 434
polygons
calculating geometric data for 189
drawing 198, 206
polyface meshes 434
rendering 816
polyline arcs 206
polylines
calculating geometric data for 189
chamfering 275
closed 206
drawing 196
exploding 278
filleting 272
grips 235, 279
joining 281
linetypes 137
modifying 221, 279
offsetting 258
polyline arcs 206
PostScript rendering 756
revision clouds 221
simplifying display 142
subobjects 280
wide polylines 196, 206
polysolids
drawing 384
portrait orientation 688, 697
PostScript files
exporting 755
PostScript fonts 611
precision
calculators 192
coordinate systems 145
cursor movements 172
distances 184
drawing units 46
Dynamic Input 163
geometric data 187
numeric values 645
object snaps 167
offset locations 179
point locations 179
predefined 3D meshes 435
preset 3D views 66
pressing areas of 3D solids 482
previewing
drawings 51, 56
layouts 51
object selections 227
plotted drawings 710
weblights 801
previous releases
converting files 757
fields and 605
lineweights and 141
saving drawings as 760
primitive solids
about 375
grips 459
modifying 484
spheres 380
primitives
mesh primitives 412
solids 375
printable areas 685, 688, 689, 695, 696
printers
offsetting plots 697
selecting 688, 695
printing
page setups 685
plotting 692
procedural surfaces
about 393
converting objects to 402
creating 357, 398
editing 488
profile tolerances 680
profiles (objects)
extruding 459
geometric objects used as 362
lofting 369
project lines 633
projected geometry 492
projected tolerances 683
prompts
dynamic prompts 166
904 | Index