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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
properties
3D solids 484
arrays 253
blocks 336
colors 130
copying 115
dimension lines 632
fills 573
floating properties 336
hatches 573, 575
layer groups 124
layers 115, 120
lighting 798
linetypes 133
lineweights 138
mass properties 192
meshes 411, 486
multiline properties 199
objects 113
overriding 122
plot styles 702
section objects 540
selecting objects by filtering 226
simplifying display 142
surfaces 398, 485
tables 620
text 585, 617
views 64
Properties Inspector palette
object properties 114
Properties palette
table properties 620
proxy fonts 609
proxy objects 766
proxy servers 767
PS files (PostScript)
exporting 755
publishing
about 711
drawing sets 711, 712
page setups 685
plotting vs. 692
section objects 544
pulling areas of 3D solids 482
purging
block definitions 332
named objects 232
unreferenced linetypes 135
unused layers 120
pyramids
3D solids 381
mesh pyramids 416
modifying 484
Q
quadrant grips 237
quadrants in dimensioning 661
Quick Text mode 142
Quick View tools 51
R
radial dimensions 655, 674
radius (fillet) 271
radius dimensions 655, 666
RAL color sets 131
RAM
allocating 78
memory tuning 79
rapid decay area of spotlights 799
Rapid prototyping 756
raster images
about 742
attaching 745
bitonal 749
clipping boundaries 747
display options 749
display speed 752, 753
file formats 743
file paths 745
finding files 751
hiding 753
image information 750
Internet-based files 745
loading 753
missing 752
naming 751
pixels 742
preview images 56
resolution 746
scaling 746
Index | 905