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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
objects from selections 225
stray pixels 233
text styles 607
unreferenced linetypes 135
unused named objects 232
vertices 475
renaming
groups 231
layers 120
Render (renderer) 820
rendering
about 807
atmospheric effects 820
background effects 820
basic techniques 822
configuring Renderer 820
plotting rendered objects 700
preparing models for 809
saving images 824
section objects 544
shaded viewport objects 691, 699
simplifying geometry for 812
repairing
damaged drawing files 57
replacing
dimension text 670
text 618
reshaping
objects 267, 482
resizing
3D solid faces 466
annotations 548, 549, 561
arrowheads 635
columns in text 593
dimension breaks 676
dimensions 649
edges 469
extending objects 265
fitting drawings on paper 690
layout viewports 104
object grips and 236
objects 267
tables 621
text 616, 617
trimming objects 263
resizing palettes 40
resolution
plotting 700
raster images 746
rendering and 816
restoring
backup files 58
damaged drawings 58
layer settings 129
previous view 61
UCSs 147
viewports 93
views 64
resulting color 783, 785, 801
resulting intensity 783, 785, 801
reversing actions 232
reviewing
revision clouds 221
revision clouds 221
revolved meshes 428
revolving
solids 461
surfaces 461
revolving objects 372
RFS symbol (regardless of feature
size) 682
right-hand rule 146
RLC files 742
rotated dimensions 654
rotating
3D objects 243
3D Rotate gizmo 443, 450
3D subobjects 462
3D views 67
constraining rotation 450
dimension text 670
dimensions 654
edges 469
faces 466
grip methods for 235
hatches 576
lights 797
objects 235, 242
snap angles 175
UCSs 145
vertices 474
views in layout viewports 111
Index | 907