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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
rotation grips 327
rotation snaps 238
rounding
corners 270
edges 472
rounding off
dimension values 645
drawing units 46
rows (tables)
formatting 624
modifying 620
RTF files 594
rubber-band lines
locking 176
tracking 184
ruled meshes 426
running object snaps 168, 170
S
S (regardless of feature size symbol) 682
SAT format files 741, 756
saving
automatic saves 52, 59
backup files 52, 58
cross sections 541
drawings 52, 768
files in older formats 757, 760
incremental saves 54
layer indexes 739
layer property overrides 129
layer settings 129
layer states 128, 129
layout templates 112
objects 53
page setups 686
partial saves 53
preview images 56
rendered images 824
selection filters 226
spatial indexes 739
UCSs 147
viewports 93
views 64
visual fidelity and 53, 551, 757
xref editing changes 731
scale
annotations 548, 549, 561
dimensions 644, 649
drawing units 45
drawings 96
layout viewports 105
linetypes 137
multilines 198
plot scale 690, 697
scale factors 269
scale factors
layout viewports 105
model space settings 97
raster images 746
scaling objects 269
scale locking in layout viewports 103
scaling
3D Scale gizmo 443, 452
3D subobjects 462
annotations 548, 549, 561
arrowheads 635
blocks 323
constraining scale 452
drawings 97
drawings to fit paper 690
edges 469
faces 466
grip methods for 236
hatch patterns 573, 576
linetypes 109, 137, 708
lineweights 690
model space settings 96, 97
objects 235, 269
plot scale 697
raster images 746
scaling by reference 269
tables 620, 621
text 616, 617
text scale ratios 98
vertices 474
views in layout viewports 105
scenes
lighting 781
rendering 822
schedules
tables 620
908 | Index