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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
spheres
3D solids 380
mesh spheres 419
modifying 484
spherical coordinates 162
spinning mesh edges 502
spirals
drawing 215
modifying 288
spline-fit polylines
extending 267
trimming 267
splines
B-splines 403
base points 285
calculating geometric data for 190
control points 282
drawing 209
editing 282
extending 287
filleting 287
grips 235, 282
knots 284
modifying 221
NURBS splines 404
offsetting 258
trimming 287
splitting
faces 519
mesh faces 511
spotlights
artifical lighting 781
attenuation rates 802
beam angle 799
falloff angle 799
field angle 799
hotspot angle 799
location 797
overview 784
rapid decay area 799
spreadsheets
attribute extraction data files 348
squares 198, 221
stacked text (multiline text) 591
standard grips 327
Standard lighting workflow
about 780
distant lights 794
starting
customizing program startup 41
drawings 43
starting tables 624
STB files 693, 703, 706
Stereolithograph (STL) files 756
Stereolithography Apparatus (SLA) 756
STL files 756
stray pixels 233
stretch-moves 241
stretching
grip methods for 236
objects 268
stretch-moves 241
styles
annotations 552
dimensions 630
leader objects 599
multiline styles 199
reference points 216
text 605
visual 68
subobjects 280, 462
substitute fonts 609, 611
subtracing
composite solids 390
subtracting
areas 191
objects 390
regions 219
sunlight
about 777, 804
natural lighting 780, 781
support files
search paths 56
surface models 357
surfaces
3D surfaces 393
about 393
associative 364, 405
blending 399
bulge magnitude 396
chamfering 472
Index | 911