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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
composite solids 476
composite surfaces 478
constraints 406
continuity 396
converting meshes to 524
converting objects to 361, 402
converting to 3D solids 386, 389
converting to meshes 428
creating 394
edges 469, 483
editing 488
extending 492
extruding 361, 364, 459
faces and 466
filleting 472, 493
grips 458
hidden 809
interferences 392
lighting and 781
lofting 369, 460
meshes 422
modifying 440, 462
network surfaces 398, 399
NURBS surfaces 357, 393, 403, 493
offsetting 400
patching 399
planar surfaces 398
procedural surfaces 357, 393, 398,
402
properties 398, 485
reconstructing 495
rendering 809, 815
revolving 372, 461
separating into original shapes 480
smoothness 817
surface analysis 495
surface models 357
sweeping 367, 460
trimming 491
vertices 474
swap files 79
sweeping objects 367, 460
switches
customizing startup with 41
switching
between model space and paper
space 100
drawings 51
gizmos 445
layouts 52
Swivel tool 80
symbol libraries
creating 339
inserting blocks 324
updating block definitions 350
symbols
arcs 664
block attribute extraction data 347
blocks 321
bullets in lists 587
file names 54
inserting 584
material conditions 681
projected tolerances 683
symbols of termination 627
tolerances 647
xref symbols 735
symmetrical tolerances 647
synchronizing
AutoCAD WS files 770
syntax
command line switches 42
T
table styles 624
Table toolbar 623
tables (inserted)
annotations 547
AutoFill feature 626
breaking into parts 622
cell styles 624
column width 621
creating 620
defined 620
editing 622
fields in 603
formatting 624
formulas in 625
gridlines 624
912 | Index