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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 Single-View Drawings (Model Space)
- Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space)
- Work with Layouts in a Project
- 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
- Overview of Notes and Labels
- Create Text
- Create Leaders
- Use Fields in Text
- Work with Text Styles
- Change Text
- Check Spelling
- Format Multiline Text at the Command Prompt
- 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
- Named Page Setups with Projects
- 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
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach PDF Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Export Drawings to Other File Formats
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
Set Property Overrides for Hatches and Fills . . . . . . . . 511
Control the Display of Hatch Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . 511
Control the Draw Order of Hatches and Fills . . . . . . . . 512
Modify Hatches and Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512
Modify Hatch Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513
Modify Hatch Alignment, Scale, and Rotation . . . . . . . 513
Reshape a Hatch or Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514
Re-create the Boundary of a Hatch or Fill . . . . . . . . . . 515
Create a Blank Area to Cover Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516
Notes and Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517
Overview of Notes and Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517
Create Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517
Overview of Creating Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517
Create Single-Line Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518
Create Multiline Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520
Create and Edit Columns in Multiline Text . . . . . . . . . 528
Import Text from External Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529
Create Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529
Overview of Leader Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529
Create and Modify Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530
Modify Leaders Using Grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532
Work with Leader Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533
Add Content to a Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533
Use Fields in Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536
Insert Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536
Update Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537
Work with Text Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540
Overview of Text Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540
Assign Text Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542
Set Text Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547
Set Text Obliquing Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548
Set Horizontal or Vertical Text Orientation . . . . . . . . . 549
Change Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549
Overview of Changing Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550
Change Single-Line Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550
Change Multiline Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550
Find and Replace Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551
Check Spelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552
Format Multiline Text at the Command Prompt . . . . . . . . . 553
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556
Create and Modify Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556
Work with Table Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558
Add Text and Blocks to Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559
Use Formulas in Table Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560
Dimensions and Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561
Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning . . . . . . . . . . . 561
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