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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
Resolve Missing External References . . . . . . . . . . . . 661
Resolve Circular External References . . . . . . . . . . . . 662
Resolve Name Conflicts in External References . . . . . . . 662
Track External Reference Operations (Log File) . . . . . . . 663
Increase Performance with Large Referenced Drawings . . . . . . 666
Overview of Demand Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 666
Unload Xrefs in Large Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 666
Work with Demand Loading in Large Drawings . . . . . . 666
Work with Layer and Spatial Indexes . . . . . . . . . . . . 667
Set Paths for Temporary Xref File Copies . . . . . . . . . . 668
Work with Data in Other Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669
Import Other File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669
Import ACIS SAT Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669
Convert DXF and DXB Files to DWG Format . . . . . . . . 669
Attach PDF Files as Underlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 670
Overview of PDF Underlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 670
Attach, Scale, and Detach PDF Underlays . . . . . . . . . 670
Work with PDF Underlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 672
Manage and Publish Drawings Containing PDF Underlays
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Attach Raster Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680
Overview of Raster Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 681
Attach, Scale, and Detach Raster Images . . . . . . . . . . 683
Modify Raster Images and Image Boundaries . . . . . . . . 685
Manage Raster Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688
Tune Raster Image Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 690
Export Drawings to Other File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 692
Export PDF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 692
Export DXF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 693
Export Raster Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 693
Export PostScript Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 693
Export ACIS SAT Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694
Export Stereolithography STL Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694
Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications . . . . . 695
Work with Drawings in Earlier Releases . . . . . . . . . . . 695
Save Drawings to Previous Drawing File Formats . . . . . . 699
Work with AutoCAD Drawings in AutoCAD LT . . . . . . . 700
Work with Custom and Proxy Objects . . . . . . . . . . . 702
Chapter 12
Collaborate with Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705
Use the Internet for Collaboration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705
Get Started with Internet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705
Work with Drawing Files over the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . 706
Open and Save Drawing Files from the Internet . . . . . . 706
Share Drawing Files Internationally . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706
Use AutoCAD WS for Drawing File Collaboration . . . . . 707
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