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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
Work with Xrefs over the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 708
Chapter 13
Render Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711
Draw 2D Isometric Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711
Set Isometric Grid and Snap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711
Draw Isometric Circles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 712
Add Lighting to Your Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713
Overview of Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713
Standard and Photometric Lighting Workflow . . . . . . . . . . 715
Illuminate a Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716
Guidelines for Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716
Use Point Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717
Use Spotlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719
Use Weblights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721
Use Distant Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 727
Assigning a Shape to a Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 727
Adjust and Manipulate Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 728
Control the Display of Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 728
Adjust Light Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 729
Control Light Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 730
Sun and Sky Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735
Incorporate Luminaire Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735
Materials and Textures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736
Overview of Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736
Browse Material Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736
Render 3D Objects for Realism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738
Overview of Rendering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738
Prepare a Model for Rendering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 739
Understand Face Normals and Hidden Surfaces . . . . . . 739
Minimize Intersecting and Coplanar Faces . . . . . . . . . 741
Balance Mesh Density for Smooth Geometry . . . . . . . . 744
Set Up the Renderer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 747
Control the Rendering Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . 747
Basics of Rendering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748
Render Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748
Save and Redisplay Rendered Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 749
Save a Rendered Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 749
Redisplay a Rendered Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 749
Use Models with Other Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . 750
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751
3D mesh primitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751
3D view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751
absolute coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751
acquired point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751
acquisition marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751
activate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751
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