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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
Export in PostScript Format
When you export a file in PostScript format as an EPS file, some objects are
handled specially.
Thickened text, text control codes. If text has a thickness greater
than 0 or contains control codes (such as %%O or %%D), it is not plotted
as PostScript text, although the text is accurately plotted. International
and special symbols (such as %%213) are output as PostScript text.
ISO 8859 Latin/1 character set. When text uses character codes in the
127 to 255 range, the text is interpreted according to the ISO 8859 Latin/1
character set. If such a character appears in text that is mapped to
PostScript, a version of the font is generated with an encoding vector
remapped to represent the ISO character set. The resulting text is output
in PostScript in a form compatible with the font.
Circles, arcs, ellipses, elliptical arcs. Except when they have thickness,
arcs and circles are translated into the equivalent PostScript path objects.
Filled solids. A solid fill is plotted as a PostScript filled path.
Two-dimensional polylines. A 2D (planar) polyline with uniform width
is output as a PostScript stroked path. The PostScript end cap and miter
limit variables are set to approximate the segment joining.
Export ACIS SAT Files
You can export certain object types to an ACIS file in ASCII (SAT) format.
You can export trimmed NURBS surfaces, regions, and 3D solids to an ACIS
file in ASCII (SAT) format. Other objects, such as lines and arcs, are ignored.
Use ACISOUT to export 3D objects to a SAT file.
Export Stereolithography STL Files
You can export 3D solid objects in the STL file format compatible with
stereolithography or 3D printing.
Stereolithography or 3D printing is used in rapid prototyping, rapid
manufacturing, and other applications to create physical parts and models.
The 3D solid data is translated to a faceted mesh representation consisting of
a set of triangles and saved to an STL file. Use the FACETRES system variable
to adjust the facet density to an appropriate detail level.
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