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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
Index
2D Cartesian coordinates
coordinate filters 180
entering 157
x and y values 156
2D coordinates
Cartesian 156
entering 157
polar 156
2D isometric views 711
2D objects
flattened views of 3D objects 486
multi-functional grips 234
sectioning 483
simplified display 145
simulating 3D 711
2D polar coordinates 156, 159
2D UCS icon 154
2D wireframe visual style 64
3D Cartesian coordinates
coordinate filters 180
defining 3D views 62
entering 162
3D coordinates
Cartesian coordinates 162
cylindrical coordinates 163
entering 161
spherical coordinates 165
3D meshes
about 382
best practices 468
converting objects to 397
converting to 3D solids 471
creases 462, 469
creating 382
creating from other objects 393
custom meshes 399
density 459
editing 454
extruding 463, 471
faces 455
facets 455
gizmos 470
grip editing 456
legacy meshes 399
merging faces 456
mesh modeling 456
predefined meshes 403
primitives 385
properties 443
refining 460, 461, 469
repairing holes 456
selection filters 470
self-intersections 472
smoothness 457
spinning edges 456
splitting faces 463, 469
tessellation 383, 457
types of 393
3D models
3D solids 352
3D surfaces 369
3D views 72
about 339, 408
advantages 342
backgrounds 68
converting to meshes 408
converting to objects 408
cross sections 474
dynamic views 74
edge display 69
editing 408
flattened views of 486
gizmos 418
grips 418
history 441
interference problems in 368
live sectioning 480
meshes 454, 468
navigating views 73
parallel views 60
performance issues and 71, 72
perspective views 60
properties 441
rendering 738
797 | Index