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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
shadows 68
subobjects 423
sun and sky 735
thickness 406
types of 339
viewing 409
visual styles 63
weblights 721
wireframes 404
3D Move gizmo 410, 412
3D objects
aligning 242
AutoCAD LT functionality 701
coordinates 161
edge display 69
exporting 694
extending 260
flattened views of 486
live sectioning 480
lofting 422
modifying 408
rendering 738
rotating 241
shadows 68
simulating in 2D 711
smoothness 745
subobjects 423
surfaces 369
sweeping 421
thickness 406
trimming 260
visual styles 63
wireframes 404
3D Orbit tool 73
3D printing 622, 694
3D Rotate gizmo 410, 414
3D Scale gizmo 416
3D solid edges
imprinting objects on 440
modifying 423, 429
redundant edges 437
3D solid faces
imprinting objects on 440
modifying 423, 426
redundant faces 437
rendering 740
3D solid vertices
modifying 423, 432
redundant vertices 437
3D solids
calculating geometric data for 190
chamfering 431
cleaning 437
colors 428
composite solids 366, 433
converting meshes to 471
converting objects to 342, 363
converting surfaces to 365
converting to objects 408
coordinates 161
creating 352
edges on 69, 423
exporting 694
extruding 346, 421
faces 423
filleting 431
flattened views of 486
gizmos 418
grips 418, 421
history 434, 441
imprinting objects on 440
interferences 368
lofting 350, 422
mass properties 193
meshes 393, 403
modifying 408
multi-functional grips 234
polysolids 361
pressing or pulling areas 438
primitives 441
properties 441
revolving 352, 422
separating into original shapes 436
shells 437
slicing 368
smoothness 745
solid primitives 353, 354
subobjects 423
surfaces 369
sweeping 348, 421
types 354
types of 343
798 | Index