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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
validating 437
vertices 423
wireframes 404
3D space
3D models 339
coordinates 161
object snaps 170
UCSs 149
workplanes 148
3D surfaces 369, 408
composite solids 433
composite surfaces 435
edges 429, 440
editing 445
extending 447
faces and 426
filletting 448
modifying 423
NURBS surfaces 448
properties 442
reconstructing 449
separating into original shapes 436
surface analysis 450
trimming 446
vertices 432
3D UCS icon 154
3D views
architectural design conventions 62
changing viewpoints 63
defining 62
dynamic viewing 74
gizmos in 410
interactive 3D views 73
isometric views 62
mechanical design conventions 62
moving objects in 412
multiple UCSs 151
navigation tools 73
preset views 62
rotating 62
rotating objects in 414
scaling objects in 416
UCS orientation 63
3ds Max 750
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absolute coordinates
2D coordinates 157
3D coordinates 163
entering 156
absolute xref paths 648
ACB files 137
ACI colors 134
ACIS files 669, 694
Acrobat PDF files
layers and 673
plotting 640
underlays 670, 671
action parameters 313
actions (user)
redoing 230
undoing 230
adaptive grid display 175
adaptive plot style adjustments 638
adding
layouts into a project 107
Adjust Distance tool 73
ADN (Autodesk Developer Network) 3
Adobe Acrobat PDF files
layers and 673
plotting 640
underlays 670, 671
aligned constraints 295
aligned dimensions 586
alignment
AutoTrack feature 183
dimension text 573, 602
dimensions 608
displaying paths for 177
equal intervals 187, 188
hatches 510, 513
isometric planes 711
lateral tolerances 581
multileaders 531
multiline text 522
object snaps 169
objects 241
previous release formats and 697
single-line text 519
text 534
Index | 799