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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
viewport objects 100
alignment grips 313
allocating memory 71, 72
alternative fonts 545
American lighting units 715
angles
angle overrides 179
calculating 189
constraints 295
defining 3D views with 62
polar angles 178
polar coordinates 159
rotating objects by 240
snap angle 176
spotlights 731
sunlight 735
unit types 157
angular constraints 295
angular dimensions
breaks in 605
creating 592
definition points 598
spacing between 608
angular units 41
anisotropic light distributions 721
annotation objects
annotative styles 494
blocks as 497
creating 492
defined 490
dimensions as 496, 583
hatches as 499
leaders as 497
model space and 86
multi-functional grips 234
multileaders as 497
orientation 503
previous release formats and 696
scale representations 501
scaling 87, 490, 491
text 495, 517
tolerances as 496
types of 489
updating 491
updating scale 501
visibility 500
visual fidelity 49, 493, 695
annotational constraints 297, 299
annotative dimensions 583
Annotative property 490, 492
aperture box (AutoSnap) 171
append extend surfaces 447
application window
settings 34
applications
exporting files to 692
importing files from 669
ObjectARX 703
opening attribute extraction
files 332
rendered images and 750
arc length dimensions 596, 605
archiving
drawings with xrefs 652
arcs
dimensioning 589, 593, 596
drawing 201
fillet arcs 266
joining to polylines 274
linetypes 137
modifying 220
polyline arcs 207
PostScript rendering 694
rendering 744
revision cloud segments 220
tangent to lines 205
areas
calculating 189, 217
combining calculations 191
subtracting 192
array objects 245
arrays of objects
associativity 245, 248
creating 244
editing 248
limitations 251
path arrays 246
polar 247
properties 248
rectangular 245
arrow grips 482
800 | Index