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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
linetypes 321
model space settings 87
nested 322
orientation 503
paper space and 319
pasted text as 529
properties 320
saving changes to 659
scaling 309
table cells and 559
updating 336
visibility 314
xrefs vs. 319
blocks 307, 316
BMP files (bitmaps)
exporting 693
importing 680
BOM (bills of materials) 556
borders (table cells) 559
boundaries
boundary edges 256
gaps in 219, 508
layout viewports 94
polylines 198, 208
recreating 515
regions 218
zooming to 58
boundary sets
defined 198
hatches 507
polylines 208
bounded areas 438
bounded hatches 504
boxes
3D solids 354
mesh boxes 385
modifying 441
breaking
objects 270
breaks in dimensions 605
brightness 687
bringing objects to front 147
bulge magnitude 372
bulleted lists 523
bullets 523
BYBLOCK setting
block definitions 320
C
calculating
angles 189
areas 189
circumferences 190
command prompt calculator 193
distances 189
model space scale factors 88
perimeters 190
point coordinates 189
calculators
command prompt calculator 193
callout blocks
annotations 489, 497
projects 108
CALS files 680
cameras
section objects and 483
canceling commands 230
candelas 725
caps 596
Cartesian coordinates 156, 157, 162
CDF files (comma delimited) 331
cells (tables)
address format 560
AutoFill feature 560
blocks in 559
cell ranges 560
formulas in 560
merging 558
modifying 557
text in 559
center location overrides 591
center marks in dimensions 563, 590
centerlines in dimensions 563, 590
centers of gravity 193
chamfering
3D solids 431
hatch boundaries 267
objects 266
characters
formatting 523, 541
Index | 803