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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
Content palette
inserting blocks from 310
contextual fields 538
continued dimensions 586
continuity (surfaces) 372, 450, 451
contrast in raster images 675, 687
control points on splines 212, 275, 379
control vertices 211, 448, 449
converting
3D models to objects 408
colors to grayscale 637
dimension units 578
dimensions to annotations 496
drawing units 40
drawings to other formats 692
files to AutoCAD LT 700
fonts 546
meshes to 3D solids 471
nonassociative dimensions to
associative 601
objects to 3D solids 363
objects to meshes 397
objects to surfaces 377
surfaces to 3D solids 365
text to annotations 495
Coons surface patch meshes 397
coordinate filters 180
coordinate systems
origin 156
types of 148
WCS (world coordinate system) 148
coordinates
2D coordinates 157
3D coordinates 161
absolute values 156
calculating 189
coordinate filters 180
Dynamic Input and 167
entering 156
relative values 156
types of 148
unit types 157
coplanar faces 742
copying
arrays of objects 244
block definitions 323
demand loading and 668
edges 431
faces 427
formulas to table cells 560
grip modes and 236
hatch properties 513
multiple copies of objects 243
object properties 119
objects 232, 242
objects to other drawings 47
offsetting objects 251
corners
beveled 266
chamfering 266
filleting 263
correcting
mistakes 230
spelling 553
CPolygon selection 223
crashes, recovering from 55
creases
limiting distortion 469
mesh objects 462
cross sectioning
2D and 3D sections 483
live sectioning 480
lofting objects and 350, 422
section objects 474
crosshairs
coloring 35
crossing polygon selection 223
crossing selections 223
CTB files 623, 632, 633
current viewports 83
cursor
Dynamic Input and 167
locking movement 179
moving in tables 559
polar tracking 177
restricting movement 173
rubber-band line 177, 185
curved objects
analyzing 453
clamp curves 379
closed curves 379
drawing 201
806 | Index