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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
grips 235
isolated objects 148
layers 121, 128
lights 728
linetypes 141
lineweights 143
originals in composite solids 434
overlapping objects 147
plot areas 618
plot styles 636
Quick View images 46
raster images 691
rendered images 749
shadows 68
simplifying 145
underlay frames 677
distances
calculating 189
equal intervals 186
fuzz distance 274
polar distances 179
specifying 185
distant lights 717, 727, 748
distributing
dimensions 608
items in arrays 247
leader lines 531
dithering 637
dividing
objects into equal segments 187,
188
objects into original shapes 436
docked palettes 36
document materials 737
doglegs 530, 588
donuts
drawing 209
exploding 271
simplified display 145
double click actions
editing 232
downloading
AutoCAD WS files 708
draft analysis 450, 453
draft quality display of raster images 691
draw order
changing 147
hatches 512
drawing
3D solids 354
arcs 201
boxes 354
circles 205
cones 356
construction lines 216
curved objects 201
cylinders 357
direct distance entry 185
donuts 209
ellipses 210
helixes and spirals 214
isometric circles 210, 712
layout viewports and 92
lines 196
multilines 199
object properties 117
objects 195
Ortho mode 177
parametric drawing 282
polygons 198, 207
polyline arcs 207
polylines 196
polysolids 361
precision 148
pyramids 359
rays 216
rectangles 198
reference points 216
revision clouds 219
spheres 358
splines 211
squares 198
tangent arcs and lines 205
tori 360
triangles 199
viewports and 84
wedges 355
wide polylines 207
drawing extents 58, 618, 624
drawing files (DWG)
backups 54
Index | 809