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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
converting other files to 669
file locations 52
finding 43, 51
inserting as blocks 309
opening 43
previous release formats 695
repairing 52
saving 48
drawing interchange format (DXF files)
converting to DWG 669
exporting 693
drawing orientation 618, 627
drawing properties
displaying 43
finding files with 43
Drawing Recovery Manager
recovering work 55
drawing sets
publishing 641
drawing templates
creating 42
opening 42
saving 48
starting drawings with 42
startup routines and 37
drawing units
about 40
angular units 41
converting 40
linear units 41
model space settings 86
precision 42
rounding off 42
drawings
2D sections of 3D models 474
3D views 73
annotations in 489
archiving 652
background colors 35
colors 134
converting to AutoCAD LT 700
copying between 47
cross sectioning 474
exporting 692
extents 58
file formats 48
file locations 46, 52
finding 43, 51
fitting on paper 625, 628
fully constrained drawings 283
importing files into 669
incremental saves 49
information about 5
inserting as blocks 318
international files 50
Internet-based 706
layers 119
layouts 89, 90, 102
lighting 713
measurement units 40
model space 85
multiple open drawings 46
naming 50
object properties 117
opening 43, 706
orientation 618, 627
page setups 615
partial saves 48
plot settings 615
plotting 621
previewing 46, 640
previous release formats 699
projects 102
publishing 640
rendering 738
repairing damaged drawings 52
saving 48, 706
saving as templates 42
scaling 86
sharing 705, 707
starting 39
switching between 47
templates 42
text in 517
unconstrained drawings 283
underconstrained drawings 283
underlays 670, 671
viewports 81
views 57
xrefs 643
DST files (project data)
creating 105
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