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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
plottable formats 640
PostScript formats 693
raster formats 681, 693
rendered images 749
saving drawings 48
saving in older formats 699
file input and output commands 706
files
backups 54
block attribute data 327
default locations 46
exporting 692
finding 43
importing 669
large objects in 45
layouts and projects 102
opening 43
publishing 640
repairing damaged files 52
saving 48
search paths 52
Fill mode 145
filleting
3D solids 431
objects 263
splines 277
surfaces 448
fills
about 504
boundaries 505, 515
gradient fills 509
modifying 512
plot styles 639
PostScript rendering 694
properties 511
solid fills 505, 509
turning off display 145
wipeout objects 516
filter colors of lighting 730
filtering
layers 123
object selection 224
subobject selection filters 420, 470
finding
drawing files 43, 51
Help topics 2
raster images 690
text 551
underlay files 679
fit points in splines 275
fit points on splines 213, 379
fitting
dimension text 571
Fix constraints 288
fixed-length extension lines 569
fixtures (lighting) 714, 735
flat lighting 66
flatshot objects 486
flattened views of 3D objects 486
FLIC files 680
flip grips 313
flipping
arrowheads 570
lights 729
objects 254
floating palettes 36
floating properties 320
FMP files (font mapping) 546
fog effects 747
folders
file locations 46
font mapping files 546
fonts
alternative fonts 545
Asian set 543
assigning 542
Big Fonts 544
converting 546
file locations 52
international sets 543
mapping 546
PostScript 545
previous release file formats and 698
proxy fonts 543, 545
substitute fonts 545
TrueType 543
types of 542
Unicode 543
forcing internal lines 572
foreshortened radius dimensions 591
form tolerances 611
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