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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
formatting text
character formatting 541
fields 537
multiline text 521, 523
stacked text 526
table cells 559
formulas
copying 560
inserting in table cells 560
parametric constraints 301
fractions 521, 526, 583
frames
underlay frames 677
Free Orbit tool 73
free weblights 721
freezing
layers 121
layers in layout viewports 96
xref layers 667
front views 62
front, moving objects to 147
FTP sites
opening Internet drawings 706
saving drawings to 706
full xref paths 648
fully constrained drawings 283
functions 303
fuzz distance 274
G
G0 and G1 continuity 372, 451
G2 curvature 373, 452
gaps between objects 270
gaps in boundaries 508
Gaussian curvature 453
Geo SPOT files 680
geographic locations
angle of sun 735
geometric constraints
about 284
applying 285
applying automatically 293
constraint points 287
displaying 289
editing 289
editing constrained objects 291
fix constraints 288
illustrated 282
inferring 293
multiple constraints 288
relaxing 284
removing 284, 285
surfaces 381
geometric tolerances
about 610
composite tolerances 613
datum reference frames 612
lateral tolerances 580
material conditions 612
projected tolerances 613
geometry
object geometric data 188
projecting 447
rendering 742
trimming edges with 447
gizmos
3D meshes 457
3D models 418
about 410
displaying 410
mesh objects and 470
moving objects with 412
rotating objects with 414
scaling objects with 416
settings 412
switching 411
global linetype scale factor 140
goniometers 725
goniometric diagrams 722
Gooch face style 65
gradient fills
creating 509
simplified display 145
graphics cards 71
grayscale 637
grid
displaying 173
snapping to 173
grid limits
calculating 88
overriding 174
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