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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
zooming to 58
grip modes 233
grip tools (gizmos) 410
grips
3D meshes 456
3D solids 418, 421
blocks 237
coincident 234
constrained objects 291, 300
copying objects with 236
dimension lines 599
dimension text 602, 603
dimensional input 167
dimensions 597
display options 235
editing objects with 233
gizmos 410
grip tools (gizmos) 410
hatches 514
helixes 279
jog lines 604
leader objects 532
multi-functional 234, 272
non-associative hatch objects 233
polylines 233
quadrant grips 235
section objects 481
selecting 235
splines 233, 274
surfaces 418, 421
tables 557
text objects 528, 550, 551
tolerances 611
types of 313, 418
underlay files 674
grouping
layers 128
grouping layers
viewport overrides and 126
groups
about 227
adding objects to 229
creating 227, 228
deleting 229
editing groups 229
editing objects 229
layer 128
names 228
removing group definition 229
removing objects from 229
reordering objects in 229
selecting 228
selecting objects in 228
ungrouping 229
groups of projects 110
guide curves 344, 422
gutters between text columns 529
H
handdrawn effects 69
hanging indents 525
hardware
acceleration 71
linetypes and 137
hatches
about 504
alignment 513
annotations and 489, 499
applying 504
associative 504, 506
background colors 509
boundaries 505, 515
bounded hatches 504
chamfering boundaries 267
customizing 509
density 511
draw order 512
exploding 271
file locations 52
filleting boundaries 263
gradient fills 509
islands within 505, 506
ISO patterns 509
large or complex drawings and 507
model space settings 87
modifying 512
nonassociative 506
orientation 503
origin point 510
pattern libraries 509
pre-defined 509
816 | Index