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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
installation
color books 137
intensity of light 730
interface
customizing 34
interferences 368
International (SI) lighting units 715
international character sets 50, 543, 706
Internet
attaching xrefs from 708
FTP sites 706
network access 705
opening drawings from 706
raster images from 684
saving drawings to 706
sharing drawings on 705
Internet-based drawings 706
intersecting objects
composite solids and 367
dimension breaks 607
edges 69
interferences 368
multilines 281
regions 218
rendering intersecting objects 742
self-intersections 472
trimming 256
intervals on objects 186, 187, 188
intranets 705
inverting
layer groups 129
invisible block attributes 324
islands
hatch patterns and 505
island detection styles 506
ISO 8859 Latin 1 character set 694
ISO hatch patterns 509
ISO pen widths 138
isolating objects 148
isoline edges 69
isometric circles 210, 712
isometric drawings 711
isometric planes 711
Isometric Snap/Grid mode 711
isometric views
2D views 711
3D views 62
Isotropic distribution of lights 722
J
JFIF files 680
jitter edge effect 69
jog lines in dimensions 604
jogged radius dimensions 591
jogged segments in section objects 479
joining
line join styles 639
objects 270
polylines 274
JPEG files
attaching 680
exporting 693
justified text
defined 521
dimension text 573
settings 522
K
kinks in splines 276
knots on splines 276
L
L symbol (least material condition) 612
label blocks
annotations 489, 495
projects 108
labels (text) 517
lamp color 718, 720, 733
lamp intensity 718, 720, 733
landings
dimension text 588
multileader leader lines 530, 531
landscape orientation 618, 627
languages
previous release file formats 698
Unicode text 706
working internationally 706
large objects 45, 50
818 | Index