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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
LAS files (layer states) 133
lateral tolerances
displaying 580
stacked text in 526
layer group rules 129
layer grouping
unreconciled new layers 131
layer groups 128
layer indexes 667, 668
layer properties
blocks and 320
xref properties 645
Layer Properties Manager
layer names 123
property overrides 126
layer rules
dynamic group 129
layer states 132, 133
Layer States Manager
restoring layer states 132
layers
about 119
block elements and 308
colors 121, 124, 136
creating 123
current 123
default properties 121
deleting 124, 125
displaying 128
exporting layer states 133
filtering 123
freezing 96, 121
grouping 128
hiding 121
importing layer states 133
inverting groups 129
LAS files 133
layer 0 120
layer states 132
layout viewports and 96
linetypes 121, 124, 139, 645
lineweights 121, 124, 142, 144
live sectioning and 481
locking 120
modifying 124
modifying objects on 122
moving objects to another 124,
136, 139, 144
naming 123, 124
overriding properties 122, 126
plot styles 121, 634
preventing selection 224
previous release formats and 696
properties 124
reconciled 131
referenced 124
restoring layer states 132
saving 132
selecting 123
settings 124
sorting 128
thawing 121
transparency 121, 147
turning on or off 121
underlays and 671, 673
undoing changes 124
unlocking 120
unreconciled 131
unused 124
visibility 92, 121
xrefs and 645, 667
Layers palette
grouping layers 128
sorting layers 128
unreconciled new layers and 131
layout creation templates 111
layout templates 101
layout viewports
about 89
accessing model space from 92
aligning views in 100
annotations and 490, 491
creating 93
drawing in 92
freezing layers in 96
linetypes in 99
magnifying 92
modifying views in 92
multiple 93
plotting 620
resizing 94
rotating views in 101
Index | 819