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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
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object enablers 703
object properties
about 117
assigning 117
blocks 320
colors 134, 136
copying 119
inheritance 659
layer defaults 121
linetypes 137
lineweights 142
xrefs 659
object snap tracking 183
object snaps
3D space 170
about 168, 169
angles of 176
AutoSnap 171
base points 176
constraints and 293
grid snap 173
isometric drawings 711
object snap tracking 183
overriding 171
PolarSnap feature 177
running object snaps 169
shortcut menu 169, 170
underlays 674
ObjectARX applications
custom and proxy objects 703
objects
3D objects 339
aligning 241
arrays of 244
assigning to other layers 136, 139,
144
blocks 307
breaking 270
chamfering 266
colors 134
converting to meshes 397
converting to revision clouds 220
copying 232, 236, 242
creating 3D solids from 363
creating meshes from 393
creating solids or surfaces from 342,
377
cross sectioning 474
custom objects 703
cutting 231
deleting 231
deleting duplicates 231
deselecting 221, 223
draw order 147
drawing 195
editing 220, 232
equal intervals on 186
erasing 231
filleting 263
filtering 224
geometric data 188
grouping 227
highlighting 226
isolating 148
joining 270
large objects 45, 50
layers 119
layout viewports and 92
linetypes 137
lineweights 141
magnifying 58
masking 516
mass properties 193
materials 736
mirroring 254
moving 238
offsetting 236, 251
overlapping 147
paper space and 91
pasting 232
plotting 630
proxy objects 703
reshaping 260
resizing 260
rotating 240
saving 48
scaling 261
section objects 474
selecting 220
separating into original shapes 436
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