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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
page setups 615
palettes
displaying 36
docking 36
floating 36
icons 36
resizing 36
Pan tool 73
panning
3D views 73
about 57
dynamic 57
layout viewports 92
Pantone color books 135
paper size
fitting drawings on 628
layout settings 617
plot scale and 627
scaling drawings to fit 620
settings 625
paper space
about 89
blocks and 319
dimensioning in 584
drawing in 89
hiding objects 630
layout work process 91
lineweight display in 143
moving objects to model space 91
object visibility 96
plotting options 630
UCS limitations 150
paper-saving features 626
paragraphs (multiline text) 520
parallel dimensions 608
parallel lines
construction lines 217
filleting 266
parallel projections
about 60
creating 61
parameters
constraints 302
parametric constraints 301
Parameters Manager 315
parametric constraints
about 282
annotational constraints 297
applying 296
dimensional constraints 295
displaying 289, 299
dynamic constraints 297
editing constrained objects 291, 300
formulas 301
geometric constraints 284, 285
parameters 301
reference parameters 298
relaxing 284
removing 284
parametric drawing
about 282
parametric constraints 282
partial saves 48
Partner Products and Services
(Autodesk) 3
parts
inspection dimensions 604
parts lists 328
pasting
lists 525
objects 232
objects from other drawings 47
text 529
patching surfaces 375
path arrays 246
paths
default file locations 46
extruding 421
lofting 422
path arrays 246
raster image files 690
support files 52
sweeping 348
underlay files 679
patterns
hatches 504, 509, 510
libraries 509
PCX files
attaching 680
PDF files
exporting 692
828 | Index