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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
Plotter Configuration Editor
paper size 617
plotters
offsetting plots 626
paper size 625
paper-saving features 626
selecting 617, 624
plotting
draw order and 147
exporting files 640
file formats 640
fit options 620
hardware linetypes 137
layout process and 90
light glyphs 730
lineweights 142, 143, 630
model space settings 87
offsets 619
orientation 618, 627
page setups 615, 624
paper size 625
paper space objects 630
plot scale 627
plot style tables 620
plot styles 630, 631
positioning image on paper 625
previewing 640
publishing 640
resolution 630
scaling drawings for 620
screened objects 98
section objects 485
selecting output devices 624
test plot performance 145
text frames 146
transparent objects 147, 630
underlays 680
wipeout objects 516
PNG files (Portable Network Graphics)
exporting 693
importing 680
point lights
artifical lighting 717
attenuation rates 733
location 729
overview 717
target points 717
point markers 187, 188
pointer input 167
points
block base points 317
control points 275
coordinates 189
direct distance entry 186
drawing 216
equal intervals between 187, 188
fit points 275
geometric data 189
offsetting objects from 186
point markers 187, 188
specifying 185
tracking points 183
polar angles 178
polar arrays 247
polar coordinates
2D coordinates 159
about 156
cylindrical coordinates 163
spherical coordinates 165
polar tracking 177, 183
PolarSnap feature 177
polyface meshes
about 399
creating 402
rendering 744
polygon meshes 399, 402
polygons
calculating geometric data for 190
drawing 199, 207
polyface meshes 402
rendering 744
polyline arcs 207
polylines
calculating geometric data for 190
chamfering 268
closed 207
drawing 196
exploding 271
filleting 265
grips 233, 272
joining 274
linetypes 141
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