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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
attaching 683
bitonal 688
clipping boundaries 685
display options 687
display speed 690, 691
file formats 681
file paths 683
finding files 690
hiding 691
image information 688
Internet-based files 684
loading 691
missing 690
naming 689
pixels 681
preview images 51
resolution 684
scaling 684
tiled images 692
transparency 681
unloading 691
rays
drawing 216
filleting 266
modifying 220
Readme help topic 3
Real face style 65
realistic rendering 738
Realistic visual style 64
realtime panning 57
realtime zooming 58
rearranging
objects in groups 229
reassociating dimensions 601
rebuilding surfaces 449
reconciled layers
about 131
reconstructing surfaces 449
recording
history of composite solids 434
recovering
after system failures 55
damaged drawings 52
project data 106
recovery audits 53
rectangles
drawing 198
modifying 220
rectangular arrays 245
rectangular meshes 400
redoing actions 230
redrawing screen display 231
redundant edges 437
redundant faces 437
redundant vertices 437
Refedit visor 657
Reference Manager palette
loading or unloading images 691
underlay information 678
reference parameters 298
reference points
drawing 216
offsetting from 186
referenced layers 124
references (xrefs) 643
refinement
mesh objects 460, 469
tessellation 384
refreshing screen display 231
regardless of feature size values 612
regenerating
drawings 143
layer display 121
raster image display and 691
screen display 146
regions
calculating geometric data for 190
composite 218
creating 217
cross sections 478
relative coordinates
2D coordinates 157
3D coordinates 163
copying objects with 243
cylindrical coordinates 164
entering 156
spherical coordinates 166
relative paths
xrefs 647, 648
relaxing constraints 284
relocated xrefs 649
Index | 833