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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
revolving objects 352
RFS symbol (regardless of feature
size) 612
right-hand rule 149
RLC files 680
rotated dimensions 587
rotating
3D objects 241
3D Rotate gizmo 410, 414
3D subobjects 423
3D views 62
constraining rotation 415
dimension text 602
dimensions 587
edges 429
faces 426
grip methods for 234
hatches 513
lights 729
objects 234, 240
snap angles 176
UCSs 148
underlays 674
vertices 432
views in layout viewports 101
rotation grips 313
rotation snaps 236
rounding
corners 263
edges 431
rounding off
dimension values 579
drawing units 42
rows (tables)
formatting 559
modifying 556
RTF files 529
rubber-band lines
locking 177
tracking 185
ruled meshes 395
running object snaps 169, 171
S
S (regardless of feature size symbol) 612
SAT format files 669, 694
saving
automatic saves 48, 54
backup files 48, 54
cross sections 483
drawings 48, 706
files in older formats 695, 699
files with underlays 680
incremental saves 49
layer indexes 667
layer property overrides 132
layer settings 132
layer states 132
layout templates 102
objects 48
page setups 616
partial saves 48
preview images 51
projects 113
rendered images 749
selection filters 224
spatial indexes 667
UCSs 150
viewports 84
views 59
visual fidelity and 49, 493, 695
xref editing changes 659
scale
annotations 490, 491, 501
dimensions 578, 583
drawing units 40
drawings 86
layout viewports 95
linetypes 140
multilines 199
plot scale 620, 627
scale factors 261
scale factors
layout viewports 95
model space settings 87
raster images 684
scaling objects 261
scale locking in layout viewports 93
scaling
3D Scale gizmo 410, 416
3D subobjects 423
Index | 835