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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
annotations 490, 491, 501
arrowheads 570
blocks 309
constraining scale 416
drawings 87
drawings to fit paper 620
edges 429
faces 426
grip methods for 235
hatch patterns 510, 513
linetypes 99, 140, 638
lineweights 620
model space settings 86, 87
objects 234, 261
plot scale 627
raster images 684
scaling by reference 262
tables 556
text 550, 551
text scale ratios 88
underlays 674
vertices 432
views in layout viewports 95
scenes
lighting 716
rendering 748
schedules
tables 556
screen display
cleaning up 231
clearing 35
performance 145
quality 691
updating 146
screening
layout viewports 98
plot settings 636
scripts
customizing program startup 37
SDF files (space-delimited format) 331
search paths
default file locations 46
referenced drawings 648
specifying 52
searching
finding drawing files 43, 51
finding raster images 690
Help topics 2
text search and replace 551
underlay files 679
second grips 481
section lines 475
section objects
about 474
cameras and 483
creating 476
grips 481
jogged segments 479
live sectioning 480
object states 482
plotting 485
properties 483
publishing 485
rendering 485
saving 483
views and 483
section planes 474
sectioning
2D sections 483
3D objects 483
3D views and 74
cameras and 483
jogged segments 479
live sectioning 474, 476, 480
lofting objects and 350, 422
publishing or plotting cross
sections 485
section objects 474
views and 483
segment end grips 482
selecting
3D solid subobjects 418
classification properties and 224
CP and WP selection 223
customizing object selection 225
default options for 226
deselecting 221
groups 228
highlighted objects 226
irregularly shaped selection
areas 223
layers 123
836 | Index