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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
modifying 408
polysolids 361
revolving 352
separating into original shapes 436
solid modeling 339
solid primitives 354
sweeping 348
types of 343
sorting
layers 128
source vectors for distant lights 733
space-delimited format files (SDF) 331
spacing
dimension elements 566
dimensions 608
equal intervals 186
grid lines 174
previous release formats and 697
spatial indexes 667, 668
special characters
block attribute extraction files 331
bullets in lists 523
file names 50
filtering layers by 129
fractions 527
inserting 521
tolerance stacks 527
Unicode text 706
xref symbols 663
spelling check 553
spheres
3D solids 358
mesh spheres 390
modifying 441
spherical coordinates 165
spinning mesh edges 456
spirals
drawing 214
modifying 279
spline-fit polylines
extending 260
trimming 260
splines
B-splines 378
base points 276
calculating geometric data for 190
control points 275
drawing 211
editing 274
extending 277
filleting 277
grips 233, 274
knots 276
modifying 220
NURBS splines 379
offsetting 252
trimming 277
splitting
faces 469
mesh faces 463
spotlights
artifical lighting 717
attenuation rates 733
beam angle 731
falloff angle 731
field angle 731
hotspot angle 731
location 729
overview 719
rapid decay area 731
spreadsheets
attribute extraction data files 332
squares 198, 220
stacked text (multiline text) 526
standard grips 313
Standard lighting workflow
about 715
distant lights 727
starting
customizing program startup 37
drawings 39
starting tables 558
STB files 623, 632, 635
Stereolithograph (STL) files 694
Stereolithography Apparatus (SLA) 694
STL files 694
stray pixels 231
stretch-moves 239
stretching
grip methods for 235
objects 261
stretch-moves 239
838 | Index