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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
styles
annotations 494
dimensions 565
leader objects 533
multiline styles 200
reference points 216
text 540
visual 63
subobjects 273, 423
substitute fonts 543, 545
subtracing
composite solids 366
subtracting
areas 192
objects 366
regions 218
sunlight
about 714, 735
natural lighting 716
support files
search paths 52
surface models 340
surfaces
3D surfaces 369
about 370
associative 345, 380
blending 375
bulge magnitude 372
chamfering 431
composite solids 433
composite surfaces 435
constraints 381
continuity 372
converting meshes to 471
converting objects to 342, 377
converting to 3D solids 363, 365
converting to meshes 397
creating 370
edges 429, 440
editing 445
extending 447
extruding 343, 346, 421
faces and 426
filleting 431, 448
grips 421
hidden 740
interferences 368
lighting and 717
lofting 350, 422
meshes 393
modifying 408, 423
network surfaces 374, 375
NURBS surfaces 340, 370, 378, 448
offsetting 375
patching 375
planar surfaces 374
procedural surfaces 340, 370, 374,
377
properties 373, 442
reconstructing 449
rendering 740, 744
revolving 352, 422
separating into original shapes 436
smoothness 745
surface analysis 450
surface models 340
sweeping 348, 421
trimming 446
vertices 432
swap files 72
sweeping objects 348, 421
switches
customizing startup with 37
switching
between model space and paper
space 90
drawings 47
gizmos 411
layouts 47
Swivel tool 73
symbol libraries
creating 323
inserting blocks 310
updating block definitions 334
symbols
arcs 596
block attribute extraction data 331
blocks 307
bullets in lists 523
file names 50
inserting 521
material conditions 612
Index | 839