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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
projected tolerances 613
symbols of termination 562
tolerances 580
xref symbols 663
symmetrical tolerances 580
synchronizing
AutoCAD WS files 707
syntax
command line switches 37
T
table styles 558
Table toolbar 558
tables (inserted)
annotations 489
AutoFill feature 560
breaking into parts 557
cell styles 559
column width 556
creating 556
defined 556
editing 557
fields in 536
formatting 559
formulas in 560
gridlines 559
grips 557
inserting blocks in 559
merging cells 558
previous release formats and 698
row height 556
selecting elements 558
table styles 559
text in 559
title rows 559
tabs in text 525
tabulated meshes 396
tangential objects
arcs and lines 205
circles 206
tapering
polylines 208
TARGA files 680
target point lights 717, 733
targeted weblights 721
teams
master drawings 643
projects and 112
templates
attribute extraction templates 328
drawing templates 42
layout templates 101
project creation templates 105
projects 111
saving 48
startup routines and 37
temporary files 52
tessellation
about 383
curved solids 746
mesh objects 457
refinement 384
smoothing 383
test plots 145
testing
part dimensions 604
text
alignment 519, 534
annotations 489, 495
checking spelling 553
columns in 528
creating 517
dimension text 571, 602
editing 549
fields 536
finding and replacing 551
fonts 542
height 547
importing 529
leader objects 530
mirroring 254, 550
model space settings 87
moving 550, 551
multline text (mtext) 520
obliquing angle 548
orientation 503, 549
overlapping 147
pasting 529
plotting 146
PostScript rendering 694
previous release file formats and 697
840 | Index