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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
properties 551
Quick Text mode 146
scale ratios 88
scaling 550, 551
simplified display 145, 146
single-line 518
tables 556, 559
text styles 540
types 517
text files
exporting block attribute data
to 328
importing 529
text styles
about 540
creating 541
dimension text 576
fields 537
fonts 542
height 547
modifying 541
multiline text 521, 523
obliquing angle 548
orientation in 549
single-line text 518
tables 559
text wrap 521
textures
about 736
thawing layers
layout viewports 96
regenerating drawings 121
thickness of objects 365, 406
tick marks for dynamic blocks 312
TIFF files
attaching 680
exporting 693
tiling 692
tiling
images 692
time
angle of sun and 735
timelines (AutoCAD WS files) 708
tints 509
titles
tables 559
tolerances
alignment 581
annotations 489, 496
composite tolerances 613
datum reference frames 612
deviation tolerances 580
geometric tolerances 610
inspection dimensions 604
lateral tolerances 580
limits 581
material conditions 612
multiline text 526
projected tolerances 613
rounding values 579
suppressing zeros 582
symbols 580
symmetrical tolerances 580
tools
precision drawing tools 148
tooltips
AutoSnap 171
Dynamic Input 166
dynamic prompts 168
settings 35
tori
3D solids 360
mesh tori 392
modifying 441
torus objects
3D solids 360
mesh tori 392
modifying 441
tracking
object snap tracking 183
polar tracking 178
specifying points 185
tracking points 183
training 2
transparency
hatches 511
layers 121, 147
objects 147
plot options 147, 630
raster images 681, 688
section planes 483
visual styles 67
Index | 841