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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
triangles 199
trimming
3D objects 260
chamfered objects 268
filleted objects 264
hatches 511
objects 256
replacing trimmed areas 449
splines 277
surfaces 446
True Color colors 135
TrueType fonts
about 543
PostScript font equivalents 546
proxy fonts 547
text height 548
vertical text 549
twisted faces 743
TXT files
importing 529
Type C goniometers 725
typefaces 542
U
UCS (user coordinate system)
definitions
saving 150
UCS icon
coloring 35
display options 154
UCSs (user coordinate systems
ViewCube and 80
UCSs (user coordinate systems)
3D space and 149
assigning to viewports 151
AutoCAD LT functionality 701
defining 148
dynamic UCSs 152
named definitions 150
paper space and 150
preset orientations 150
restoring 150
UCS icon 154
workplanes 148
unbounded hatches 504, 511
unconstrained drawings 283
underconstrained drawings 283
underlays
about 670
backgrounds 675
clipping boundaries 677
colors 675
contrast 675
detaching 672
display settings 675
fade settings 675
finding files 679
grips 674
layers and 673
monochrome settings 675
object snaps 674
PDF files 670, 671
Reference Manager palette 678
unloading 672
visor 670
undoing actions
correcting mistakes 230
layer changes 124
ungrouping groups 229
Unicode fonts 543
Unicode text 521, 698, 706
unions
3D solids 366
regions 218
separating into original shapes 436
units of measurement
about 40
coordinate unit types 157
dimensions 576, 577
model space 86
plot scale 627
unloaded raster images 689
unloading
raster images 691
underlays 672
xrefs 666
unlocking
layers 120
unreconciled layers
about 131
unreferenced linetypes 138
842 | Index