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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)
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Work with Object Properties
- Work with Layers
- Work with Colors
- Work with Linetypes
- Control Lineweights
- Control the Display Properties of Certain Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- 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
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with Blocks
- Create and Modify Blocks
- Add Behaviors to Blocks (Dynamic Blocks)
- Overview of Dynamic Blocks
- Quick Start to Creating Dynamic Blocks
- Create and Edit Dynamic Blocks
- Add Action Parameters to Dynamic Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- 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
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Quick Start to Saving Settings for Plotting and Publishing
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Overview of Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for 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
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Use the Layout Wizard to Specify Layout Settings
- Import PCP or PC2 Settings into a Layout
- Create and Use Named Page Setups
- Plot Drawings
- Quick Start to Plotting
- 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
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Access External Databases
- Collaborate with Others
- Protect and Sign Drawings
- Use the Internet for Collaboration
- Use Markups for Design Review
- Render Drawings
- Glossary
- Index
Navigation Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Save and Restore Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Control the 3D Projection Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Define a Parallel Projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Choose Preset 3D Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Define a 3D View with Coordinate Values or Angles . . . . . . . 220
Change to a View of the XY Plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Hide Lines or Shade 3D Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Hide Lines in 3D Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Add Simple Shading to 3D Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Chapter 10
Use Viewing Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Navigate with SteeringWheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Overview of SteeringWheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Navigation Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Use Navigation Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Available Navigation Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Reposition and Reorient the Navigation Bar . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Control the Display of Navigation Tools on the Navigation
Bar
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Use 3Dconnexion 3D mouse to Navigate Views . . . . . . . . . 242
Chapter 11
Display Multiple Views in Model Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Set Model Space Viewports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Select and Use the Current Viewport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Save and Restore Model Tab Viewport Arrangements . . . . . . . . . . 250
Organize Drawings and Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Chapter 12 Create Single-View Drawings (Model Space) . . . . . . . . . . 255
Quick Start for Model Space Drafting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Draw, Scale, and Annotate in Model Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Chapter 13
Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space) . . . . . 263
Quick Start for Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Understand the Layout Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Work with Model Space and Paper Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Work on the Model Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Work on a Layout Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Access Model Space from a Layout Viewport . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Export a Layout to Model Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Create and Modify Layout Viewports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Add Date and Time Stamps to Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
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