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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Tools in the Application Window
- Other Tool Locations
- Customize the Drawing Environment
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Change Views
- Use Viewing Tools
- Display Multiple Views in Model Space
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create Single-View Drawings (Model Space)
- Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space)
- Work with Sheets in a Sheet Set
- 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 Constraints to Dynamic Blocks
- Add Action Parameters to Dynamic 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 2D Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 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
- Use Named Page Setups with Sheet Sets
- 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
- Export Drawings to Other File Formats
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Extract Data from Drawings and Spreadsheets
- Access External Databases
- Overview of Using External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Manage Files with Autodesk Vault
- Collaborate with Others
- Protect and Sign Drawings
- Use the Internet for Collaboration
- Use Markups for Design Review
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
motion path animations 359
navigating views 287
outputting physical models 1660
parallel views 247
performance issues and 277, 279,
282
perspective views 118, 247
preview animations 356
properties 1144
rendering 2101
shadows 267
subobjects 1119
sun and sky 2057
thickness 1087
types of 961
viewing 1092
visual styles 257
weblights 2028
wireframes 1083
3D mouse devices 369
3D Move gizmo 1093, 1099
3D objects
aligning 749
arrays 754
AutoCAD LT functionality 1826
Block Editor and 904
coordinates 556
edge display 272
exporting 1815
extending 766
FBX files and 1734, 1807
filleting 777
flattened views of 1218
live sectioning 1206
lofting 1117
mirroring 762
modifying 1091
motion path animations and 359
outputting physical models 1660
rendering 2101
rotating 747
shadows 267
simulating in 2D 2001
smoothness 2109
subobjects 1119
surfaces 1014
sweeping 1116
thickness 1087
trimming 766
visual styles 257
wireframes 1083
3D Orbit tool 287
3D point clouds
about 1736
AutoCAD LT functionality 1828
editing 1738
inserting data 1737
locking 1737
3D printing 1816
3D printing services 1660
3D Rotate gizmo 1093, 1102
3D Scale gizmo 1104
3D solid edges
imprinting objects on 1142
modifying 1119, 1126
redundant edges 1139
3D solid faces
imprinting objects on 1142
modifying 1119, 1122
redundant faces 1139
rendering 2103
3D solid vertices
modifying 1119, 1132
redundant vertices 1139
3D solids
calculating geometric data for 623
chamfering 1128
cleaning 1139
colors 1124
composite solids 1008, 1134
converting meshes to 1193
converting objects to 966, 1003
converting surfaces to 1005
converting to objects 1091
coordinates 556
creating 983
edges on 272, 1119
exporting 1816
extruding 969, 1116
faces 1119
filleting 1128
flattened views of 1218
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