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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
ACIS files 1739, 1815
Acrobat PDF files
layers and 1760
plotting 1615
underlays 1749–1750
action macros
playback 157
action parameters 859
actions
dependencies 922
actions (dynamic blocks)
about 925
array actions 932
Block Authoring palettes 907
Block Editor display 920
Chain Actions property 937
flip actions 931
grips and 948
lookup tables and 933
move actions 926
overriding 947
parameter sets and 907
polar stretch actions 930
properties 940
rotate actions 930
scale actions 927
selection sets 925
stretch actions 929
types 925
actions (user)
redoing 719
undoing 719
adaptive degradation 277
adaptive grid display 595
adaptive plot style adjustments 1603
Add-a-Plotter wizard 1554
ADI DXB driver 1612
Adjust Distance tool 287
ADN (Autodesk Developer Network) 17
Adobe Acrobat PDF files
layers and 1760
plotting 1615
underlays 1749–1750
Adobe PostScript driver
plotting with 1616
ADSKSIGTIMESRVR environment
variable 1935
Aerial View window
panning with 240
zooming with 240
aggregators 105
aliases
entering commands with 54
aligned constraints 826
aligned dimensions 1467
alignment
AutoTrack feature 608
dimension text 1441, 1504
dimensions 1497
displaying paths for 601
equal intervals 615–616, 618
hatches 1278, 1290
isometric planes 2001
lateral tolerances 1457
multileaders 1340
multiline text 1314
object snaps 585
objects 749
previous release formats and 1819
single-line text 1304
text 1348
viewport objects 420
alignment grips 859, 948
allocating memory 277, 282
alternative fonts 1371
altitude 176
American lighting units 2010
anchored palettes 76
anchored windows 134
angle coordinate display 550
angle offset property 947
angles
angle overrides 605
calculating 620
constraints 826
defining 3D views with 254
polar angles 602
polar coordinates 554
QuickCalc display units 633
rotating objects by 746
snap angle 596
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