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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
spotlights 2050
sunlight 2057
unit types 550
angular constraints 826
angular dimensions
breaks in 1492
creating 1480
definition points 1509
spacing between 1497
angular units 170
animations
motion path animation 359
preview animations 356
ShowMotion 340
anisotropic light distributions 2028
annotation objects
annotative styles 1233
blocks as 1247
creating 1229
data extraction and 1844
defined 1225
dimensions as 1239, 1461
hatches as 1250
leaders as 1244
model space and 385
multileaders as 1244
orientation 1256
previous release formats and 1818
scale representations 1253
scaling 386, 1225, 1227
text 1235, 1300
tolerances as 1239
types of 1223
updating 1227
updating scale 1253
visibility 1251
visual fidelity 198, 1231, 1817
workflow overview 1226
annotational constraints 831, 835
annotative dimensions 1461
Annotative property 1225, 1229
anti-aliasing 2126, 2128
aperture box (AutoSnap) 589
append extend surfaces 1154
application status bar 50
application window
display fonts in 129
applications
database applications 1870
exporting files to 1802
importing files from 1733
ObjectARX 1829
OLE sources and destinations 1717,
1729
opening attribute extraction
files 887
RealDWG-based applications 183
rendered images and 2146
arc length dimensions 1485, 1492
architectural units 633
archiving
drawings with xrefs 1685
sheet sets 454
arcs
dimensioning 1473, 1480, 1485
drawing 663
fillet arcs 776
joining to polylines 789
linetypes 521
modifying 695
polyline arcs 670
PostScript rendering 1814
rendering 2109
revision cloud segments 692
tangent to lines 666
areas
calculating 622, 687
combining calculations 623
subtracting 624
array actions 932
arrays of objects
3D objects 754
creating 753
polar 754
rectangular 753
arrowheads
customizing 1435
dimension arrowheads 1420, 1433
leader styles 1346
artifical lighting 2013
ARX applications 154
Index | 2193