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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
layout viewports 407
polylines 650, 672
recreating 1293
regions 688
zooming to 236
boundary sets
defined 650
hatches 1269
polylines 672
bounded areas 1141
bounded hatches 1260
boxes
3D solids 987
mesh boxes 1049
modifying 1144
BP3 files 1644
breaking
objects 783
OLE links 1722
breaks in dimensions 1492
brightness 1791
bringing objects to front 545
building queries 1897, 1903
bulge magnitude 1016
bulleted lists 1317
bullets 1317
bump maps 2086
bumpy surfaces 2075
Buzzsaw location shortcuts 1960
Buzzsaw project collaboration
service 1960
Buzzsaw sites 1960
BYBLOCK setting
block definitions 871
properties 468
BYLAYER setting 468
C
CAD Manager Control utility
DesignCenter Online and 103
InfoCenter and 12
CAD standards 217
calculating
angles 620
areas 622
circumferences 622
command prompt calculator 642
converting measurement units 636
distances 620
model space scale factors 387
perimeters 622
point coordinates 620
QuickCalc calculator 627
calculator variables in QuickCalc 638
calculators
command prompt calculator 642
QuickCalc 627
callout blocks
annotations 1223, 1244
sheet sets 444
CALS files 1613, 1781
Camera Properties palette 353
cameras
about 348–349
clipping planes 349
creating 350
lens length 349
linking to paths 359
locations 349
motion path animations 359
properties 351
recording animations 363
section objects and 1212
targets 349
canceling commands 55, 719
candelas 2034
caps 1485
catalogs in databases 1869
catalogs of parts 101, 105
categories
data extraction properties 1842
DesignCenter Online content 102
sheet set views 439
CDF files (comma delimited) 886
cell libraries (MicroStation) 1742
cells (data extraction tables) 1864
cells (databases) 1867
cells (tables)
address format 1412
AutoFill feature 1412
blocks in 1407
Index | 2197