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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
construction lines
drawing 684
modifying 695
context menus 65
contextual fields 1358
continued dimensions 1469
continuity (surfaces) 1016, 1158, 1162
Continuous Orbit tool 287
contrast in raster images 1766, 1791
control points on splines 680, 794, 1035
control vertices 1155, 1157
conversion units 1810
converting
3D models to objects 1091
colors to grayscale 1598
database links in older files 1913
DGN files to DWG 1741
dimension units 1449
dimensions to annotations 1240
drawing units 167
drawings to other formats 1802
files to AutoCAD LT 1825
fonts 1371
layers to drawing standards 230
legacy materials 2082
lights in older drawings 2063
LMAN layer states 511
meshes to 3D solids 1193
nonassociative dimensions to
associative 1512
objects to 3D solids 1003
objects to meshes 1074
objects to surfaces 1030
older files 1820
pasted objects to block
references 725
plot style tables 1582
surfaces to 3D solids 1005
text in model or paper space 1385
text to annotations 1235
units of measurement 636
Coons surface patch meshes 1071
coordinate filters 606
coordinate systems
origin 549
Tablet mode and 661
types of 549
UCS (user coordinate system) 561
WCS (world coordinate system) 562
coordinates
2D coordinates 552
3D coordinates 556
absolute values 549
calculating 620
camera locations 349, 352
coordinate filters 606
cursor location 550
displaying values 627
Dynamic Input and 579
geographic locations 176
relative values 549
types of 549
unit types 550
coplanar faces 2107
copying
arrays of objects 753
block definitions 873
demand loading and 1714
dragging objects 752
edges 1128
faces 1124
formulas to table cells 1412
grip modes and 737
hatch properties 1289
layers 480
materials 2077
multiple copies of objects 752
object properties 470
objects 724, 751
objects to other drawings 196
offsetting objects 759
rendered images 2145
corners
beveled 778
chamfering 778
filleting 774
correcting
dynamic block definitions 910
mistakes 719
spelling 1387
CPolygon selection 699
crashes, recovering from 212
Index | 2201