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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
creases
limiting distortion 1190
mesh objects 1177–1178
Create Layout wizard 398, 1543
Create Sheet Set wizard 436
cropped regions 2122
cross sectioning
2D and 3D sections 1213
live sectioning 1206
lofting objects and 976, 1117
section objects 1197
crosshairs
coloring 109
crossing selections 699
CSV files (comma-separated) 1401
exporting extracted data to 1856
CTB files 1555, 1581, 1588
current viewports 376
cursor
coordinate display 550
Dynamic Input and 579
locking movement 605
moving in tables 1407
polar tracking 601
rubber-band line 600, 612
curved objects
analyzing 1165
clamp curves 1035
closed curves 1035
drawing 663
modifying 695
open curves 1035
rendering 2109
CUS files 1388
custom block authoring tools 921
custom grips 859
custom objects 1829
custom properties
grips and 859
sheets and sheet sets 451
Customer Involvement Program 19
customizing
arrowheads 1435
dimension text 1446
hatches 1272
navigation bar 368
object selection 707
paper size 1527, 1563
profiles 152
render presets 2114
ribbon panels 44
spelling dictionaries 1388
tool palettes 83
visual styles 261
workspaces 148
cutaway views 294
cutouts (lighting) 2073
cutouts maps 2086
cutting
cutting edges 763
objects 724
slicing 1010
cutting edges 763
cutting planes
live sectioning 1206
section objects 1197
slicing solids 1010
Cycling property 950
cylinders
3D solids 993
mesh cylinders 1055
modifying 1144
cylindrical coordinates 559
cylindrical helixes 682
D
damaged drawing files 207
data extraction
about 1833
block attributes and 882
converting older files and 1820
Data Extraction wizard 1835
drawing units and 1843
editing settings 1860
exporting data 1855
formulas 1845
including spreadsheet data in 1845
linking to Excel spreadsheets 1851
matching data 1852–1853
monitoring drawings for
updates 1839, 1862
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