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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
digital IDs
about 1929
certificate authorities 1929, 1941
obtaining 1929
root certificates 1941
digital signatures
about 1927
attaching to files 1930, 1932, 1936
comments in 1934
digital IDs 1929
encryption and 1936
file types supported 1932
invalidation of 1929–1930, 1936–
1937
keys 1928
root certificates 1941
signed file information 1938
time stamps 1934
validating 1937–1938
digitized signatures 1928
digitizing coordinates 557
digitizing tablets
Tablet mode 661
dimension lines
angular dimensions 1480
defined 1420
leader objects vs. 1337
linear dimensions 1464
Dimension Style Manager
creating styles 1424
dimension values 1449
fractions 1460
text options 1437
text styles 1446
dimension styles 1424
about 1424
applying 1500
listing 1425
modifying 1427
overriding 1501
system variables 1425
dimension text 1437
Dimensional CALS format 1613
dimensional constraints
about 826, 912
annotational constraints 831
applying 829
displaying 834
dynamic constraints 830
editing 837
editing constrained objects 837
illustrated 803
Parameters Manager 842
reference parameters 831
surfaces 1040
user variables 914
dimensional input 579
dimensions 1417
about 1417
alignment 1441, 1497
angular 1480
annotations 1223, 1239, 1461
arc length 1485
arrowheads 1420
associative 1421, 1508, 1511
basic 1456
breaks in 1492
converted DGN files 1742
creating 1417, 1464
customizing contents 1446
dimension lines 1420, 1427
dimensional constraints 826
elements of 1420
exploded 786, 1421, 1510
extension lines 1420
grips 1508
inspection 1490
jog lines 1487
lateral 1456
linear 1464
model space settings 386
modifying 785, 1486–1487
nonassociative 1421, 1508, 1512
ordinate 1483
previous release formats and 1818,
1823
radial 1473
scale 1461
spacing between 1497
styles 1424, 1500
text 1420, 1437, 1504
text styles 1446
Index | 2205