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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
modifying 1126
redundant edges 1139
rendering 2108
surfaces 1142
trimming to 1151
editing
3D models 1091
3D solids 1091, 1122, 1132
block attribute definitions 879
block attributes 892–893
block definitions 889, 1691
block references 889, 1692
cameras 353
columns of text 1331
complex objects 785
composite solids 1136
constrained objects 820, 837
constraints 814, 837
custom objects 1829
data extraction settings 1860
data extraction tables 1863
database records 1877
dictionaries 1388
dimension styles 1427
dimensions 1486–1487
dynamic blocks 862
edges 1126
faces 1122
fields in text 1353
fills 1289
gizmos 1093
grip modes 729
grip tools (gizmos) 1093
groups 717
hatches 1289
helixes 797
hyperlinks 1946, 1951
label templates 1892
labels 1893
layer objects 475
layers 483, 507
leader objects 1338
link templates 1881
maps 2093
markups 1990, 1997
materials 2080
meshes 1168
multiline styles 800
multilines 799
objects 695, 727
OLE objects 1729
paper size 1566
plot style tables 1586, 1592
plot styles 1596
point clouds 1738
polylines 787
printable areas 1566
queries 1910
revision clouds 692
separating solids into shapes 1137
sheet and sheet set properties 451
sheets 442
ShowMotion shots 343
spirals 797
splines 794
surfaces 1091, 1119, 1122, 1136,
1149
tables 1397, 1407
text 1377, 1391
text styles 1364
underlays 1762
vertices 1132
visual styles 258
xrefs 1691–1692
educational products 1670
electronic drawing sets
plotting 1628
publishing 1621, 1624, 1631
republishing 1644
sheet sets 1636
viewing published files 1645
elevation 569
ellipses
calculating geometric data for 623
drawing 677
grips on 731
modifying 695
PostScript rendering 1814
elliptical arcs
modifying 695
PostScript rendering 1814
email hyperlinks 1950
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