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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
embedded libraries 2068
embedded objects (OLE) 725, 1717, 1724
encryption
about 1921
advanced levels 1924
digital signatures and 1936
drawing properties and 1922, 1927
keys 1924, 1928
environments in databases 1869
EPS files
exporting 1813
plotting to 1616
equations
parametric constraints 840
erasing objects 721
errors
block attribute extraction files 888
correcting 719
dynamic block definitions 910
reporting 213
synchronizing database links 1889
xref error messages 1701
eTransmit feature
Buzzsaw sites and 1960
creating transmittal packages 1971
prior versions and 1976
saved transmittal settings 1974
underlays and 1779
evaluating new layers in drawings 500,
504
Excel spreadsheets
accessing data from 1401
database connectivity 1870
extracting data to 1833, 1856
including in data extractions 1845,
1851
opening attribute extraction
files 887
exploded dimensions 1421, 1510
exploding
blocks 898
compound objects 786
objects 786
exporting
3D files 1652
3D solids 1815–1816
animations 361
block attribute data 882–883
database links 1889
drawings 1802
export file formats 1802
extracted data 1833, 1855
FBX files 1734, 1807
label templates 1912
layer states 511
layout objects to model space 403
link templates 1912
OLE objects 1727
plot files 1609
profiles 152
queries 1912
rendered images 2142, 2146
tool palettes 89
Express Tools 18
expressions 632, 642
Parameters Manager 843
parametric constraints 840
extending
3D objects 766
chamfered objects 780
filleted objects 775
objects 763
extension lines
angular dimensions 1480
appearance 1430
arc length dimensions 1485
arcs and 1473
breaks in 1492
defined 1420
oblique 1471
origins of 1464
properties 1430
text on 1437, 1442
external data
exporting to files 1855
linking to spreadsheets 1851
matching 1852
updating 1858
external databases 1867
external queries 1874
external references (xrefs)
about 1665
Index | 2211