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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
archiving drawings with 1685
attaching 1668, 1680
Autodesk Educational Products 1670
binding 1685, 1699
blocks and 854, 868
circular references 1703
clipping 1686, 1711
constraints 805
copying 1711
database links in 1881
defined 1665
demand loading 1683, 1711–1712,
1714
DesignCenter and 1668
detaching 1679
editing 1691–1692
error messages 1701
exploding 786
External References palette 1669
fields in 1358
freezing layers of 1711
icons 1669
Internet-based xrefs 1967
layer properties 1670
layer states and 507
log files 1706
missing 182, 1702
name conflicts 1704
nested 1680
notifications about 1669, 1675,
1682
OLE objects and 1700, 1720
overlays 1680
password-protected 1925–1926
paths 1674, 1681, 1714
project names and 1675
properties 1699
Reference Manager 1676
reloading 1682
relocated xrefs 1675
saving changes to 1698
saving with indexes 1711–1712
sheet sets and 442
temporary file copies 1714
underlays as 1749–1750, 1780
unloading 1710
updating 1665, 1682
xref tools 70
External References palette
displaying 1669
loading or unloading images 1799
raster image information 1794
underlay information 1774
externally referenced dimension
styles 1426
extracting
block attribute data 882–883
drawing property data 1833
geometric data 620
extruding
faces 1192
mesh faces 1181
objects 1116, 1141
extruding objects 969
F
face counts 2108
face normals 2103
face views 302
faces of 3D solids
colors 1124
coplanar faces 2107
copying 1124
creases 1178
edge display 272
extruding 1181, 1192
face styles 261
imprinting objects on 1142
intersecting faces 2106
materials 2082
mesh faces 1177, 2108
mesh objects 1168
modifying 1119, 1122
redundant faces 1139
rendering 2103
splitting 1181, 1190
facet edges 272
faceted lighting 262
faceted mesh objects 1169
faceted surfaces 1067
2212 | Index