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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
fade settings
raster images 1791
underlays 1766
xref objects 1693
falloff angle of spotlights 2050
Favorites links (DesignCenter) 95
Favorites links (InfoCenter) 10
FBX files
about 1734, 1807
feature classifications 1830
field angle of spotlights 2050
fields (databases)
about 1867
attribute extraction and 883
labels 1891
links 1880
fields (text)
about 1352
AutoCAD LT functionality 1825
hyperlinks in 1361
previous releases of AutoCAD
and 1359
file formats
animations 361
attribute extraction files 886
data extraction 1836, 1856
digital signatures and 1932
drawing interchange formats 1612
export file formats 1802
importable files 1733
pasted objects 724
plot files 1609
plottable formats 1610–1613, 1615–
1616
PostScript formats 1813
publishing drawing sets 1621
Quick View images 189
raster formats 1781, 1811
rendered images 2142
saving drawings 197
saving in older formats 1822
trusted formats 183
web page publishing 1983
file input and output commands 1953
file management 1917
file-based databases 1869
files
backups 210
block attribute data 882
Buzzsaw sites and 1960
creating 29
currently open 32
default locations 184
digital signatures and 1929
encryption 1921
exporting 1802
extracting data to 1833
finding 174
importing 1733
large objects in 183
markups 1987
metadata 174
migrating 160
navigating to 1954
opening 29, 181, 1952
pinned 30
plotting to 1628
previewing 34
publishing 29, 1621, 1631, 1960
recently used 29
repairing damaged files 207
saving 197
search paths 204
sheets and sheet sets 431
validating 1937–1938
Fill mode 540
filleting
3D solids 1128
objects 774
surfaces 1154
fills
boundaries 1267, 1293
gradient fills 1272
modifying 1289
plot styles 1606
PostScript rendering 1814
properties 1283
solid fills 1260, 1272
turning off display 540
wipeout objects 1295
filter colors of lighting 2049
Index | 2213