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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
filtering
data extraction properties 1842
dimension types 1422
files for data extraction 1840
layers 479, 494
object selection 22, 703
objects for data extraction 1841
paramenters 847
subobject selection filters 1113,
1191
texture filtering 2126
unreconciled new layers 501, 504
viewport overrides and 487
final gathering 2138
finding
commands 27
database records 1877
DesignCenter Online content 102,
105
drawing files 174, 203
files for data extraction
updates 1840
InfoCenter information 4–5, 11
materials 2078
paramenters 847
raster images 1798
text 1383
underlay files 1777
fit points in splines 794
fit points on splines 680, 1035
fitting
dimension text 1437
Fix constraints 813
fixed-length extension lines 1431
fixtures (lighting) 2006–2007, 2061
flat lighting 262
flatshot objects 1218
flattened views of 3D objects 1218
FLIC files 1781
flip actions 931
flip grips 859, 948
flipped normals 2126
flipping
arrowheads 1433
blocks 931
lights 2045
objects 761
floating properties 870
floating toolbars 49
floating windows 62, 134
FLS files 1736
flying through models 291
flyouts
tool palettes 70
FMP files (font mapping) 1371
fog effects 2116
folders
file locations 184
monitoring for updates 1839
font mapping files 1371
fonts 1366
alternative fonts 1371
assigning 1366
Big Fonts 1369
converting 1371
display settings 129
file locations 204
international sets 1368
mapping 1371
PostScript 1371
previous release file formats
and 1821
proxy fonts 1367, 1371
publishing 3D files and 1655
substitute fonts 1371
TrueType 1367
types of 1366
Unicode 1368
forcing internal lines 1438
foreshortened radius dimensions 1475
form tolerances 1513
formatting text
character formatting 1364
codes for 1391
data extraction tables 1863
fields 1352
multiline text 1309, 1315
stacked text 1328
table cells 1405, 1407
formulas
copying 1412
data extraction tables 1845
2214 | Index