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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
inserting in table cells 1412
parametric constraints 840
Forward tool 325
FoxPro databases 1870
fractions 1309, 1328, 1460
frame rates in animations 361
frames
underlay frames 1772
Free Orbit tool 287
free weblights 2028
freezing
layers 473
layers in layout viewports 413
xref layers 1711
front views 254
front, moving objects to 545
FTP sites
opening Internet drawings 1954
saving drawings to 1954
full hyperlinks 1944, 1946
Full Navigation wheels 321
full xref paths 1674
fully constrained drawings 804
fully constrained objects 919
functions 638, 844
fuzz distance 789
FWS files 1736
G
G0 and G1 continuity 1017, 1162
G2 curvature 1017, 1163
gaps between objects 784
gaps in boundaries 1269
Gaussian curvature 1165
Geo SPOT files 1781
geographic locations
about 176
angle of sun 2057
defining 176
displaying location 176
geographic markers 176
geometric calculators 627
geometric constraints
about 808
applying 810
applying automatically 824
constraint points 811
creating 912
displaying 816
editing 814
editing constrained objects 820
fix constraints 813
illustrated 803
inferring 823
multiple constraints 813
relaxing 806
removing 806, 810
surfaces 1039
geometric tolerances 1513
composite tolerances 1518
datum reference frames 1516
lateral tolerances 1456
material conditions 1516
projected tolerances 1517
geometry
authoring blocks with
constraints 874
extracting data from 1842
object geometric data 620
partially opened drawings 186
projecting 1151
rendering 2106
trimming edges with 1151
GI (global illumination) 2136, 2138
gizmos
3D meshes 1170
3D models 1109
about 1093
displaying 1095
mesh objects and 1191
moving objects with 1099
rotating objects with 1102
scaling objects with 1104
settings 1096
switching 1095
global constants 638
global illumination (GI) 2136, 2138
global linetype scale factor 529
glossy materials 2072
goniometers 2033
goniometric diagrams 2029
Index | 2215