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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
functionality 1969
handles 1983
resources 1968
types of 1969
icons
tool palette icons 76
tools 79
IES photometric data files 2028, 2033
IG4 files 1781
ignoring standards violations 223
image maps 2088
imperial units
converting to metric 167
linetype definition file for 523
QuickCalc display 633
importing
3D point cloud files 1736
FBX files 1734, 1807
files into drawings 1733
label templates 1912
layer states 511
layouts as sheets 442
link templates 1912
named page setups 1545
OLE objects 1720
plotter configuration settings 1544
profiles 152
queries 1912
text 1335
tool palettes 89
imprinting objects on 3D solids 1142
in-place reference editing
about 1692
inheritance and 1699
saving changes 1698
undoing changes 1698
In-Place Text Editor
columns 1331
fonts in 1367
indents and 1324
multiline text 1308
table text and 1399, 1412
incremental saves 199
indenting paragraphs 1324
Index of Refraction 2073
indexing point cloud data 1736
indirect illumination
benefits 2136
final gathering 2138
inferring constraints 823
infinite lines 684
InfoCenter
about 3
favorite links 10
search wildcards 5
searching for information 4–5
settings 11
inheritance
blocks 870
in-place reference editing and 1699
joined objects 789
Initial Setup
about 160
default profiles 152
initializing layouts 1554
input
QuickCalc calculator variables 638
input properties 933
inserting
blocks 853, 1407
content with tools 70
data extraction tables 1833
DesignCenter content 97
drawing files as blocks 853
fields in text 1352
formulas 1412
i-drop content 1969
markups 1989
objects at equal intervals 615
OLE objects 1717
insertion point for blocks 950
inspection dimensions 1490
inspection rates 1490
installation
color books 519
Express Tools 18
intensity of light 2049
Interactive Graphics System DGN
files 1749–1750
interferences 1012
Intergraph MicroStation DGN
files 1749–1750, 1754, 1760
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