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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
label blocks
annotations 1223, 1235
sheet sets 443
label templates
creating 1891
exporting 1912
importing 1912
labels (data labels)
attaching 1868
creating 1891
updating 1896
labels (parameters) 940
labels (text) 1300
lamp color 2015, 2023, 2050
lamp intensity 2015, 2023, 2050
landings
dimension text 1473
multileader leader lines 1336, 1340
landscape orientation 1542, 1567
languages
dictionaries 1388
previous release file formats 1821
Unicode text 1958
working internationally 1958
large objects 183, 200, 1976
LAS files (cloud data) 1736
LAS files (layer states) 511
lateral tolerances
displaying 1456
stacked text in 1328
latitude 176
layer group filters 494
layer indexes 1711–1712
layer properties
blocks and 870
converting to drawing
standards 230
filters 495
tool overrides 80
xref properties 1670
Layer Properties Manager
filtering layers 494
layer names 479
modifying layers 483
property overrides 487
sorting layers 494
unreconciled new layers and 504
layer property filters 495
layer states 505, 511
Layer States Manager
LMAN layer states 511
restoring layer states 506
xrefs and 507
Layer Translator 230
layers
about 471
block elements and 852
colors 474, 483, 516
converting to drawing
standards 230
copying 480
creating 479
current 480
default properties 474
deleting 480, 483
displaying 494
exporting layer states 511
filtering 479, 494
freezing 413, 473
hiding 473
importing layer states 511
inverting filters 496
LAS files 511
layer 0 472
layer states 505
layout viewports and 413
linetypes 474, 483, 527, 1670
lineweights 474, 483, 532, 538
live sectioning and 1207
LMAN Express Tool 511
locking 473
materials 2082
metadata 1647
modifying 483, 507
modifying objects on 475
moving objects to another 483,
516, 527, 538
naming 479, 483
new layer notification 500
OLE objects and 1720
overriding properties 474, 487
plot styles 474, 1589
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