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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
preventing selection 701
previous release formats and 1818
properties 482–483
reconciled 501, 504
referenced 480
restoring layer states 506
saving 505
selecting 480
settings 482
sorting 494
thawing 473
transparency 474, 543
turning on or off 473
underlays and 1751, 1760
undoing changes 483
unlocking 473
unreconciled 501, 504
unused 480
visibility 401, 473
xrefs and 507, 1670, 1711
layout templates 426
layout viewports
about 391
accessing model space from 401
aligning views in 420
annotations and 1225, 1227
creating 406
drawing in 401
freezing layers in 413
linetypes in 419
magnifying 401
modifying views in 401
multiple 406
plotting 1540
resizing 408
rotating views in 423
scale 401
screening objects in 416
shaded 1540
turning on or off 417
views in 410
visibility in 413
Layout Wizard
creating layouts 1543
layouts
adding 398
dimensioning in 1462
display options 123
exporting objects to model
space 403
importing plotter configuration
files 1544
initializing 1525, 1554
inserting from DesignCenter 427
layer visibility 401, 474
layout tabs 391
layout templates 426
layout viewports 391
Layout Wizard 398, 1543
lineweights in 535, 1536
opening 188
orientation 1256, 1542, 1567
page setups 1524
paper size 1527, 1562
plot scale 1535
plot settings 1524, 1561, 1568
plot style tables 1584
plotting 1553
previewing 188
settings 398
shaded viewports 1571
sheet sets and 436, 442
switching to model space 193
work process 397
leaders (leader lines)
annotations 1223, 1244
associativity and 1337, 1340
automatically creating 1438
blocks in 1348
breaks in 1492
creating 1338
defined 1336
landings 1340
modifying 1338
multileaders 1338
multiline text in 1348
ordinate dimensions and 1484
styles 1346
leading (line spacing) 1326
least material condition values 1516
legacy mesh types 1074, 1078
lengthening objects 769
Index | 2221