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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
maximum material condition
values 1516
MDB files (Access) 1856, 1870
measurement units
about 167
converting 636
coordinates 550
data extraction and 1843
dimension text 1446
dimensions 1449
model space 385
plot scale 1569
QuickCalc display 632
measurements
dimensions 1417
equal intervals 615–616, 618
tolerances 1513
memory (RAM)
allocating 277
memory tuning 282
menus
classic menu bar 47
shortcut menus 65
workspace arrangements 148
merge extend surfaces 1154
merging
cells in tables 1399
extracted data 1852
mesh faces 1170
mesh models 963
meshes
about 1044, 1067
best practices 1189
boxes 1049
cones 1052
converting objects to 1074, 1091
converting to 3D solids 1003, 1092,
1193
creases 1177–1178, 1190
creating 1044, 1067
custom 1078
cylinders 1055
density 1173
editing 1168
extruding 1192
extruding faces 1181
faces 1168
facets 1169
gizmos 1191
grip editing 1170
legacy mesh types 1074, 1078
merging faces 1170
mesh modeling 1169
predefined meshes 1081
primitives 1049
properties 1146
pyramids 1058
refining 1176–1177, 1190
rendering 2108
repairing holes 1170
selection filters 1191
self-intersections 1194
smoothness 1172
spheres 1061
splitting faces 1181, 1190
tessellation 1045, 1172
tori 1065
types 1067
wedges 1062
metadata
entering 174
publishing options 1647
metric units
converting to imperial 167
linetype definition file for 523
Microsoft Access databases
accessing 1870
exporting extracted data to 1856
Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
accessing data from 1401
database connectivity 1870
extracting data to 1833, 1856
including in data extractions 1845,
1851
opening attribute extraction
files 887
Microsoft ODBC 1869
Microsoft SQL commands 1906
Microsoft SQL Server 1869
Microsoft Visual FoxPro databases 1870
Microsoft Windows Clipboard 724
Microsoft XPS Viewer 1981
Index | 2225