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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
MicroStation DGN files 1760
attaching 1749–1750
exporting 1808
importing 1741
terms 1754
migrating
Initial Setup 160
minor grid lines 594
mirroring
grip methods for 730
lights 2045
objects 729, 761
text 761, 1377
textures 2097
misspellings 1387
MMC symbol (maximum material
condition) 1516
model space
accessing from layout viewports 401
annotations and 385, 1225, 1227
cameras in 348
defined 391
DGN file conversions and 1742
dimensioning in 1461
display options 123
drawing process in 383, 396
exporting layout objects to 403
layer states and 507
layer visibility settings 401
lineweight display in 533, 535
live sectioning and 1206
markups and 1990
moving objects to paper space 397
plot scale 1568
plotting from 386, 1562, 1575
switching to layouts 193
text in 1385
viewports 373
model space viewports
Aerial View window and 241
assigning UCSs to 574
creating 373
UCSs in 568
modifying
3D models 1091
3D solids 1091, 1122, 1132
block attribute definitions 879
block attributes 892–893
block definitions 889, 1691
block references 889, 1691–1692
cameras 353
colors 516
columns of text 1331
complex objects 785
composite solids 1136
constrained objects 820, 837
constraints 837
data extraction settings 1860
data extraction tables 1863
database records 1877
dictionaries 1388
dimension styles 1427
dimensions 1486–1487
dynamic blocks 862
edges 1126
faces 1122
fields in text 1353
fills 1289
gizmos 1093
grip tools (gizmos) 1093
hatches 1289
helixes and spirals 797
hyperlinks 1946, 1951
label templates 1892
labels 1893
layer objects 475
layers 483, 507
layout viewports 406, 410
leader objects 1338
lineweights 538
link templates 1881
maps 2093
markups 1990, 1997
materials 2080
meshes 1168
multiline styles 800
multilines 799
objects 695, 727
OLE objects 1729
paper size 1566
plot style tables 1586, 1592
plot styles 1596
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