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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
visual styles 263
open curves 1035
Open Database Connectivity 1869
Open Documents list 32
open meshes 1078
opening
attribute extraction files 887
dbConnect Manager 1870
DesignCenter drawings 98
drawings 181, 1953
files 29
files in other formats 1733
files with hyperlinks 1952
files with large objects 183, 200
layouts 188
multiple drawings 188
older files 1817
sheets and sheet sets 442
source applications for OLE
objects 1729
templates 1952
operators
Boolean operators 1903
calculations 632
database queries 1899, 1907
Parameters Manager 843
Oracle databases 1869
Orbit tool 328
ordinate dimensions 1483, 1492, 1509
orientation
annotations 1256
drawings 1542, 1567
text 1376
origin
coordinate systems 549, 562
displaying UCS icon at 576
hatches 1278
ordinate dimensions 1483
Ortho mode 600
orthographic projection view 305
orthographic sectioning 1201
orthographic views 253
overhang edge effect 272
overlapping objects
3D solids 1012
draw order 545
rendering 2107
selecting 695, 1112
overlaying xrefs 1680
overlays 471
overrides
angle overrides 605
center locations of dimensions 1475
dimension styles 1425, 1501
dynamic block actions 947
grid spacing 596
identifying 488
layer property overrides 474, 487,
506
linetypes 527
lineweights 538
object snaps 591
previous release formats and 1818
removing 490
sheet set page setups 436, 455
snap spacing 596
tool properties 80
overshoot of extension lines 1430
P
Page Setup Manager
creating page setups 1523
page setup override files 436, 455
page setups 1523
Create Layout Wizard 1543
importing plotter configuration
settings 1544
named page setups 1523, 1525,
1545
overriding 436, 455
Page Setup Manager 1523
plot settings 1559
settings 1524
sheet sets 436, 454, 1549, 1636
pages
page setups 1523
sheets in sheet sets 431
Pan tool 287, 331
panning
3D views 287
about 235
Index | 2231