2011
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
luminous intensity distribution
(LID) 2033
overview 2010
point lights 2015
properties 2015, 2050
sky settings 2057
spotlights 2023
sun properties and 2056
weblights 2028, 2051
workflow 2006
photon maps 2136, 2138
photorealistic rendering 2101
physical models 1660
pickbox cursor 695
PICT files 1781
pinned files 30
pivot points 328
pixels
raster images 1781
removing strays on display 721
placeholder fields 1352
plan views
changing viewpoints 255
defined 254
planar closed spline curves 623
planar surfaces 1020
planes
constraining movement to 1100
constraining scale to 1105
workplanes 549
playing action macros 157
playing shots 346
plot areas
printable areas 1566
setting 1532, 1561
plot files 1553
plot settings
objects 1575
orientation 1567
page setups and 1559
scale 1568
transparency 1575
plot stamps
about 1555
turning on 1575
Plot Style Manager 1586
Plot Style Table Editor
editing plot styles 1596
managing plot style tables 1592
plot style tables
assigning to layouts 1537, 1584
color mapping tables 1595
creating 1586
editing 1596
modifying 1586
Plot Style Manager 1586
Plot Style Table Editor 1592
predefined 1588, 1595
shaded viewport plotting options
and 1571
switching types 1582
types 1555, 1581, 1588–1589
plot styles
about 1579
layers and 474, 483
modifying 1596
NORMAL style 1592
object plot styles 1589
plot style tables 1537, 1581
selecting 1575
settings 1596
types 1555, 1580
Plotter Configuration Editor
paper size 1527
plotter configuration files
about 1554
Plotter Manager
about 1554
plotters
configuration files 1554
offsetting plots 1567
paper size 1562
paper-saving features 1566
pen assignments 1601
raster plotters 1601
selecting 1526, 1560
plotting
about 1554
draw order and 545
drawing sets 1628
exporting files 1609
file formats 1609
2234 | Index