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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
mesh pyramids 1058
modifying 1144
Q
quadrant grips 731
quadrants in dimensioning 1481
Query Builder 1898, 1903
Query Editor 1897
query operators 1899, 1903, 1907
querying
block attribute data 882
databases 1874, 1897
Quick Access toolbar 48
Quick Properties palette 467
quick queries 1897, 1899
Quick Text mode 540
Quick View tools 188–189, 193
QuickCalc calculator 627
displaying coordinate values 627
R
radial dimensions 1473, 1492
radius (fillet) 774
radius dimensions 1473, 1509
RAL color sets 514
RAM
allocating 277
memory tuning 282
range queries 1898, 1900
rapid decay area of spotlights 2050
Rapid prototyping 1816
raster driver
plotting with 1613
raster images
about 1781
attaching 1783
bitonal 1792
clipping boundaries 1787
display options 1791
display speed 1799–1800
file formats 1781
file paths 1783
file size 1613
finding files 1798
hiding 1800
image information 1794
Internet-based files 1784
loading 1799
missing 1798
naming 1797
pixels 1781
plotting to 1613
preview images 203
resolution 1785
ribbon contextual tab 1782
scaling 1785
tiled images 1800
transparency 1782
unloading 1799
raster plotters 1601
ray-tracing
ray-traced reflections 2133
ray-traced shadows 2131
trace depth 2133
rays
drawing 684
filleting 776
modifying 695
RC4 encryption providers 1924
read-only tool palettes 85
Readme help topic 17
Real face style 261
RealDWG files 183
realistic rendering 2101
Realistic visual style 257
realtime panning 235
rearranging
objects in groups 717
reassociating dimensions 1511
rebuilding surfaces 1157
Recent Documents list 29
reconciled layers
about 504
marking 501
reconnecting OLE links 1722
reconstructing surfaces 1157
recording
animations 356, 363
history of composite solids 1134
records (database) 1867
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