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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
text 1363
visual 257
subobjects 788, 1119
Subscription Center 7
subsets of sheet sets 439
substitute fonts 1367, 1371
subtracing
composite solids 1008
subtracting
areas 624
objects 1008
regions 688
sunlight
about 2006, 2056
geographic locations 176
natural lighting 2010, 2013
support files
search paths 204
surface models 962
surfaces
3D surfaces 1014
about 1014
associative 968, 1036
blending 1023
bulge magnitude 1016
chamfering 1128
composite solids 1134
composite surfaces 1136
constraints 1039
continuity 1016
converting meshes to 1193
converting objects to 966, 1030
converting to 3D solids 1003, 1005
converting to meshes 1074
creating 1015
edges 1126, 1142
editing 1149
extending 1154
extruding 967, 969, 1116
faces and 1122
filleting 1128, 1154
grips 1115
hidden 2103
interferences 1012
lighting and 2013
lofting 976, 1117
meshes 1067
modifying 1091, 1119
network surfaces 1020, 1022
NURBS surfaces 962, 1014, 1031,
1155
offsetting 1027
patching 1025
planar surfaces 1020
procedural surfaces 962, 1014,
1019, 1030
properties 1017, 1145
reconstructing 1157
rendering 2103, 2108
revolving 980, 1117
separating into original shapes 1137
smoothness 2109
surface analysis 1158
surface models 962
sweeping 972, 1116
trimming 1151
vertices 1132
swap files 282
sweeping objects 972, 1116
switches
customizing startup with 154
switching
dictionaries 1388
drawings 189
gizmos 1095
workspaces 149
Swivel tool 287
symbol libraries
creating 873
inserting blocks 854
updating block definitions 890
symbols
arcs 1485
block attribute extraction data 886
bullets in lists 1317
file names 199
inserting 1309
material conditions 1516
passwords 1922
projected tolerances 1517
query operators 1899
symbols of termination 1420
Index | 2247