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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
Part 4 Control the Drawing Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Chapter 10
Change Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Pan or Zoom a View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Pan and Zoom with the Aerial View Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Save and Restore Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Control the 3D Projection Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Overview of Parallel and Perspective Views . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Define a Perspective Projection (DVIEW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Define a Parallel Projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Choose Preset 3D Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Define a 3D View with Coordinate Values or Angles . . . . . . . 253
Change to a View of the XY Plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Shade a Model and Use Edge Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Use a Visual Style to Display Your Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Customize a Visual Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Control Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Chapter 11
Use Viewing Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Specify 3D Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Overview of 3D Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Use 3D Navigation Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Walk and Fly Through a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Create a 3D Dynamic View (DVIEW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Use ViewCube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Overview of ViewCube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
ViewCube Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Reorient the View of a Model with ViewCube . . . . . . . . . . 301
Change the UCS with ViewCube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Navigate with SteeringWheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Overview of SteeringWheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Wheel Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Navigation Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Navigation Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Define and Change Views with ShowMotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Overview of ShowMotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Create and Modify Shots and Shot Sequences . . . . . . . . . . 342
Play Back a Shot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Define a 3D View with a Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Overview of Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Create a Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Change Camera Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Create Preview Animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Create Motion Path Animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
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