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Preface ............................................................................................................................ viii

Acknowledgement ............................................................................................................. x
Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................................................ 1
1.1
Organization of book ..................................................................................... 1
1.2
Software interface ......................................................................................... 2
Chapter 2: Drawing Tools ....................................................................................... 11
2.1
Line .............................................................................................................. 12
2.2
Construction line ......................................................................................... 13
2.3
Ray ............................................................................................................... 15
2.4
Polyline ........................................................................................................ 16
2.5
Circle ............................................................................................................ 19
2.6
Polygon ....................................................................................................... 20
2.7
Rectangle ..................................................................................................... 21
2.8
Arc ............................................................................................................... 23
2.9
Revision cloud.............................................................................................. 24
2.10
Spline ........................................................................................................... 26
2.11
Ellipse........................................................................................................... 27
2.12
Elliptical arc ................................................................................................. 28
2.13
Make block .................................................................................................. 28
2.14
Insert block .................................................................................................. 29
2.15
Point ............................................................................................................ 30
2.16
Hatch ........................................................................................................... 31
2.17
Gradient....................................................................................................... 35
2.18
Region .......................................................................................................... 36
2.19
Table ............................................................................................................ 37
2.20
Multiline text ............................................................................................... 37
2.21
Multiline ...................................................................................................... 39
2.22
Donut ........................................................................................................... 42
2.23
Boundary ..................................................................................................... 43
2.24
Wipeout ....................................................................................................... 44
2.25
Coordinate system ...................................................................................... 44
2.26
Examples...................................................................................................... 45
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Chapter 3: Modifying Tools .................................................................................... 49

3.1
Erase ............................................................................................................ 50
3.2
Copy ............................................................................................................. 50
3.3
Mirror .......................................................................................................... 51
3.4
Offset ........................................................................................................... 52
3.5
Array ............................................................................................................ 54
3.6
Move............................................................................................................ 57
3.7
Rotate .......................................................................................................... 58
3.8
Scale............................................................................................................. 58
3.9
Stretch ......................................................................................................... 59
3.10
Trim ............................................................................................................. 59
3.11
Extend .......................................................................................................... 61
3.12
Break at point .............................................................................................. 61
3.13
Join .............................................................................................................. 62
3.14
Chamfer ....................................................................................................... 62
3.15
Fillet ............................................................................................................. 64
3.16
Lengthen ...................................................................................................... 64
3.17
Break............................................................................................................ 65
3.18
Explode ........................................................................................................ 66
3.19
Object color ................................................................................................. 66
3.20
Line type ...................................................................................................... 67
3.21
Line weight .................................................................................................. 69
3.22
Snap and gird ............................................................................................... 70
3.23
Ortho ........................................................................................................... 71
3.24
Polar ............................................................................................................ 71
3.25
Osnap and otrack ........................................................................................ 71
3.26
Ducs ............................................................................................................. 72
3.27
Dyn............................................................................................................... 72
3.28
Line weight .................................................................................................. 73
3.29
Model and paper space ............................................................................... 73
3.30
Polyline edit ................................................................................................. 73
3.31
Examples...................................................................................................... 78
Chapter 4: View Menu ........................................................................................... 92
4.1
Redraw ........................................................................................................ 92
4.2
Regen ........................................................................................................... 92
4.3
Regen all ...................................................................................................... 93
4.4
Zoom............................................................................................................ 93
4.5
Pan ............................................................................................................... 96
4.6
3D Views ...................................................................................................... 96

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4.8
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12
4.13
4.14
4.15
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Named views ............................................................................................. 100

Orbit .......................................................................................................... 102
Camera ...................................................................................................... 103
Walk & fly .................................................................................................. 103
Clean screen .............................................................................................. 104
Arial view ................................................................................................... 104
View ports ................................................................................................. 106
Hide ........................................................................................................... 111
Visual styles ............................................................................................... 111
Display ....................................................................................................... 112

Chapter 5: Layers ................................................................................................ 114

5.1
Drawing on layers ...................................................................................... 116
5.2
Layers tools................................................................................................ 117
5.2.1
Layer walk .............................................................................. 117
5.2.2
Layer match ........................................................................... 118
5.2.3
Change to current layer ......................................................... 118
5.2.4
Copy to new layer .................................................................. 119
5.2.5
Layer isolate ........................................................................... 119
5.2.6
Layer off ................................................................................. 120
5.2.7
Freeze / thaw layers............................................................... 120
5.2.8
Layer lock / unlock ................................................................. 120
5.2.9
Layer merge ........................................................................... 121
5.2.10
Layer delete ........................................................................... 121
Chapter 6: Dimensions 123
6.1
QDim .......................................................................................................... 123
6.2
Linear ......................................................................................................... 125
6.3
Aligned ....................................................................................................... 125
6.4
Arc length .................................................................................................. 126
6.5
Radius ........................................................................................................ 126
6.6
Diameter .................................................................................................... 126
6.7
Angular ...................................................................................................... 127
6.8
Center mark ............................................................................................... 127
6.9
Jogged ........................................................................................................ 127
6.10
Leader ........................................................................................................ 128
6.11
Oblique ...................................................................................................... 128
6.12
Base line .................................................................................................... 129
6.13
Continue .................................................................................................... 129
6.14
Ordinate..................................................................................................... 130

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6.16
6.17
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Update ....................................................................................................... 130

Dimension edit .......................................................................................... 131
Dimension text edit ................................................................................... 132
Dimension style ......................................................................................... 133

Chapter 7: 3D modeling ....................................................................................... 135

7.1
3D from 2D Objects ................................................................................... 135
7.1.1
Extrude ................................................................................... 136
7.1.2
Revolve................................................................................... 137
7.1.3
Sweep..................................................................................... 138
7.1.4
Loft ......................................................................................... 139
7.2
Modeling toolbar ....................................................................................... 140
7.2.1
Box ......................................................................................... 140
7.2.2
Wedge .................................................................................... 141
7.2.3
Cone ....................................................................................... 142
7.2.4
Sphere .................................................................................... 144
7.2.5
Cylinder .................................................................................. 144
7.2.6
Torus ...................................................................................... 145
7.2.7
Pyramid .................................................................................. 146
7.2.8
Helix ....................................................................................... 147
7.2.9
Poly Solid ................................................................................ 148
7.2.10
Planner surface ...................................................................... 150
7.2.11
Press and pull ......................................................................... 150
7.3
Solid editing toolbar .................................................................................. 151
7.3.1
Union...................................................................................... 151
7.3.2
Subtract.................................................................................. 152
7.3.3
Intersection ............................................................................ 152
7.3.4
Extrude faces ......................................................................... 153
7.3.5
Move faces ............................................................................. 154
7.3.6
Rotate faces ........................................................................... 154
7.3.7
Offset faces ............................................................................ 155
7.3.8
Delete faces ........................................................................... 156
7.3.9
Taper faces ............................................................................. 156
7.3.10
Copy faces .............................................................................. 157
7.3.11
Color faces ............................................................................. 157
7.3.12
Color / copy edges ................................................................. 158
7.3.13
Imprint ................................................................................... 159
7.3.14
Separate solids ....................................................................... 159
7.3.15
Clean ...................................................................................... 160
7.3.16
Check...................................................................................... 160

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7.3.17
Shell........................................................................................ 160
7.3.18
Sections .................................................................................. 161
3D operations ............................................................................................ 164
7.4.1
3D move ................................................................................. 164
7.4.2
3D rotate ................................................................................ 165
7.4.3
3D mirror................................................................................ 165
7.4.4
3D array.................................................................................. 166
7.4.5
Slice ........................................................................................ 167
7.4.6
Extract edges.......................................................................... 168
7.4.7
Align ....................................................................................... 168
7.4.8
3D align .................................................................................. 169
Examples ............................................................................................... 169

Chapter 8: Surfaces / Meshes ............................................................................... 183

8.1
2D solids ............................................................................................... 183
8.2
3D faces
............................................................................................... 184
8.3
Edge
............................................................................................... 185
8.4
3D mesh
............................................................................................... 185
8.5
Revolve mesh ............................................................................................ 186
8.6
Tabulated mesh ......................................................................................... 187
8.7
Ruled mesh 188
8.8
Edge mesh ............................................................................................... 189
8.9
3d commands ............................................................................................ 190
8.9.1
Dish ........................................................................................ 190
8.9.2
Dome...................................................................................... 191
8.10
Examples ............................................................................................... 192
Chapter 9: Format
........................................................................................ 194
9.1
Scale list
............................................................................................... 194
9.2
Text style ............................................................................................... 195
9.3
Table style ............................................................................................... 196
9.4
Point style ............................................................................................... 197
9.5
Multiline style ............................................................................................ 198
9.6
Units
............................................................................................... 200
9.7
Thickness ............................................................................................... 200
9.8
Drawing limits............................................................................................ 201
9.9
Rename
............................................................................................... 201
Chapter 10: Render
10.1
Hide

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10.3
10.4

10.5
10.6

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Render environment ................................................................................. 204

Background 204
Lights
............................................................................................... 207
10.4.1
Point light ............................................................................... 208
10.4.2
Spot light ................................................................................ 208
10.4.3
Distant light............................................................................ 209
10.4.4
Light list .................................................................................. 209
10.4.5
Geographic location ............................................................... 210
10.4.6
Sun properties........................................................................ 211
Materials ............................................................................................... 212
10.5.1
Creating materials .................................................................. 214
Mapping ............................................................................................... 215
10.6.1
Planar mapping ...................................................................... 215
10.6.2
Box mapping .......................................................................... 216
10.6.3
Spherical mapping ................................................................. 216
10.6.4
Cylindrical mapping ............................................................... 216
Advanced render settings.......................................................................... 217

Chapter 11: Advanced features ............................................................................ 219

11.1
Insert
............................................................................................... 219
11.1.1
Attach xref ............................................................................. 219
11.1.2
Insert DWF underlay .............................................................. 221
11.1.3
Attach image .......................................................................... 221
11.1.4
Import .................................................................................... 223
11.1.5
Insert OLE object .................................................................... 223
11.1.6
Hyperlink ................................................................................ 224
11.1.7
Field........................................................................................ 225
11.1.8
3D studio and ACIS files ......................................................... 226
11.1.9
Layout .................................................................................... 226
11.2
Tools menu 229
11.2.1
Workspaces............................................................................ 229
11.2.2
Palettes .................................................................................. 231
11.2.3
Command line ........................................................................ 236
11.2.4
Clean screen ........................................................................... 236
11.2.5
Quick select ............................................................................ 236
11.2.6
Draw order ............................................................................. 237
11.2.7
Inquiry .................................................................................... 238
11.2.8
Update field ........................................................................... 243
11.2.9
Block editor ............................................................................ 243
11.2.10
Xref and block in place editing ............................................... 244

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11.4

11.2.11
11.2.12
11.2.13
11.2.14
File menu
11.3.1
11.3.2
11.3.3
11.3.4
11.3.5
11.3.6
11.3.7
11.3.8
11.3.9
11.3.10
11.3.11
11.3.12
11.3.13
11.3.14
Edit menu
11.4.1
11.4.2
11.4.3
11.4.4
11.4.5
11.4.6
11.4.7
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Attribute extraction ............................................................... 245

New UCS ................................................................................ 245
Named UCS ............................................................................ 251
Templates .............................................................................. 252
............................................................................................... 253
Named sheet set .................................................................... 254
Open sheet set ....................................................................... 255
Load markup set .................................................................... 256
eTransmit ............................................................................... 256
Publish to web ....................................................................... 258
Export ..................................................................................... 260
Page setup manager .............................................................. 261
Plotter manager ..................................................................... 261
Plot style manager ................................................................. 262
Publish.................................................................................... 263
View plot and publish details ................................................. 263
Drawing utilities ..................................................................... 264
Send ....................................................................................... 266
Drawing properties ................................................................ 266
............................................................................................... 268
Copy with base point ............................................................. 268
Copy link................................................................................. 268
Paste as block......................................................................... 268
Paste as hyperlink .................................................................. 269
Paste to original coordinates ................................................. 269
Paste special .......................................................................... 269
Clear ....................................................................................... 270
Select all ................................................................................. 270

Chapter 12: More examples ................................................................................. 271

12.1
General examples ...................................................................................... 271
12.2
Civil engineering examples ....................................................................... 289
12.2
Mechanical engineering examples ............................................................ 327
12.3
Electrical engineering examples ................................................................ 346
Bibliography
Index

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