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AutoCAD® 2012 FOR DUMMIES®
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AutoCAD® 2012 FOR DUMMIES®

by David Byrnes
May 2011
Beginner
560 pages
15h 25m
English
For Dummies
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Index

image Numerics image

3D Basics workspace, 24, 449

3D modeling

AutoCAD versus AutoCAD LT, 509510

coordinate input, 453454

creating 3D objects from 2D drawings, 479482

drawing 3D objects, 476477

models, 448449, 477479

modifying 3D objects, 483487

navigation, 460464

object snaps and object snap tracking, 454455

overview, 447448, 467468

point filters, 454

rendering, 489502

support for, 16

system requirements for, 18

templates, 469473

tools for, 449452

UCS, 455460

viewpoints, 473475

visual styles, 464466

whether to use, 468

3D Modeling workspace, 25, 449451

3D Object Snap button, status bar. See object snap feature

3D Preset Views drop-down menu, Views panel, View tab, 460461

3DALIGN command, 485

3DARRAY command, 485

3DCONFIG command, 39

3DMOVE command, 483484

3DOrbit feature, 462

3DOSNAP command. See object snap feature

3DPOLY command, 476

3DROTATE command, 483484

3ds Max rendering program, 489490

3DSCALE command, 483484

image A image

AccuRender rendering program, 490

actions, dynamic block, 388390

Add Scales to Object dialog box, 324325

Add-a-Plot Style Table Wizard, 344345

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