3D Modeling in Autocad: Creating and Using 3d Models in Autocad 2000 Book

Section 1	Working with Wireframe Models in 3D Space	1
Chapter 1	The World Coordinate System and 3D Space	2
	AutoCAD's 3D World Coordinate System	2
	Setting Viewpoints in 3D Space	9
	Setting Orthographic Views	17
	Specifying Points in 3D Space	17
Chapter 2	Managing AutoCAD's User Coordinate System	27
	The UCS Command	28
	Choosing the Right UCS Option	35
Chapter 3	Using Multiple Viewpoints	49
	Characteristics of Tiled Viewports	50
	Creating Tiled Viewports	51
	Using Multiple Viewports	55
	Viewports and the UCS	56
	Utilizing Saved Viewport Configurations	57
	Using AutoLISP to Create Viewports	57
	Views and UCSs	58
Chapter 4	2D Wireframe Objects in 3D Space	60
	Relationships of 2D Wireframe Objects to 3D Space	61
	Editing Wireframe Objects in 3D Space	63
Chapter 5	3D Curves	84
	3D Polylines	85
	Slines	95
	Nurbs	95
Section 2	Building Surface Models	119
Chapter 6	Extruded and Planar Surfaces	120
	AutoCAD Surface Object Types	121
	Using Thickness as a Surface	123
	Making 3DFACE Surfaces	127
	Making Surfaces with the PFACE Command	140
Chapter 7	Visualizing Surface Models	150
	Using the Hide Command	151
	Creating Shaded Images	154
	Using the DVIEW Command	157
	Using the 3D Orbit Commands	166
Chapter 8	3D Polygon Mesh Surfaces	180
	Properties of Polygon Mesh Surfaces	180
	Using RULESURF	184
	Using TABSURF	186
	Using REVSURF	190
	Using EDGESURF	192
	Using 3DMESH	194
	AutoCAD Premade Surface Objects	202
Chapter 9	Modifying Polygon Mesh Surfaces	207
	Moving Vertices	207
	Smoothing Surfaces	208
Section 3	Building Solid Models	217
Chapter 10	Getting Started in Solid Models	218
	Constructing a Simple 3D Solid Model	219
	The ACIS Geometric Modeler	224
	Regions	225
	Profile-Based 3D Solids	228
Chapter 11	Primitive Solid Objects	242
	The Box Primitive	243
	The Wedge Primitive	247
	The Cylinder Primitive	251
	The Cone Primitive	255
	The Sphere Primitive	259
	The Torus Primitive	261
Chapter 12	Using Boolean Operations	264
	Boolean Operations	264
	Joining Solids and Regions	266
	Subtracting Solids and Regions	268
	Using Intersect	271
Chapter 13	Modifying 3D Solids	280
	Using the Fillet Command	280
	Using the Chamfer Command	285
	Slicing 3D Solids	289
	Editing 3D Solids	293
Chapter 14	Visualizing and Using 3D Solid Models	305
	Controlling the Appearance of Solid Models	305
	Checking for Interference	309
	Extracting Cross-Sections from 3D Solids	312
	Analyzing 3D Solids and Regions	317
Section 4	2D Output and Paper Space	329
Chapter 15	Paper Space and Floating Viewpoints	330
	The Role of Paper Space	330
	Floating Viewports	331
	The Properties of Paper Space	332
	Layouts	334
	Creating Floating Viewports	337
	Setting Up Multiview 2D Drawings	346
	Controlling of Appearance of Objects in Viewports	352
	Dimensioning, Annotating, and Plotting Paper Space Drawings	355
Chapter 16	2D Drawings from 3D Solid Models	361
	Making 2D Isometric-Type Drawings from 3D Solids	362
	Making Multiview 2D Drawings from 3D Solids	368
Section 5	Renderings from 3D Models	381
Chapter 17	Renderings	382
	An Overview of Rendering	382
	Bitmaps	384
	Making Renderings	385
Chapter 18	Lights in Renderings	401
	Properties of Rendering Lighting	402
	AutoCAD Light Types	403
	Shadows	406
	Installing Lights	407
	Using Scenes	418
Chapter 19	Rendering Materials	420
	Material Attributes	421
	Mapping	423
	Template Materials	427
	Creating Materials	428
	A Materials Library	452
Chapter 20	Landscape Objects and Depth Perception	456
	Landscape Objects	457
	Fog and Depth Cueing	464
	Appendix A	468
	Index	471