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| Chapter 1 Introduction to Computer Modeling |
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COMPUTER MODELING CONCEPTS |
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Parametric and Non-Parametric Approaches |
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Associative Engineering Drafting |
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UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM SYSTEMS |
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| Chapter 2 Introduction to Autodesk Inventor |
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AUTODESK INVENTOR FUNCTIONS |
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Constructing Solid Parts and Sheet Metal Parts |
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Constructing Assemblies of Solid Parts |
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Constructing Exploded Presentation of Assemblies |
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Constructing Engineering Drawings |
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AUTODESK INVENTOR FILETYPES |
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STARTING AUTODESK INVENTOR |
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17 | (4) |
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What's New about Autodesk Inventor |
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OPEN, INSERT, AND SAVE AS |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (6) |
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37 | (2) |
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39 | (2) |
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Volo View and Volo View Express |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (2) |
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| Chapter 3 Part Modeling I |
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FEATURE-BASED PARAMETRIC MODELING CONCEPTS |
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Feature-Based Modeling Approach |
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Sketched Solid and Surface Features |
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Pre-Constructed (Placed) Solid Features |
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52 | (3) |
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Summary of Solid Features |
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SYSTEM SETTINGS FOR PART MODELING |
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56 | (4) |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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USER INTERFACE FOR PART MODELING |
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Inventor Standard Toolbar |
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60 | (3) |
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63 | (2) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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DOCUMENT SETTINGS FOR PART MODELING |
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68 | (2) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (8) |
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72 | (1) |
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Degrees of Freedom and Underconstraining |
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Sketching and Feature Modeling Mode |
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SKETCHING METHODS AND TUTORIALS |
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Use of Origin Objects and Projection of Geometry |
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Ways to save Preview Picture |
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Applying Inferred Geometric Constraints while sketching |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (3) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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Constructing a Centerline and Placing Diameter Dimension |
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Placing Angular Dimensions |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (3) |
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96 | (3) |
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99 | (6) |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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Constructing a 2D Chamfer |
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107 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (2) |
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Moving, Rotating, and Importing an AutoCAD File |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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FEATURES CONSTRUCTION TOOLS |
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115 | (1) |
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CONSTRUCTING A BASE SOLID FEATURE |
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Extruded Solid Feature and Display Control |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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CONSTRUCTING ADDITIONAL SKETCHED SOLID FEATURES |
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Graphics Slicing, Extruding an Open-Loop Sketch, and Joining |
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130 | (4) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (3) |
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140 | (1) |
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140 | (3) |
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143 | (2) |
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PLACED SOLID FEATURES AND PATTERNS |
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145 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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145 | (2) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (2) |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (5) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (2) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (4) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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Rectangular Pattern Feature |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (3) |
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Suppress Feature and Delete Feature |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (1) |
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174 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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APPEARANCE AND PROPERTIES |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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181 | (3) |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (4) |
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ENGINEERING DRAWING OUTPUT |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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| Chapter 4 Part Modeling II |
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189 | (122) |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (9) |
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190 | (3) |
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195 | (4) |
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200 | (4) |
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207 | (4) |
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211 | (6) |
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217 | (3) |
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3D Sketch Panel Bar and Toolbar |
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219 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (3) |
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223 | (2) |
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225 | (4) |
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LOFT, SWEEP,AND COIL FEATURES |
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229 | (1) |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (5) |
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235 | (4) |
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239 | (5) |
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248 | (3) |
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251 | (2) |
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Surface Manipulation Tools |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (2) |
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257 | (3) |
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260 | (4) |
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264 | (2) |
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266 | (5) |
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271 | (3) |
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277 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
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279 | (4) |
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Linked and Embedded Parameters |
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282 | (1) |
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283 | (4) |
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287 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (2) |
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290 | (1) |
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291 | (4) |
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295 | (1) |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (1) |
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296 | (2) |
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298 | (1) |
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298 | (3) |
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301 | (1) |
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303 | (1) |
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303 | (3) |
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306 | (1) |
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306 | (3) |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
| Chapter 5 Sheet Metal Modeling |
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311 | (38) |
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311 | (1) |
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311 | (8) |
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312 | (5) |
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317 | (1) |
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317 | (2) |
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319 | (4) |
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Sheetmetal Features Panel Bar and Toolbar |
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319 | (2) |
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Other Sheet Metal Modeling Tools |
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321 | (2) |
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323 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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323 | (11) |
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334 | (2) |
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336 | (1) |
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336 | (3) |
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339 | (2) |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (2) |
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DESIGN ELEMENTS AND PUNCH TOOLS |
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343 | (1) |
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343 | (2) |
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EXPORT FLAT PATTERN FROM MODEL |
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345 | (1) |
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347 | (1) |
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347 | (2) |
| Chapter 6 Assembly Modeling 1 |
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349 | (72) |
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349 | (1) |
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ASSEMBLY MODELING CONCEPTS |
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350 | (8) |
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350 | (1) |
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Part File and Assembly File |
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351 | (1) |
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351 | (1) |
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351 | (1) |
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Part Modeling Mode and Assembly Modeling Mode |
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352 | (1) |
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Components in an Assembly |
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352 | (1) |
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Applying Assembly Constraints |
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353 | (5) |
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358 | (4) |
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Assembly Panel Bar and Toolbar |
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359 | (1) |
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360 | (1) |
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361 | (1) |
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361 | (1) |
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362 | (2) |
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Re-ordering Components in the Assembly Hierarchy |
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362 | (1) |
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Restructuring Components in the Assembly Hierarchy |
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362 | (1) |
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362 | (2) |
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364 | (1) |
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365 | (1) |
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365 | (4) |
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Apply Assembly Constraint |
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368 | (1) |
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369 | (6) |
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375 | (1) |
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376 | (6) |
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382 | (1) |
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382 | (2) |
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CONSTRUCT ASSEMBLY PATTERN |
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384 | (1) |
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Rectangular, Circular, and Associative Assembly Patterns |
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384 | (1) |
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Manipulating an Assembly Pattern |
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384 | (1) |
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384 | (2) |
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DESIGN VIEW AND VISIBILITY OVERRIDES |
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386 | (1) |
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386 | (1) |
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387 | (1) |
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387 | (1) |
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387 | (1) |
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388 | (8) |
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Place Assembly Constraint |
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395 | (1) |
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396 | (1) |
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397 | (1) |
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Measuring and Component Construction |
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397 | (1) |
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397 | (4) |
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Constructing an part in Assembly Mode |
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400 | (1) |
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401 | (2) |
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403 | (1) |
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403 | (3) |
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406 | (1) |
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Toggling Part Modeling Mode and Assembly Modeling Mode |
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406 | (1) |
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406 | (2) |
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Full Update and Local Update |
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407 | (1) |
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Checking Interference and Dimension size |
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407 | (1) |
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408 | (2) |
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Replacing a Component in an Assembly |
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410 | (1) |
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410 | (2) |
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Restructuring Components in the Assembly Hierarchy |
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412 | (1) |
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412 | (3) |
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415 | (1) |
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415 | (1) |
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416 | (1) |
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416 | (1) |
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416 | (1) |
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417 | (1) |
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ENGINEERING DRAWING OUTPUT |
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417 | (1) |
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418 | (1) |
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419 | (2) |
| Chapter 7 Assembly Modeling 11 |
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421 | (60) |
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421 | (1) |
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422 | (1) |
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423 | (6) |
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429 | (1) |
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429 | (1) |
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429 | (1) |
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429 | (1) |
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429 | (4) |
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433 | (2) |
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TRANSITIONAL SURFACE CONSTRAINT |
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435 | (1) |
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435 | (1) |
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436 | (1) |
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436 | (1) |
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437 | (2) |
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439 | (1) |
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439 | (1) |
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439 | (9) |
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448 | (1) |
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448 | (6) |
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454 | (1) |
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454 | (1) |
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454 | (1) |
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454 | (1) |
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455 | (4) |
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459 | (6) |
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465 | (2) |
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467 | (8) |
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475 | (4) |
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479 | (1) |
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480 | (1) |
| Chapter 8 Advanced Part ModelingTechniques |
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481 | (50) |
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481 | (1) |
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482 | (1) |
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Under-Constrained Adaptive Sketch |
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482 | (1) |
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482 | (5) |
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Sketch Adaptive to a Face of Another Component |
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487 | (1) |
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487 | (5) |
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491 | (1) |
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492 | (9) |
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Adaptive Parts in a Sub-Assem^lies |
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500 | (1) |
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501 | (5) |
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DERIVE PART FROM AN ASSEMBLY |
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506 | (1) |
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Combination of Components in the Derived Part |
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506 | (1) |
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Link to the Original Source Assembly |
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506 | (1) |
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Construction of Complex Solid Part in a Non-Linear Way |
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506 | (1) |
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507 | (6) |
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513 | (1) |
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513 | (4) |
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517 | (1) |
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518 | (4) |
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522 | (7) |
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Project Paths and Share Rights |
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522 | (3) |
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525 | (4) |
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529 | (1) |
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530 | (1) |
| Chapter 9 Engineering Presentation 531 |
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531 | (1) |
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531 | (2) |
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532 | (1) |
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533 | (3) |
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Presentation Panel Bar and Toolbar |
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533 | (1) |
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534 | (1) |
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534 | (1) |
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534 | (2) |
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CONSTRUCTING PRESENTATION VIEWS |
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536 | (1) |
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Constructing a Presentation View Automatically |
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536 | (1) |
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536 | (1) |
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Constructing a Presentation View Manually |
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537 | (1) |
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537 | (5) |
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EDITING PRESENTATION VIEWS |
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542 | (1) |
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542 | (1) |
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542 | (2) |
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Using the Tweak Component Dialog Box |
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544 | (1) |
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544 | (1) |
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545 | (1) |
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545 | (1) |
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546 | (1) |
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546 | (1) |
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546 | (1) |
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547 | (1) |
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548 | (3) |
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551 | (1) |
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552 | (1) |
| Chapter 10 Engineering Drafting |
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553 | (1) |
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ENGINEERING DRAFTING CONCEPTS |
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554 | (7) |
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554 | (5) |
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Computer-Aided Engineering Drafting |
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559 | (2) |
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561 | (1) |
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Procedure for Constructing an Engineering Drawing |
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561 | (1) |
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561 | (6) |
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Drawing Views Panel Bar and Toolbar |
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562 | (1) |
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Drawing Annotation Panel Bar and Toolbar |
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563 | (2) |
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Drawing Sketch Panel Bar and Toolbar |
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565 | (1) |
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565 | (1) |
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565 | (1) |
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566 | (1) |
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Drawing Sheet Preparation |
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567 | (1) |
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ENGINEERING DRAFTING STANDARDS |
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567 | (4) |
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568 | (1) |
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569 | (1) |
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570 | (1) |
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570 | (1) |
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571 | (1) |
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ENGINEERING DRAWING PREPARATION |
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572 | (1) |
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572 | (1) |
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572 | (1) |
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573 | (1) |
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573 | (1) |
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573 | (7) |
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580 | (1) |
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580 | (2) |
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ASSOCIATIVE DRAWING VIEW CONSTRUCTION |
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582 | (83) |
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582 | (1) |
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Associativity and Drawing Update |
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582 | (1) |
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Drawing Views for a Solid Part |
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583 | (1) |
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584 | (1) |
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585 | (2) |
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587 | (1) |
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588 | (1) |
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589 | (3) |
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592 | (1) |
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593 | (1) |
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594 | (3) |
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597 | (1) |
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598 | (3) |
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Drawing Views for a sheet Metal Component |
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601 | (1) |
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601 | (3) |
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Drawing Views of an Assembly |
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604 | (1) |
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604 | (3) |
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Sketches and Work Features in Drawing Views |
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607 | (1) |
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607 | (2) |
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609 | (3) |
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Annotations in a Part Drawing |
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610 | (1) |
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Annotations in an Assembly Drawing |
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610 | (1) |
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610 | (2) |
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612 | (1) |
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613 | (4) |
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617 | (3) |
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620 | (3) |
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622 | (1) |
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623 | (1) |
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624 | (2) |
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626 | (1) |
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627 | (2) |
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629 | (1) |
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629 | (1) |
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630 | (5) |
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TUTORIAL 10.26 Surface Texture Symbol |
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635 | (4) |
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639 | (2) |
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639 | (2) |
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641 | (6) |
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647 | (3) |
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Geometric Tolerance symbol |
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648 | (2) |
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650 | (4) |
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654 | (2) |
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656 | (1) |
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656 | (2) |
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658 | (1) |
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658 | (2) |
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660 | (1) |
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660 | (2) |
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662 | (1) |
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662 | (1) |
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663 | (1) |
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664 | (1) |
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Appendix A Editing Imported solids . |
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665 | (4) |
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665 | (4) |
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Appendix B Importing Mechanical Desktop Files |
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