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CHAPTER 1Getting to KnowAutoCADOpening a new drawingGetting familiar with the AutoCAD and AutoCAD LTgraphics windowsModifying the displayDisplayin

FIGURE 1.6: The Options dialog box2. Click the Display tab, which is shown in Figure 1.7. Focus on theWindow Elements section. If scroll bars are visi

3. Click the check box to turn off the scroll bars. Also be sure the checkbox for Display Screen Menu is not selected. Don’t click the OK but-ton yet.

4. Don’t close the Options dialog box yet.5. If you want the lines of your crosshair cursor to extend completelyacross the screen, go to the lower-lef

status bar is in the on position, some of the information in the Command win-dow will appear in the drawing area next to the cursor. I’ll cover this f

Tools Contains special tools for use while you’re working on the current draw-ing, such as those for finding the length of a line or for running a spe

Accessing the Toolbar Fly-Out MenusNotice that one icon on the Standard toolbar has a little triangular arrow in thelower-right corner. This arrow ind

At the end of the top line of text is _all. This tells you that you haveused the All option of the Zoom command. This fly-out menu iscalled the Zoom f

FIGURE 1.10: The Toolbars menu2. If you don’t see Zoom near the bottom of the list, you should have adown arrow there. Use it to scroll down, if nece

FIGURE 1.11: Dragging the Zoom toolbar4. Once the rectangle has changed shape, release the left mouse button.The rectangle changes to the Zoom toolbar

Hold down the left mouse button with the cursor on the right edge ofthe toolbar, and drag the arrow to the left until the rectangle changesshape. Rele

Your introduction to AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT begins with a tour of theuser interface of the two programs. In this chapter, you’ll also learn howto use

FIGURE 1.12: The AutoCAD user interface with five toolbars docked on the top and leftsides of the drawing areaThis arrangement of the toolbars will be

Customizing ToolbarsYou can customize each toolbar, and you can build your own custom toolbars todisplay only the buttons you use frequently. You can

FIGURE 1.14: The Workspaces menu4. Close the Workspaces toolbar.When you make changes to the new workspace—by adding a toolbar or chang-ing the backgr

While working in AutoCAD, you’ll need to enter a lot of data, such as dimen-sions and construction notes; answer questions with “yes” or “no”; and use

Are You Experienced?Now you can…0 recognize the elements of the AutoCAD graphics window0 understand how the Command window works and why it’simportan

FIGURE 1.1: The AutoCAD welcome screen provides access to the New Features Workshop.FIGURE 1.2: The New Features Workshop dialog boxStarting AutoCAD 3

The Customer Involvement ProgramNearly all the latest releases of Autodesk products include the opportunity toparticipate in the customer involvement

FIGURE 1.3: The AutoCAD graphics window using the AutoCAD Classic workspaceFIGURE 1.4: The AutoCAD graphics window using the 3D Modeling workspaceTitl

The toolbars on your screen might not be in the same places as they are shownhere. Later in this chapter, you’ll see how to move the toolbars, display

3. The large area in the middle of the screen is called the drawing area. Itmight need adjusting. Choose View➣ Visual Styles ➣ 2D Wireframe.4. Choose

Below the menus are the Standard and Styles toolbars. The Standard toolbarcontains 25 commonly used command buttons (LT has only 23). Several of these

Below the drawing area is the Command window.When you enter commands, rather than using the menus or buttons, theCommand window is where you tell the