2011

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UserInterface
AutoCAD2011offersavarietyofuserinterfaceenhancementsthatallowyoutodesignwithgreater
easeandefficiency.
Drawing Window
Thedrawingwindowhasbeenup dated inAutoCAD2011todisplayadarkgraybackgroundinmodelspace.
YoucaneasilymodifythedrawingwindowcolorfromtheDisplaytaboftheOption sdialogbox.
Thetraditionaldotgridhasbeenreplacedwithhorizontalandverticalgridlinestomoreclosely
representengineering
graphpaper.Whenthegridisenabled,redandgreenlinesextendfromtheUCS
icontorepresenttheXandYaxesoftheorigin.
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Figure1.AutoCAD2011drawingwindow
Quick Access Toolbar
TheQuickAccesstoolbardisplaysthenameofthecurrentworkspace.Youcaneasilyselectadifferent
workspaceandaccessotherworkspacetools.Inaddition,thedefaultQuickAccesstoolbarnowincludes
boththeSaveandtheSaveAstools.