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Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop

Introduction

This chapter describes how to get started using AutoCAD Land

Development Desktop. It explains how to:

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Start the program

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Access commands

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Establish settings

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Work with drawings

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Work with projects and prototypes

This chapter also covers basic CAD management tools and utilities,

such as:

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Layer management

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Transparent commands

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Text window

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Profiles

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Zoom and Pan

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Object Snaps

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Drawing and screen views

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Plotting

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Saving and exiting

Starting AutoCAD Land

Development Desktop

To start AutoCAD Land Development Desktop, select the

AutoCAD Land Development Desktop R2 icon in the AutoCAD

Land Development Desktop R2 program group or from the

Windows desktop.