Datasheet

Table 1-1 lists the different buttons on the status bar.
Table 1-1 Status Bar Buttons
Button Name Description
Coordinates Toggles among absolute, relative, and polar
coordinate display settings
Snap Mode Toggles grid or PolarSnap on and off
Grid Display Toggles the display of the grid on and off
Ortho Mode Toggles ortho mode on and off
Polar Tracking Toggles polar tracking on and off
Object Snap Toggles running object snaps on and off
Object Snap Tracking Toggles object snap tracking on and off
Dynamic UCS Toggles dynamic UCS on and off
Dynamic Input Toggles dynamic input on and off
Show/Hide Lineweight Toggles the display of lineweights on and off
Model/Paper Space Toggles between model and paper space
Model/Layout and Toggles between model and paper space,
Additional Layouts and switch paper space layouts
Minimize/Maximize and Toggles between maximized and minimized
Viewport Navigation viewport states, and allows you to switch
among different viewports
Status Bar Tray Displays the current notification icons for
the features that are in use in the current
session and drawing
Exercise 1-4: Using the Status Bar
In this exercise, you create a new drawing and use some of the drafting settings that
are available on the status bar.
1. Choose File➪New.
2. In the Select Template dialog box, double-click the acad.dwt drawing
template file.
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