Datasheet

WORKING WITH AUTOCAD

2. Choose File  Open to open the Select File dialog box. This is a typical Windows file dialog box,

with an added twist: The large Preview box on the right lets you preview a drawing before you

open it, thereby saving time while searching for files. To the left is a panel known as the Places

List in which you can find frequently used locations on your computer or the Internet.

TIP If you don’t see a Preview box in the Select File dialog box, click the word Views in the upper-

right corner, and then select Preview from the list that appears.

3. In the Select File dialog box, open the Look In drop-down list, and locate the 2008acad2008\

samplefiles\Mastering AutoCAD 2008\Projects\Chapters 01 folder. (You may need

to explore the list to find it.) The file list changes to show the contents of the \AutoCAD 2008\

Projects\Chapter 01 folder.

4. Move the arrow cursor to the clip.dwg file, and click it. Notice that the clip.dwg filename

now appears in the File Name input box above the file list. Also, the Preview box now shows

a thumbnail image of the file. Be aware that files from older versions of AutoCAD may not

show a thumbnail.

TIP The clip.dwg drawing is included on the companion website. If you can’t find this file, be

sure you installed the sample drawings from the companion website. See the Readme file on the

book’s website for installation instructions.

5. Click the Open button at the bottom of the Select File dialog box. AutoCAD opens the

clip.dwg file, as shown in Figure 1.10.

The clip.dwg file opens to display a Layout tab view of the drawing. You’ll know this by looking

at the tabs at the bottom of the AutoCAD window. Currently, the Layout1 tab is highlighted.

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