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TAKING A GUIDED TOUR
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If this is the first time you’ve started AutoCAD since you installed it, you’re asked to register
and authorize AutoCAD in step 2. If you’re using the Trial version, you can use the default serial
number 000-00000000 for the one-month trial. After you’ve entered the registration information,
you see the New Features Workshop window described in step 4.
Let’s look at the AutoCAD window in detail. Don’t worry if it seems like a lot of information.
You don’t have to memorize it, but by looking at all the parts, you’ll be aware of what is available
in a general way.
If Your AutoCAD Window Doesn’t Look Like Figure 1.1
As you saw in step 3 in the opening exercise, you have a choice between three workspaces when you start
AutoCAD. If you didn’t see the Workspace screen, and your drawing opens to a 3D Modeling workspace
(see Figure 1.2, later in this chapter), do the following to get to the 2D Drafting & Annotation workspace:
1. Click the Workspaces list in the upper-left corner of the AutoCAD window, and select 2D Drafting &
Annotation. LT users can select 2D Drafting & Annotation from the floating Workspaces toolbar.
2.
AutoCAD users, choose File  New. Then, in the Select Template dialog box, choose acad.dwt and
click Open. LT users can skip this step.
If you did step 2, the default filename is Drawing2.dwg instead of Drawing1.dwg . Aside from
that, your AutoCAD window will look similar to Figure 1.1, which shows AutoCAD in a moderate
resolution screen.
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