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Understanding the AutoCAD Window  5
5. Click the Workspace Switching tool, and click 2D Drafting & Annotation in the
Workspaces toolbar. You’ll be working in this workspace for most of this book.
6. Exit the 3D Drawing2.dwg file by clicking the Close icon in the upper-right corner of
the drawing area. The Close icon looks like an X.
Even though the default 2D file looks completely different from the new 3D file you
created by using the acad3D.dwt template, they really are basically the same. They just
have different display settings turned on. You can learn more about the different ways to
display drawings in Chapter 6.
You now have AutoCAD set up for 2D drawing, so you’ll take a more detailed look at
the AutoCAD window. You’ll find that, for the most part, it is a typical Windows-style
graphics program window with a few twists.
Getting to Know the Window Components
The AutoCAD window offers several controls to the program:
Ribbon•
Quick Access Toolbar•
Menu Browser•
Drawing area•
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