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Working With AutoCAD
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Next, let’s try drawing a rectangle to see how AutoCAD behaves while drawing objects:
1. Click the Rectangle tool in the Home tab’s Draw panel.
Notice that the Command window and the message at the cursor now shows the follow-
ing prompt:
Specify first corner point or
AutoCAD is asking you to select the first corner for the rectangle and, in brackets, it’s offering
a few options that you can take advantage of at this point in the command. Don’t worry
about those options right now. You’ll have an opportunity to learn about command options
in Chapter 2. You also see the same prompt, minus the bracketed options, in the Dynamic
Input display at the cursor.
2. Click a point roughly in the lower-left corner of the drawing area, as shown in Figure 1.18.
Now, as you move your mouse, a rectangle follows the cursor, with one corner fixed at the
position you just selected. You also see the following prompt in the Command window,
with a similar prompt in the Dynamic Input display:
Specify other corner point or [Area/Dimensions/Rotation]:
3. Click another point anywhere in the upper-right region of the drawing area. A rectangle
appears (see Figure 1.19) . You’ll learn more about the different cursor shapes and what
they mean in Chapter 2.
Figure 1.18
Selecting the first
point of a rectangle
Click here to start the rectangle.
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