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14 Chapter 1: Getting Familiar with AutoCAD
3. Click a point roughly in the lower-left corner of the drawing area, as shown in
Figure 1.14. Now as you move your cursor, you’ll see a rectangle follow the cursor
with one corner fixed at the position you just selected. You’ll also see the following
prompt in the command line:
Specify other corner point or [Area/Dimensions/Rotation]:
4. Click another point anywhere in the upper-right region of the drawing area. A rect-
angle appears (see Figure 1.15). You’ll learn more about the different cursor shapes
and what they mean later in this chapter.
Click here to start the rectangle.
Figure 1.14
Selecting the first
point of a rectangle
Figure 1.15
Once you’ve
selected the first
point of the rect-
angle, you’ll see a
rectangle follow
the motion of
your mouse.
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