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CHAPTER 1 Exploring thE AutoCAD AnD AutoCAD lt intErfACE
A message appears, asking whether you want to save the changes you’ve made to the current
drawing. Click No.
2. Click the Open tool in the Quick Access toolbar to open the Select File dialog box. This is
a typical Windows file dialog box, with an added twist: In the large Preview box on the
right, you can 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 (see Figure 1.11).
If you don’t see a Preview box in the Select File dialog box, click the word Views in the upper-
right corner and select Preview from the list that appears.
3. In the Select File dialog box, open the Look In drop-down list and locate the Chapter 01
folder of the Mastering AutoCAD 2010 sample files. (You may need to explore the list to
find it.)
4. Move the arrow cursor to the clip.d w g file and click it. Notice that the clip.d w g filename
now appears in the File Name input box above the file list. The Preview box also now
shows a thumbnail image of the file. Be aware that files from older versions of AutoCAD
may not show a thumbnail.
5. Click the Open button at the bottom of the Select File dialog box. AutoCAD opens the
clip.d w g file, as shown in Figure 1.12.
The clip.d w g file opens to display a layout view of the drawing. A layout is a type of view
in which you lay out different views of your drawing in preparation for printing. You can tell
you are in a layout view by the white area over the gray background. This white area represents
your drawing on a printed page. This view is like a print preview.
Also note that the AutoCAD window’s title bar displays the name of the drawing. This offers
easy identification of the file.
This particular file contains both 2D drawings and a 3D model of a typical locking clip. The
Layout view shows a top, front, and right-side view as well as an isometric view.
Figure 1.11
The Select File
dialog box
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