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Working With AutoCAD
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Notice that the Command window and the message at the cursor now shows the following
prompt:
Specify first corner point or [Chamfer/Elevation/Fillet/Thickness/Width]:
AutoCAD is asking you to select the first corner for the rectangle and, in brackets, it’s offer-
ing 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 1.17.
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 1.18). You’ll learn more about the different cursor shapes and what
they mean in Chapter 2.
4. Let’s try copying objects between these two files. Click in the window with the clip draw-
ing to make it active.
5. Click All from the Zoom flyout in the View tab’s Navigate panel to get an overall view
of the drawing. You can also click the Zoom tool in the status bar and type A↵ (see
Figure 1.19).
Figure 1.17
Selecting the first
point of a rectangle
Click here to start the rectangle.
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