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The Initial Setup Dialog Box: Customization Based on Your Industry
Before we move on, you may want to know a little about the Initial Setup dialog box you saw in step 2.
This dialog box lets you select the industry that is closest to the work you do. If you select an option
and complete the initial setup, AutoCAD will be set up with tools that best suit the industry you
select. To keep this book coordinated with your version of AutoCAD, I ask that you do not run the
initial setup for your industry but instead keep AutoCAD in a “generic” setup. When you’re more
comfortable with AutoCAD, you can go ahead and run the initial setup for your type of work. You
can always open the Initial Setup dialog box from the User Preferences tab of the Options dialog
box. See Appendix B for more on the Options dialog box.
The AutoCAD Window
The AutoCAD program window is divided into six parts:
Application menu
•◆
Quick Access toolbar•◆
InfoCenter•◆
Ribbon•◆
Drawing area•◆
UCS•◆
Figure 1.1
A typical
arrangement of
the elements in
the AutoCAD
window. The
Sheet Set Manager
palette (or Info
palette for LT) is
closed for clarity.
Command
Window
Status Bar
UCS
Drawing
Area
Ribbon
Application
Menu
Quick Access Toolbar Info Center
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