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Exploring the AutoCAD User Interface
After bypassing the initial dialog boxes that AutoCAD provides, the program
opens to display the AutoCAD user interface, also called the graphics window.
AutoCAD provides many methods for creating and editing objects, changing the
view of a drawing, or executing AutoCAD file maintenance or other utilities. In
LT, your screen looks similar to Figure 1.6. For AutoCAD, your monitor displays
one of three workspaces:
FIGURE 1.6: The AutoCAD graphics window using the 2D Drafting & Annotation
workspace
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The 2D Drafting & Annotation workspace (shown in Figure 1.6)
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The AutoCAD Classic workspace
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For AutoCAD users only, the 3D Modeling workspace (see Figure 1.7)
Ribbon
Ribbon tabs
Quick Access toolbar
Application menu
InfoCenter
Status bar
Command window
Command prompt
UCS icon
Coordinate readouts
Starting AutoCAD 7
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AutoCAD and LT offer
numerous dialog
boxes with various
combinations of but-
tons and text boxes.
You’ll learn many of
their functions as you
progress throughout
the book.
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