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34 Chapter1•GettingtoKnowAutoCAD

Object Snap toolbar

FIGURE 1.37 The Object Snap toolbar docked to the Application window

Take a few minutes to explore the available toolbars, and then close all but the

Object Snap toolbar and hide the display of the menu bar.

Saving Workspaces

At the start of this chapter, you learned how workspaces can dramatically change

the overall appearance of AutoCAD. This was illustrated in the “Exploring the

AutoCAD User Interface” section of this chapter as you switched between dif-

ferent workspaces that ship with the software. Although many ﬁnd the default

workspaces more than adequate, others may prefer custom tailoring the user

interface to the way they work.

From customizing the Ribbon, to loading toolbars, and beyond, AutoCAD pro-

vides a large collection of tools to personalize its layout. Regardless of the extent

of your customization efforts, that conﬁguration will be lost unless it’s ﬁrst saved

as a workspace.

In the preceding section, you loaded the Object Snap toolbar. Follow these

steps to ensure that it remains the next time you start AutoCAD:

1. Click the Workspace Switching drop-down list next to the Application

menu, or on the right side of the status bar, and choose Save Current

As from the menu, as shown on the left in Figure1.38. This opens

the Save Workspace dialog box, shown on the right in Figure1.38.

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