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6  Chapter1•GettingtoKnowAutoCAD
Application Menu Quick Access Toolbar
Ribbon tab Ribbon Panel Info Center
Ribbon
View Cube
Navigation Bar
Cursor
In-canvas Viewport Control
UCS Icon
Command Prompt Command Line Window
Coordinate Readout
Status Bar
FIGURE 1.5 The AutoCAD Application window’s Drafting & Annotation workspace
Using Standard AutoCAD Workspaces
AutoCAD provides the following standard workspaces:
Drafting & Annotation Utilizing the Ribbon, this workspace (shown previously
in Figure1.5) is considered the default workspace. Unless otherwise specified,
this is also the workspace used throughout this book.
AutoCAD Classic Mimics the menu-based interface utilized prior to
AutoCAD2009.
3D Basics Provides the core tools needed to get started with 3D modeling
inside AutoCAD. (For AutoCAD users only. 3D features are not included in
AutoCAD LT.)
3D Modeling Provides the complete set of 3D modeling tools found inside
AutoCAD, including materials via the Materials Browser. (For AutoCAD users
only. 3D features are not included in AutoCAD LT.)
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AutoCAD and
AutoCAD LT offer
numerous dialog
boxes with various
combinations of but-
tons and text boxes.
You’ll learn many
of their functions
as you progress
through the book.
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