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Exploring the AutoCAD 2012 for Windows User Interface
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7. Double click Detail-B under 04 – Brush Roller Sub Assy in the
Manufacturing sheet set. A new drawing appears in the drawing window.
8. Click the Open button in the Quick Access toolbar. Select any drawing
in the
Manufacturing folder and click Open. If you are using LT, open
any other sample file.
9. Click the Quick View Drawings button in the application status bar
(see Figure 1.6). Move the cursor over the first drawing and observe
that two smaller views appear above it; these are the highlighted
drawing’s spaces. Move the cursor over Model and its view enlarges.
Click the model view icon to go there immediately. Use Quick View to
navigate through open drawings and their spaces.
Highlighted
drawing’s spaces
Open drawings
Close Quick View
Open Quick View
FIGURE 1.6 Accessing open drawings and their spaces with Quick View
Au t o CAD Dr A w i n g Sp A C e S
AutoCAD has two types of drawing spaces: paper and model. Paperspace is
a two-dimensional area analogous to and having the dimensions of a sheet
of paper. Various sizes of “paper” can be created in individual layouts (see
Chapter 13, “Working with Layouts and Annotative Objects”). Modelspace, on
the other hand, is a single three-dimensional volume where everything is drawn
actual size. Modelspace is typically scaled down in viewports and displayed in
paperspace. Most of the drawing you will do in AutoCAD will be in modelspace.
Both paper- and modelspaces are saved in the same drawing file.
Exploring AutoCAD’s Workspaces
AutoCAD workspaces (not to be confused with drawing spaces) are stored sets of
user interface controls, which include menus, toolbars, palettes, and the ribbon.
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The Quick Access
toolbar is a conve-
nient way to open
drawings, especially
when you’re not
using the Sheet Set
Manager.