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Chapter 1 • Getting Started
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People use workspaces to quickly configure the interface for the task at hand.
Let’s take a brief look at AutoCAD’s workspaces:
1. Select the AutoCAD Classic workspace from the drop-down menu on
the Quick Access toolbar. The user interface changes dramatically
(see Figure 1.7). The AutoCAD Classic workspace makes AutoCAD
look similar to how it did in 2008 and before.
Classic
menu bar
Floating
toolbars
Docked
toolbars
Scrollbars
FIGURE 1.7 AutoCAD Classic workspace
2. Drag a docked toolbar out from the edge of the screen and convert
it into a floating toolbar. Select Tools
➢ Toolbars ➢ AutoCAD ➢
Dimension from the classic menu bar. Drag the Dimension floating
toolbar to any edge of the screen and dock it.
3. Position the cursor over a docked toolbar button and right-click; a
toolbar context menu appears. Select Object Snap from this menu
(Figure 1.8).
4. Right-click in the drawing window and you’ll see a different con-
text menu. Right-clicking over most items, from the tool palettes
to the status bar buttons, brings up other unique context menus.
In the Classic workspace, right-clicking is the means of accessing
numerous context-sensitive menus throughout the user interface.
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Although longtime
users might feel
more comfortable
with the AutoCAD
Classic interface,
there are many
advantages to using
all the workspaces.
Certification
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Certification
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