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Part I: Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Basics
On the DVD
The DVD includes a small program, save2d.lsp, that automatically backs up your drawing to the CD/DVD
drive after you’ve saved it on your hard drive. Look in
\Software\Chapter 01\Save2d. The file contains
instructions for changing the drive to any letter you use (AutoCAD only).
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STEPS: Saving a Drawing for the First Time
1. The four lines you created earlier in this chapter should still be on your screen. Click Save on
the Quick Access Toolbar. The Save Drawing As dialog box opens.
2. Click the Save In drop-down list. If necessary, choose the drive where you created your
AutoCAD Bible folder for this book.
3. Double-click the AutoCAD Bible folder.
4. In the File Name text box, select the default filename that appears. Type ab01-01 and press
Enter (or click Save).
5. Keep your drawing on the screen and go to the next exercise.
AutoCAD saves your drawing under the name
ab01-01.dwg. This numbering system will help you
organize your drawings from this book and find equivalent drawings on the DVD more easily. It just
means that this is the first drawing from Chapter 1 of AutoCAD 2012 and AutoCAD LT 2012 Bible.
Closing a Drawing and Exiting from AutoCAD and
AutoCAD LT
You can close your drawing and keep AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT open. The simplest way to do this is to
use the Drawing Close button at the upper-right corner of the drawing. To exit AutoCAD or AutoCAD
LT, click the Close (X) box at the top-right corner of your screen. You can also exit out of AutoCAD or
AutoCAD LT by typing quit ↵ on the command line. If you’ve made any changes to your drawing since
last saving it, AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT asks you if you want to save your changes. Choose Yes or No as
your situation requires. If you have opened more than one drawing to which you have made changes,
you have a chance to save each drawing in turn.
Tip
You can double-click the Application button to close AutoCAD. This is equivalent to typing quit.
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STEPS: Closing Your Drawing and Exiting AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT
1. Your drawing should still be on your screen. Choose Application Button ➪ Close. You now
see a gray screen with no drawing. (Repeat this process if you have other drawings open.
Save or cancel the changes to these extra open drawings as you like.)
2. Click the Close button in the upper-right corner to exit AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT.
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