Wiley AutoCAD 2012 and AutoCAD LT 2012 Bible 978-1-1180-2221-4 Benutzerhandbuch

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Chapter 1: Starting to Draw

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The AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT screens are very similar. The AutoCAD LT screen doesn’t include the Express Tools
tab on the Ribbon.

Ribbon

Application button

Quick Access toolbar

Workspace drop-down list

Title bar

Autodesk Exchange

Help

Application Minimize, Maximize, and Close buttons

Drawing Minimize, Maximize, and Close buttons

ViewCube

Coordinate display

Command line

UCS icon

Layout tab

Status bar

Crosshairs and

Pickbox

Drawing area

Status bar menu

Navigation bar

Clean Screen button

If you find yourself in a 3D environment in AutoCAD, you’ll see a gray background and a perspective

view. To work in 2D in AutoCAD, switch to a 2D environment, following these steps in AutoCAD:

From the Workspace drop-down list, choose Drafting & Annotation. This displays the

Ribbon with 2D commands.

Choose Application Button ➪ New. From the Select Template dialog box, choose

acad.dwt

and click Open. This places you in a 2D view.

The AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT screens consist of four important areas. These are discussed in the

following sections.

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