Wiley AutoCAD 2008 3D Modeling Workbook For Dummies 978-0-470-09763-2 ユーザーズマニュアル

In This Chapter

Launching AutoCAD and using command line switches

Looking at the user interface of AutoCAD

Using commands and providing input

Getting help from AutoCAD

B

eing proficient with AutoCAD and its user interface can help make drafting tasks easier
based on how familiar you are with all the tools that are just a click away. The exercises

in this chapter give you an understanding of how to use the various interface elements that
AutoCAD has to offer to make sure you have the tools available when you need them.

The exercises in this chapter use the AutoCAD Classic workspace. To set the AutoCAD Classic
workspace current, choose Tools➪Workspaces➪AutoCAD Classic. For more information on
using and creating workspaces, see Chapter 3.

Launching AutoCAD

AutoCAD is one of the most popular computer-aided drafting applications on the market
today. You can use it to design plans for residential homes and complex drawings such as
paper-converting machines and circuit boards. To become efficient with AutoCAD, you
should get to know as many methods of launching the program as possible.

1.

How can you start AutoCAD?

A. From the Start menu

B. From a shortcut on the desktop, taskbar, or Quick Launch toolbar

C. Insert the product CD/DVD into the CD/DVD-ROM

D. By opening a drawing file

In this exercise, you add a shortcut to the desktop, the Start menu, and the Quick Launch
toolbar. 

 Add an AutoCAD shortcut to the Windows desktop by creating a copy of the one

that appears in the AutoCAD 2008 folder. Choose Start➪(All) Programs➪Autodesk.
Right-click the AutoCAD 2008 icon and choose Send To➪Desktop (Create Shortcut).

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