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chapter on getting started with AutoCAD, I’m reminded 

of a quote by Lao-Tzu: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single 
step.” In much the same way, learning AutoCAD is something anyone can do 
by taking it one step at a time. And I promise AutoCAD is much easier than 
walking a thousand miles! Congratulations if you are reading this: You are 
now on your way. By the end of this book, you will have a solid understanding 
of AutoCAD.

Exploring the AutoCAD 2012 for Windows User interface





Setting drawing units





Autodesk has released several versions of AutoCAD, including  
AutoCAD 2012, AutoCAD LT 2012, and AutoCAD 2012 for the Mac. The 
two Windows versions look nearly identical and function in almost the 
same way. The main difference is that LT doesn’t support automation 
and some of the advanced 3D functions. The Mac version looks a bit dif-
ferent than its cousins but functions nearly identically to AutoCAD for 
Windows. Although this book was written using AutoCAD 2012 running 
on Windows XP Professional, you can use it to learn any of the current 
versions of AutoCAD.

Before you can use AutoCAD, you’ll need to thoroughly familiarize yourself 
with its graphical user interface (GUI). The AutoCAD 2012 (for Windows) 
user interface is shown in Figure 1.1. 



AutoCAD for Mac 
has a user interface 
that is customized 
to the Mac experi-
ence. Although the 
Mac user interface 
is not covered in this 
book, its commands 
and capabilities 
are similar to those 
in AutoCAD for 
Windows.