Wiley AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required 978-0-470-60216-4 ユーザーズマニュアル

AutoCAD LT for the very first time can be 

an intimidating experience. Faced with such an expansive collection of tools, 
settings, and more, where is one to start? To help you answer that question, 
this chapter will break down the many components of the user interface into 
manageable segments and introduce you to basic operations such as opening 
drawings. Even if you’ve used earlier versions of AutoCAD, you’ll still want to 
review this chapter to become acquainted with some of the changes from 
recent years.

Although the 2011 release does have some subtle user interface improvements, 

the interfaces are almost identical in AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. Generally speak-
ing, both platforms offer the same 2D drafting experience. (The biggest difference 
is that AutoCAD LT has no 3D capability. AutoCAD offers many powerful tools for 
modeling in 3D that are not found in AutoCAD LT. These tools are the topic of 
Chapter 16, “Creating 3D Geometry,” and Chapter 17, “Rendering and Materials.”) 
With so little separating the two platforms, for most purposes in this book I’ll 
refer to both interchangeably as AutoCAD unless otherwise specified.

Opening a new drawing





Becoming familiar with the AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Application 





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Modifying the display





Displaying and arranging AutoCAD tools





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