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© 2020, ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge® i C o n t e n ts Preface ......................................................................................................... xvii In This Guide ................................................................................................ xxi Practice Files .............................................................................................. xxiii Chapter 1: Getting Started with AutoCAD.................................................. 1-1 1.1 Starting the Software ...................................................................... 1-2 Start Tab ........................................................................................... 1-2 1.2 User Interface .................................................................................. 1-4 1.3 Working with Commands ............................................................. 1-11 Ribbon ............................................................................................. 1-11 Command Line and Dynamic Input Prompt .................................... 1-14 Application Menu............................................................................. 1-18 Quick Access Toolbar ..................................................................... 1-20 Additional Shortcut Menus .............................................................. 1-21 1.4 Cartesian Workspace.................................................................... 1-24 Locating Points................................................................................ 1-24 Measuring Angles ........................................................................... 1-25 Drawings Created at Full Scale....................................................... 1-25 1.5 Opening an Existing Drawing File ............................................... 1-26 Opening Drawings........................................................................... 1-26 Multiple Drawings ............................................................................ 1-28 Closing Files.................................................................................... 1-29 Practice 1a Opening a Drawing........................................................... 1-30 1.6 Viewing Your Drawing .................................................................. 1-32 Wheel Mouse Zoom and Pan.......................................................... 1-32 Navigation Tools ............................................................................. 1-33 Pan and Zoom Commands ............................................................. 1-35 Practice 1b Viewing a Drawing ........................................................... 1-37 Sample provided by ASCENT for review only All copying and reuse strictly forbidden.