Starting AutoCAD
AutoCAD Screen Components

• Drawing Area
• Command Window
• Navigation bar
• Status bar

Invoking Commands in AutoCAD

• Keyboard
• Ribbon
• Application Menu
• Tool Palettes
• Menu Bar
• Toolbar
• Shortcut Menu

AutoCAD Dialog Boxes
Starting a New Drawing

• Open a Drawing
• Start from Scratch
• Use a Template
• Use a Wizard

Saving Your Work
Save Drawing as Dialog box

• Using the Drawing Recovery Manager to Recover Files

Closing a Drawing
Opening an Existing Drawing

• Opening an Existing Drawing Using the Select File Dialog Box
• Opening an Existing Drawing Using the Start up Dialog Box
• Opening an Existing Drawing Using the Drag and Drop Method

Quitting AutoCAD
Creating and Managing Workspaces

• Creating a New Workspace
• Modifying the Workspace Settings
• Autodesk Exchange

Dynamic Input Mode

• Enable Pointer Input
• Enable Dimension Input where possible
• Show command prompting and command input near the crosshairs

Drafting Tooltip Appearance

• Drawing Lines in AutoCAD
• The Close Option
• The Undo Option

Invoking tools Using Dynamic INPUT/Command Prompt
Coordinate Systems

• Absolute Coordinate System
• Relative Coordinate System
• Relative Polar Coordinates
• Direct Distance Entry
• Erasing Objects
• Cancelling and Undoing a Command

Object Selection Methods

• Window Selection
• Window Crossing Method
• Drawing a Circle
• BASIC Display Commands

Setting Units Type and Precision

• Specifying the Format
• Specifying the Angle Format
• SETTING the Limits OF A DRAWING