Chapter 3: Setting Up and Using the Drafting Tools
- Set up a work area. A blank AutoCAD drawing offers few clues about the size of the area with which you're working, but you can get a rough idea of the area shown in the AutoCAD window.
- Master It Name two ways to set up the area of your work.
- Solution You can use the Limits command to define the work area, otherwise known as the limits of the drawing. You can also draw a rectangle that is the size of your work area.
- Explore the drawing process. To use AutoCAD effectively, you'll want to know how the different tools work together to achieve an effect. The drawing process often involves many cycles of adding objects and then editing them.
- Master It Name the tool that causes the cursor to point in an exact horizontal or vertical direction.
- Solution Polar Tracking. Ortho mode can also perform this function.
- Plan and lay out a drawing...
