Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
FIGURE 2.1
The Tool Sets pal-
ette title bar menu
Click the
Tool Sets
menu in the
Tool Sets
palette title bar.
FIGURE 2.2
The tools you'll use
in this chapter and
the Line tool and
tooltip
Line
Three-point arc
Tooltip
Move
Rotate
4.
Slowly move the arrow cursor to the right over the other tools in the Tool Sets palette and
read each tooltip.
In most cases, you'll be able to guess what each tool does by how it looks. The tooltips will
help you identify any tools that you're not sure of. You can use Figure 2.2 to find the tools for the
exercises in this chapter.
Starting Your First Drawing
In Chapter 1, you looked at a preexisting sample drawing. This time, you'll begin to draw your
own drawing by creating a door that will be used in later exercises. First, though, you must
learn how to tell AutoCAD what you want, and even more important, you must understand
what AutoCAD wants from you.
IMPERIAL AND METRIC
In this chapter, you'll start to see instructions for both Imperial and metric measurements. In
general, you'll see the instructions for Imperial measurement first, followed by the metric instruc-
tions. You won't be dealing with inches or centimeters yet, however. You're just getting to know
the AutoCAD system.
