Getting to Know AutoCAD - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 7

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FiGuRE 1.5 The AutoCAD Application window using the 3D Modeling workspace

If your screen looks like Figure 1.5 or isn't at all like Figure 1.4, you need to
make a few changes:

1. Click the Workspace drop-down from the Quick Access toolbar,
and choose 2D Drafting & Annotation, as shown in Figure 1.6.
Alternatively, command-line users can enter:
WSCURRENT ↵
2d drafting & annotation ↵ .

FiGuRE 1.6 Selecting the 2D Drafting & Annotation workspace

2. The 2D Drafting & Annotation workspace may display the tool palettes
on the screen. If the palettes are displayed, you need to turn them off
for now by clicking the X in the upper-right corner. Your workspace