Getting to Know AutoCAD - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 8

might have different palettes displayed than those shown in Figure 1.7.
If other palettes are still visible, click the X in the upper-right or upper-
left corner of each palette to close them.

FiGuRE 1.7 The tool palettes

3. The large area in the middle of the screen is called the drawing area.
It might need to be adjusted. On the Ribbon, select the View tab ➢
Visual Styles panel ➢ Visual Styles drop-down list, and select the 2D
Wireframe option (see Figure 1.8).

FiGuRE 1.8 Selecting the 2D Wireframe visual style

4. If you're not still on the View tab, click the View tab ➢ Views panel ➢
Top, as shown in Figure 1.9. This procedure ensures that your view is
perpendicular to the drawing area. It should be as though you were
looking straight down at a piece of paper on a drawing table.

autoCaD Lt users
can skip step 3 and
move on to step 4.