Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Exercise 1.1: use the Application Menu
to open a File
In this exercise, you will use the application menu to open a file.
If you haven't already done so, go to the topic's web page at
www.sybex.com/
go/civil3d2015essentials
a
nd download the files for Chapter 1. Unzip the files
to the correct location on your hard drive according to the instructions in the
introduction. Then, follow these steps:
1.
Launch Civil 3D by double-clicking the Civil 3D 2015 Imperial
(Metric) icon on the desktop of your computer.
2.
On the New Tab, under Get Started, click Start Drawing.
This will create a new drawing tab named Drawing1.
New to 2015: the New tab interface
One of the first things you'll notice about Civil 3D 2015 is the New Tab interface
that displays when you first launch Civil 3D or when there are no drawings open.
From here, you can create new drawings, open existing ones, sign in to Autodesk
360, and even access learning materials.
3.
Click the application menu icon. Click Open, and then click Drawing.
4.
Browse to the
Chapter 01
class data folder, and open
User
Interface.dwg
.
