Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
1
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NTRODUCTION
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A
UTO
CAD
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2010
Chapter
In This Chapter
What Is AutoCAD
®
?
How to Start AutoCAD
®
2010
Understanding the AutoCAD
®
2010 Interface
Points in AutoCAD
®
AutoCAD
®
Default Settings
Things You Should Know about AutoCAD
®
Drawing Limits
Units and Spaces
Viewing Commands
Creating a New File
Opening an Existing File
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1.1 WHAT IS AUTOCAD
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AutoCAD
®
was one of the fi rst Computer Aided Design/Drafting (CAD)
software applications in the world.
The fi rst version of AutoCAD was released at the end of 1982, and it was
designed to be used only on PCs.
Since 1982, AutoCAD has increased dramatically on a global scale.
Users can draw both two-dimensional (2D) drawings and three-dimensional
(3D) designs in AutoCAD.
There is another version of AutoCAD called AutoCAD LT that is dedicated
to 2D drafting only.
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