Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Slideout panels
are part of the Ribbon interface in AutoCAD 2012's Drafting &
Annotation, 3D Basics, and 3D Modeling workspaces. Slideouts are present in pan-
els that show a small down-pointing triangle next to the panel title. To open a
slideout, click the panel title bar (for example, Draw on the Home tab). The panel
expands downward, and a pushpin icon appears at the left end of the panel title
bar. After you click a tool button, the slideout panel closes. Click the pushpin in
the title bar to
pin
the panel — that is, force it to stay open.
If you're familiar with earlier AutoCAD releases, you may suspect that the Draw panel in
AutoCAD 2012's Ribbon interface is also missing some commands. Well, as they used to
say in the '90s, the paradigm has shifted! Those commands are still there, they've just
shifted around to reflect the task-based Ribbon layout. For example, block creation and
insertion used to live on the classic Draw menu and Draw toolbar, but in the newer user
