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Lesson 1 Introduction To Autocad User Interface

The document provides an overview of the AutoCAD user interface, detailing key components such as the Quick Access Toolbar, Ribbon Tabs, and Command Line. It explains the functionality of various elements like the Navigation Bar, View Cube, and User Coordinate System (UCS) essential for creating 2D and 3D drawings. Additionally, it covers features for customizing the interface and accessing help resources.

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Lesson 1 Introduction To Autocad User Interface

The document provides an overview of the AutoCAD user interface, detailing key components such as the Quick Access Toolbar, Ribbon Tabs, and Command Line. It explains the functionality of various elements like the Navigation Bar, View Cube, and User Coordinate System (UCS) essential for creating 2D and 3D drawings. Additionally, it covers features for customizing the interface and accessing help resources.

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Introduction

to
Autocad User
Interface
Jv B. Valencia
0
Quick Access Toolbar
1 The Quick Access Toolbar is located at the top of the
application window and right of the application menu. It consists of
the set of frequently used commands. We can add and remove the
commands according to the requirements.
0
2 Ribbon Tabs
It contains various commands organized into tabs
and panels. It can be heavily customized by
administrators and end users.
0
3
Search tab
You can search any commands or
information by entering any Keywords or
Phrase.
0
4 External Links
Which is also called information
center which links to AutoCAD 360 .
0 Help
5 Help tabs link with help file you
can search help content also other
information as below.

0
Title Bar
6 Here you will see your Drawing
file name which is open currently.
0
7 Application Menu Button
This AutoCAD
application menu offers
different options along
with Default QAT options
as below.
0
8 Ribbons

This is your main Toolbar area


where you will find all Tabs in
panel format arranged as per
their use.
0
9 File Tabs
You can add new Drawing Files by pressing
[+] icon on File tabs or if you want to switch
between Model and Layout tabs then hover mouse
cursor over File tab name and a preview will be
shown as below then select correct Layout.
1
0 Viewport Controls:
This is on Screen View port controls form
where you can change AutoCAD views and Visual
Styles to different options.
1
1 View Cube
Through view Cube you can see
Drawing Elements from Different view
direction and you can rotate view .

1
WCS
2 World coordinate system (WCS) is the
right handed cartesian co-ordinate system
where we define the picture to be displayed.

1
Navigation Bar
3 This Navigation bar you can locate on
different side of AutoCAD window .
1 Drawing Area/ Graphics Area/Model Space/Work Space/Drawing Window
4 -It is defined as the area to create 2D and 3D drawings,
models, and objects.
1
5 Command Line
The command line window is used to write the
commands. We need to press 'Enter' after typing any
particular command.

1
6 Model and Layout Tabs
This tabs used for Model and Layout tabs . You can
create, rename and delete layout tabs from here. Also you
change location of Model and Layout tabs to status bar by
Right click and select option to hide.
1
7 Drawing Settings
This is application Station bar which consist of
different settings. You can toggle to on and off these
icons.

1
8 Additional Settings
This contains Model s, Annotation and some
additional settings.
The status bar displays the drawing tools that affect
the drawing environment. It provides quick access to most
of the commonly used drawing tools.
1
9 Drawing Coordinates
This shows current location of Mouse
cursor in Drawing coordinates.

2
0 User Coordinate System (UCS)
The UCS is the active coordinate system
that represents the XY plane in 2D and XYZ
planes in 3D. It acts as the direction in the
X, Y, and Z-axis for drawing and modeling.

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