Overview

In this chapter we will investigate how to:

1. draw and erase lines and circles

2. use the selection set a very powerful user aid when modifying a drawing.

Starting a new drawing with Wizard

1. Start AutoCAD and:

   prompt	Startup dialogue box with four selections:
   	Open a Drawing; Start from Scratch; Use a Template; Use a Wizard
   respond	pick Use a Wizard icon (right-most icon)
   prompt	Startup Use a Wizard dialogue box
   respond	pick Quick Setup Figure 3.1(a) pick OK
   prompt	Quick Setup (Units) dialogue box
   respond	Select Decimal Units Figure 3.1(b) pick Next>
   prompt	Quick Setup (Area) dialogue box
   respond	enter Width: 420 enter Length: 297 Figure 3.1(c) pick Finish.

   
   Figure 3.1: The Use a Wizard startup with (a) Quick Setup (b) Units and (c) Area dialogue boxes.

2. A blank AutoCAD 2006 drawing screen should be returned with the Standard, Layers, Properties and Styles toolbars at the top of the screen, and the docked Modify and Draw toolbars.

3. Notes:

   1. The toolbars which are displayed will depend on how the last user 'left the system'. If you do not have the Draw and Modify toolbars displayed then:

      1. right-click in any displayed toolbar

      2. activate the Draw and Modify toolbars with a mouse left-pick

      3. position the toolbars to suit, i.e. floating or docked.

   2. After selecting options from the Startup dialogue box, the New Features Workshop screen may be displayed. The user should read the options, decide on which should remain active, then close the...