List of Figures

Chapter 1: Exploring the AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Interface

Figure 1.1: A typical arrangement of the elements in the AutoCAD window
Figure 1.2: An alternative arrangement of the elements in the AutoCAD window
Figure 1.3: The components of the menu bar, the Standard toolbar, and the Properties toolbar
Figure 1.4: The Draw and Modify toolbars as they appear when floating
Figure 1.5: The Tool palettes
Figure 1.6: The Command window and the status bar
Figure 1.7: Selecting the first point of a rectangle
Figure 1.8: After you've selected your first point of the rectangle, you see a rectangle follow the motion of your mouse.
Figure 1.9: Tool tips show you the function of each tool in the toolbar. AutoCAD also displays a description of the tool in the status bar.
Figure 1.10: The Layout view of the clip.dwg file
Figure 1.11: Placing the zoom window around the clip
Figure 1.12: The final view you want to achieve in step 3 of the exercise
Figure 1.13: Erasing a portion of the clip

Figure 2.1: The tools on the Draw and Modify toolbars
Figure 2.2: A rubber-banding line
Figure 2.3: Notice that the rubber-banding line now starts from the last point selected. This indicates that you can continue to add more line segments.
Figure 2.4: AutoCAD's default system for specifying angles
Figure 2.5: These three sides of the door were drawn by using the Line tool. Points are specified by using either relative Cartesian or...

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