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[...]... of this chapter are designed to introduce features of the AutoCAD 2008 window and methods of operating AutoCAD 2008 Opening AutoCAD 2008 Fig 1. 1 The AutoCAD 2008 shortcut icon on the Windows desktop AutoCAD 2008 is designed to work in a Windows operating system In general, to open AutoCAD 2008, either double-click on the AutoCAD 2008 shortcut in the Windows desktop (Fig 1. 1), or right-click on the icon,... the system The coordinate point x,y ϭ 10 0,50 is 10 0 units to the right of the origin and 50 units above the origin The point x,y ϭ 10 0,Ϫ50 is 10 0 units to the left of the origin and 50 points below the origin Fig 1. 18 shows some 2D coordinate points in the AutoCAD window Introducing AutoCAD 2008 13 Fig 1. 18 The 2D coordinate points in the AutoCAD coordinate system 3D coordinates include a third coordinate...x Contents 20 Internet tools and Help Aim of this chapter Emailing drawings Creating a web page The eTransmit tool Help The InfoCenter 324 324 324 324 327 328 329 21 Design and AutoCAD 2008 Ten reasons for using AutoCAD The place of AutoCAD 2008 in designing A design chart Enhancements in AutoCAD 2008 Annotation scaling Multileaders System requirements for running AutoCAD 2008 332 332 332 333 334... Save button Notes 1 Now when AutoCAD is opened the template saved as acadiso.dwt automatically loads with Grid set to 10 , Snap set to 5, Limits set to 420,297 (size of an A3 sheet in millimetres) and with the drawing area zoomed to these limits, with Units set to 0 16 Introduction to AutoCAD 2008 Fig 1. 25 Setting Units to 0 2 However if there are multiple users to the computer, it is advisable to save... drop-down menu (Fig 1. 16) The second example shows part of the Options dialog (Fig 1. 15) in which many settings can be made to allow operators the choice of their methods of constructing 10 Introduction to AutoCAD 2008 Fig 1. 14 The Select File dialog Fig 1. 15 Part of the Options dialog Introducing AutoCAD 2008 11 Fig 1. 16 Opening the Select File dialog from the File drop-down menu drawings The Options... its various parts Standard Annotation toolbar (Fig 1. 4) docked at the top of the AutoCAD window under the Menu bar Fig 1. 4 The tools in the Standard Annotation toolbar Workspaces toolbar (Fig 1. 5) to the left of Standard Annotation Introducing AutoCAD 2008 5 Fig 1. 5 The Workspace Settings dialog appearing when the Workspace Settings icon of the Workspaces toolbar is clicked Command palette can be... two-dimensional (2D) drawing will also be suitable for those who wish to learn how to use AutoCAD LT 2008, the 2D version of this latest release of AutoCAD Many readers using AutoCAD 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 or 2007 will find the book’s contents largely suitable for use with those versions of AutoCAD, although AutoCAD 2008 has enhancements over AutoCAD 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 (see Chapter 21) The contents... template: 1 In the command palette enter (type) grid followed by a right-click (or by pressing the Enter key) Then enter 10 in response to the prompt which appears, followed by a right-click (Fig 1. 21) Fig 1. 21 Setting Grid to 10 2 In the command palette enter snap followed by right-click Then enter 5 followed by a right-click (Fig 1. 22) Introducing AutoCAD 2008 15 Fig 1. 22 Setting Snap to 5 3 In the command... DesignCenter for inclusion in a drawing under construction Properties palette: Fig 1. 12 shows the Properties palette, also called from the Standard Annotation toolbar, in which the general and 8 Introduction to AutoCAD 2008 Fig 1. 10 A left-click on the DesignCenter icon brings the DesignCenter palette to screen Fig 1. 11 The DesignCenter palette geometrical features of a selected polyline are shown The... are icons and tooltips In AutoCAD 2008, tools are shown as icons in toolbars or in the DASHBOARD palette When the cursor is placed over a tool icon a tooltip shows with the name of the tool as shown in the tooltips in the Draw and Modify toolbars (Fig 1. 7) If a small arrow is included at the bottom right-hand corner of a tool icon, when the cursor is placed over the icon and the pick button of the . window and methods of operating AutoCAD 2008. Opening AutoCAD 2008 AutoCAD 2008 is designed to work in a Windows operating system. In general, to open AutoCAD 2008, either double-click on the AutoCAD. Length tool 11 3 The Jogged tool 11 4 Dimension tolerances 11 4 Text 11 8 Symbols used in text 12 0 vi Contents Prelims-H8 512 .qxd 4/4/07 7:00 PM Page vi Checking spelling 12 1 Revision notes 12 3 Exercises. 328 The InfoCenter 329 21. Design and AutoCAD 2008 332 Ten reasons for using AutoCAD 332 The place of AutoCAD 2008 in designing 332 A design chart 333 Enhancements in AutoCAD 2008 334 Annotation