Mastering AutoCAD 2009 and AutoCAD LT 2009
Chapter One
Exploring the AutoCAD and
AutoCAD LT Interface
Before you can start to use AutoCAD 2009's new capabilities, you'll need to become familiar
with the basics. If you're completely new to AutoCAD, you'll want to read this first chapter carefully.
It introduces you to many of AutoCAD's basic operations, such as opening and closing
files, getting a close-up look at part of a drawing, and changing a drawing. If you're familiar
with earlier versions of AutoCAD, you should review this chapter anyway to get acquainted
with the features you haven't already used.
Autodesk releases new versions of AutoCAD every year. Part of this strategy is to introduce
improvements that focus on a particular category of features. This latest version, AutoCAD 2009,
includes several new features focused on the user interface. AutoCAD now sports a new tool
panel called the Ribbon, which includes the most common tools needed to produce technical
drawings of all types. There is more information available on every tool, making this version of
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