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STEP 1: Go to https://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/autocad on your Windows side, open a web browser (Chrome is recommended
because the instructor tested).
STEP 2: Click [CREATE ACCOUNT] if you do not have one. If you already have an Autodesk account, please sign in by clicking [SIGN IN].
STEP 6: You will receive an email from Autodesk for the license information (Product key and Serial Number). It will be needed for the activation process.
STEP 7: Click the downloaded installation file to install. The installation will take a while.
STEP 8: After installation, the software will require activation. Please use the license information.
STARTING AUTOCAD 3. From Start menu (task bar),
2. From the choose Programs. Then choose
Desktop, Use right from the menu Autodesk,
click on AutoCAD AutoCAD
1. From the Icon to display
Desktop, double shortcut menu
click the AutoCAD
icon
SELECT TEMPLATE DIALOG BOX
Note:
Command : STARTUP (enter) 0 – Don’t show the start-up dialog
Enter new value for STARTUP <1> : 0 (enter) 1 – Show the start-up dialog
START FROM SCRATCH: Opens a new drawing based on the measurement system choose:
Imperial (feet and inches) or Metric (millimeters).
USE A TEMPLETE: Opens a new drawing based on a template you select from a list. It
displays template files (*.dwt extension) that exist in the Drawing Template file location as
specified in the Options dialog box. Templates files store all the settings for a drawing and
can also include predefined layers, dimension style, and views.
USE A WIZARD: Opens a new drawing that you set up using either the Quick Setup Wizard or
the Advanced Setup Wizard.
UNDERSTAND AUTOCAD INTERFACE – RIBBON, PANELS, MODEL SPACE,
LAYOUT TABS, STATUS BAR AND PROPERTIES
Once you open AutoCAD by double-clicking the AutoCAD icon, you can create a new drawing by
clicking the [START DRAWING] icon on the first page of the AutoCAD application.
Edit Mode – with objects selected, but no command in progress, right click.
Command Mode – during a command in progress, right click. The menu displays the options specific to
that command.
Recent Command – at the command window, right click to display a shortcut menu of previous
commands.
Miscellaneous – in addition to the menus listed previously, access shortcut menus by right clicking on
the toolbar, layout tabs, or the Status Bar.
UNDERSTANDING TOOLBARS
Customize it
Select with tools you want to display on the status bar and which ones you
want to hide.
Coordinate Display on the status bar
You can also display the cursor coordinates on the status bar. By default, Coordinate
display is off.
Function Keys
If you prefer to use the keyboard, some of the function keys perform the same
toggle action as controls on the status bar.
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