00:10After Startup, you'll see the Start tab.
00:13Here you can use the Open button to open a drawing,
00:16or the drop-down to open a sheet set or explore the sample drawings.
00:22Use the New button to create a drawing from the default drawing template file,
00:26or the new drop-down to browse available templates,
00:29get more templates online, or use the Create Sheet Set wizard.
00:35View the most recently used documents,
00:38open and save files to your connected drives,
00:40and explore various online learning content.
00:45We also provided easy access to important online resources like the What's New,
00:50Online Help, AutoCAD Mobile App, AutoCAD Web App, and more.
00:57In the Announcements area, you'll receive information about product updates,
01:01surveys, and have you tried articles.
01:05And in Connect, you can sign into your Autodesk account to access online services or send us feedback.
01:12The drawing area is where you create and modify objects to represent your design.
01:17In the upper left corner of the drawing area are the viewport controls.
01:21Here you toggle the display of the ViewCube and other viewing tools,
01:25control the number of viewports,
01:30select a named or preset view,
01:35or select a visual style.
01:41The ViewCube allows you to rotate the view of your drawing to see it from a different viewpoint.
01:50The navigation bar provides access to the steering wheel, pan, zoom and orbit tools, and show motion.
01:58Use the menu button in the lower right corner to customize the navigation bar.
02:03The drawing area also contains the UCS icon, which displays the positive directions of the X, Y, and Z axes.
02:13When you hover over a drawing file tab, you'll see preview images of the model and layouts.
02:19Right-click on any drawing file tab for additional options.
02:24Drag a file tab from the application window, creating a floating window.
02:29This makes it easy to move the drawing onto another monitor.
02:34To return a floating window to the application, drag the title bar to the Files tab.
02:42Above the File tab is the ribbon.
02:44The ribbon organizes commands and tools into tabs and panels.
02:49For example, the Draw panel on the Home tab contains tools to create objects, such as lines, circles, and ellipses.
02:59While the Modify panel contains tools to modify objects, such as move, copy, and rotate.
03:08The Quick Access toolbar displays frequently used tools.
03:11You can easily customize this to include the tools you like to use.
03:18Click the Application button to create, open, or publish drawings, or to search for commands.
03:26In the lower left corner of the drawing area are the controls to switch between Model Space, where you'll do
03:32most of your drawing,
03:33and Paper Space, the layout tabs that allow you to control which area of the drawing to publish, and at
03:40which scale.
03:41You can add more layouts by clicking on the plus sign.
03:46Use the command line to start a command, and provide input for the current command.
03:52As you enter a command, Autocomplete will suggest a list of matching commands.
03:59From the command line, you can access other contents, such as layers, blocks, hatch patterns, and more.
04:08After typing a command name or input, press Enter.
04:13Dynamic Input displays the command prompts next to the cursor.
04:20At the bottom of the application window is the application status bar.
04:24The status bar displays common drafting aids, annotation scaling tools, and workspace customization tools.
04:32Use the workspace control to change to a 3D modeling workspace, where you can create solid, surface, or mesh models.
04:41Tool palettes contain tools to aid in the creation of your design.
04:46Tool palettes can also be customized with additional tools and content.
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