Exploring the AutoCAD user interface

When working with any application we must need to know the User interface for getting speed up the work with all tools in the application.

1. Open AutoCAD application from desktop short cut or start menu.

2. Now click on the big “A” icon locatated near top left corner of the application interface.

AutoCAD 2013 user interface Application menu

3. Now using mouse select the each option from the list displayed.

AutoCAD 2013 user interface save as menu

AutoCAD 2013 user interface Publish menu

AutoCAD 2013 user interface Drawing Utilities menu

4. Click on Home menu to view the Home menu ribbon.

5. Click on drop down arrow near Draw panel to view the total draw tools.

AutoCAD user interface Draw panel before clicking

See the below image with expanded draw tools.

AutoCAD user interface Draw panel total tools

6. Now click on the drop down arrow near Circle to view circle sub options list.

AutoCAD 2013 user interface Sub tools drop down arrow

7. Now select 3-Point Circle.

AutoCAD 2013 set 3 point circle as default tool of circle

8. Now press “Esc” key from key board to exit from circle command.
9. Then see the circle icon again, it looks like 3 point circle icon setted as default. See the bellow image.

10. Right click on home ribbon to view pop up menu and move the cursor on to “Show panels” and turn off the “Draw” option. Now observe draw panel is disappeared.

AutoCAD 2013 user interface how to show panels

11. Now again right click on menu ribbon and move the mouse cursor on to “Show Panels” and click “Draw” option to activate the Draw panel.

AutoCAD 2013 user interface display drawing panel on menu ribbon

12. Now click on near point 1 shown like below and select “Minimize to Panel Titles”.

13. Now move the cursor on to Modify block to view the total tools on modify panel.

14. Now again click on point 1 shown like below image and select “Minimize to To Tabs” option.

15. Now click on Annotate menu to show the annotate menu ribbon.

16. Now click on point 1 like shown below to switch the express tools.

17. Move the cursor to top edge of the command window then we can observe the cursor change it’s shape then drag the edge by pressing left button of mouse.

18. Press “F1” function key from key board to view help window.

19. Enter the topic name to search topic from help.

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