Chapter 1. Getting Started

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1-1 Introduction

The figure on the previous page shows the initial AutoCAD drawing screen. It will appear when the program is first accessed. If you have worked with AutoCAD before, type New for 2015 in the help box and take a few minutes and look through What’s New in 2015.

To Start a New Drawing

Image Click the word Templates on the Welcome screen.

A listing of available templates will appear on the Select template dialog box. See Figure 1-1. Various templates will be used throughout the text, but for a start, we will ...

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