Chapter 2
Fundamentals of 2D Construction
2-1 Introduction
This chapter demonstrates how to work with AutoCAD commands. You can execute AutoCAD commands by using command tools and a series of prompts. The prompts appear in the command line window and ask the user for a selection or numeric input so that a command sequence can be completed. This chapter uses the Line command to show the various input and prompt sequences that are typical with AutoCAD commands.
Most of the commands contained in the Draw and Modify panels are demonstrated in this chapter. Enough commands are presented for you to be able to create simple 2D shapes. Chapter 3 presents more advanced applications for these commands and introduces some new commands as well.
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