From the course: AutoCAD 2014 Essential Training: 2 Drawing Fundamentals
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Constructing lines - AutoCAD Tutorial
From the course: AutoCAD 2014 Essential Training: 2 Drawing Fundamentals
Constructing lines
In order to start drawing an AutoCAD, the first fundamental skill we need to learn, is how to draw lines. So in this lesson we're going to take a look at the Line Command. Let me mention that I have already created some geometry on screen. This screen rectangle represents a sandbox if you will. This is to insure that you and I are both drawing within the same sized area in model space. One more thing. In order to make sure that what you see on your screen matches what you see on my screen, take a look at the status bar settings at the bottom of my interface. Currently, I have all of these guys turned off with the exception of Grid and Transparency. If you would, make sure that your settings match mine. To create a line, I'm going to move up to the Draw panel in the Ribbon, and I'll click the icon. I can then look at the Command line. This is where AutoCAD tells me what it needs to complete the command. Looking at this, I'm going to pick my first point. And then, as I move my cursor…
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