Organized into tabs, panels, and commands, the Ribbon in AutoCAD provides you with visual access to nearly every command in the program. The ribbon can be customized to best suit your work needs and preferences, which can allow you to be more productive and accurate. This online video describes how using the ribbon in AutoCAD LT can be to your advantage.
…The ribbon gives you visual access to most of the commands used in AutoCAD.…In this video you'll see how to…customize its appearance using the ribbon's three modes.…So the ribbon is organized into tabs, panels, and commands.…You can display this information in…different ways using this control right here.…Click on it, one time and you will change the panels into these icons.…You can go to another tab and then hold the cursor over the draw…icon and you'll see all of the commands on its panel appear right here.…
If I click this button again, we'll minimize to panel titles.…So this saves room on the screen.…I can then position the cursor over the word draw, and I see that same panel.…I'll click on it one more time.…And we'll go to the most minimalistic view, where we simply see the tabs.…I'll click on the tab and that opens the…full ribbon temporarily so I can select a tool.…Click on line.…Start drawing the line.…When I do that, the interface disappears.…Click on it one more time to cycle back to the full ribbon.…
Author
Scott Onstott
Released
5/29/2014- Changing workspaces
- Converting drawings to new units
- Drawing lines, circles, splines, polygons, and more
- Moving, copying, rotating, and scaling objects
- Mirroring, lengthening, trimming, and joining objects
- Drawing accurately with coordinates and snapping
- Creating gradients
- Making dimension objects
- Managing object and layer properties
- Reusing content
- Making external references
- Adding annotations
- Packaging and publishing CAD data
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome52s
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1. Exploring the User Interface
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Using the ribbon1m 20s
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Changing workspaces4m 3s
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Editing command aliases3m 1s
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Accessing help1m 40s
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2. Managing Files and Options
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Selecting drawing units4m 11s
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Using and creating templates3m 30s
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3. Navigating Drawings
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Saving and restoring views3m 10s
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4. Drawing Objects
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Lines7m 53s
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Circles6m 51s
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Arcs7m 22s
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Ellipses4m 15s
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Splines6m 54s
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Polylines6m 25s
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Rectangles and polygons6m 8s
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Points and donuts4m 35s
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5. Modifying Objects
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Selecting objects10m 12s
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Moving and copying8m 22s
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Rotating and scaling8m 11s
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Arraying objects8m 46s
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Offsetting and mirroring6m 48s
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Stretching and lengthening2m 40s
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Trimming and extending4m 38s
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Breaking and joining5m 10s
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Editing with grips4m 21s
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Dividing and measuring6m 2s
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6. Drawing Accurately
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Using Grid and Snap4m 6s
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Making isometric drawings3m 54s
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Using polar tracking3m 29s
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Working with object snaps9m 47s
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Using the From command6m 43s
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7. Practice Drawing Projects
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8. Hatching and Creating Gradients
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Using the Hatch command6m 53s
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Creating gradients5m 5s
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Editing hatch boundaries2m 36s
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9. Writing
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Creating text styles2m 27s
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Writing single-line text7m 48s
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Writing multiline text4m 19s
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Aligning text objects2m 59s
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10. Dimensioning
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Making dimension objects7m 6s
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Creating multileaders4m 32s
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11. Managing Object and Layer Properties
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Hiding and isolating objects2m 45s
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Editing object properties6m 38s
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Changing linetype scale2m 7s
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Creating layers6m 4s
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12. Reusing Content
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Working with groups4m 22s
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Redefining blocks2m 54s
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Designing a dynamic block6m 15s
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13. Defining Attributes and Configuring Tables
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Creating a table3m 13s
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Styling a table's title text1m 51s
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Adding fields to tables4m 20s
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14. Making External References
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Exporting objects to a file3m 45s
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Altering xrefs2m 16s
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Clipping xrefs2m 18s
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Editing xrefs in place2m 49s
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Removing xrefs3m 38s
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15. Working with Layouts and Annotation
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Creating a layout4m 29s
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Configuring a viewport2m 56s
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Locking viewports1m 58s
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Freezing viewport layers3m 33s
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Drawing a title block5m 40s
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16. Creating Output
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Publishing multiple sheets2m 28s
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Conclusion
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Next steps20s
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