Autocad2011

AutoCAD 2011 Preview Guide

Power your design projects from concept through completion with AutoCAD® 2011 software. Your ideas can take shape with greater clarity and accuracy than ever before, thanks to new surface modeling tools and point cloud support. New inferred constraints capabilities make working with parametrics easier, and updated productivity tools help you deliver final design documentation faster than ever. And major updates to materials and surfaces help you communicate design intent with the impact you demand. With these and many other new capabilities you’ve been asking for, AutoCAD 2011 helps you take design and documentation further.

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User Interface ............................................................................................................................................... 4 Drawing Window .................................................................................................................................... 4 Quick Access Toolbar .............................................................................................................................. 4 Navigation .............................................................................................................................................. 5 UCS Icon and 3D Gizmos ........................................................................................................................ 6 The Ribbon.............................................................................................................................................. 7 Visual Styles ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Object Visibility ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Object Selection