CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................... xvii ABOUT THE AUTHOR ............................................................................. xix PREFACE .............................................................................................. xxi LEVEL 1 CHAPTER 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapters 1­10 ...........................................................1 AutoCAD Fundamentals--Part I ................................................................ 3 Introduction and Basic Commands ........................................................................4 The AutoCAD Environment ................................................................................... 5 Interacting with AutoCAD .................................................................................... 8 Method 1: Type in the Commands on the Command Line ...................................................... 9 Method 2: Select the Commands from the Drop-Down Cascading Menus ............................... 9 Method 3: Use Toolbar Icons to Activate the Commands ..................................................... 10 Method 4: Use the Ribbon Tabs, Icons, and Menus ............................................................ 10 Methods 5 and 6: Use the Screen Side Menu and Use a Tablet........................................... 12