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Chapter 1

Introducing AutoCAD and

AutoCAD LT

In This Chapter

▶ Getting the AutoCAD advantage

▶ Using AutoCAD and DWG files

▶ Meeting the AutoCAD product family

▶ Using AutoCAD LT instead of AutoCAD

▶ Finding out what’s new in 2010

aybe you’re one of the few remaining holdouts who continue to prac-

tice the ancient art of manual drafting with pencil and vellum. If so,

I must tell you, you’re a dwindling breed. Or maybe you’re completely new

to drafting and yearn for the wealth and fame (would I lead you on?) of the

drafter’s life. Maybe you’re an engineer or architect who needs to catch up

with the young CAD hotshots in your office. Maybe you tried to use AutoCAD

a long time ago, but gave up in frustration or just got rusty. Or maybe you

currently use an older release, such as AutoCAD 2006 or even (if you’re into

antiques) AutoCAD 2000.

Whatever your current situation or motivation, I hope that you enjoy the

process of becoming proficient with AutoCAD. Drawing with AutoCAD is chal-

lenging at first, but it’s a challenge worth meeting. AutoCAD rewards those

who think creatively about their work and look for ways to do it better. You

can always find out more, discover a new trick, or improve the efficiency and

quality of your drawing production.

AutoCAD first hit the bricks in the early 1980s, around the same time as the

first IBM PCs. It was offered for a bewildering variety of operating systems,

including CP/M (ask your granddad about that one!), various flavors of UNIX,

and even Apple’s Macintosh. By far the most popular of those early ver-

sions was for MS-DOS (your dad can tell you about that one). Eventually,

Autodesk settled on Microsoft Windows as the sole operating system for

AutoCAD. AutoCAD 2010 is officially supported in all Windows Vista versions

(32- and 64-bit) except Home Basic, as well as 32-bit and 64-bit Windows XP

Professional and Windows XP Home (32-bit only). Although it’s not officially

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Chapter 1Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LTIn This Chapter▶ Getting the AutoCAD advantage▶ Using AutoCAD and DWG files▶ Meeting the AutoCAD product fa

Seite 2 - Why AutoCAD?

12Part I: AutoCAD 101 supported, it can also run in Windows XP Tablet 2005 Edition and make use of the tablet functionality included in Windows Vista

Seite 3 - The Importance of Being DWG

13 Chapter 1: Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Figure 1-1: Cities, houses, little toy trains — what do you want to draw today? Why choose AutoCAD? A

Seite 4 - Part I: AutoCAD 101

14Part I: AutoCAD 101 ✓ Some previous AutoCAD releases can open files saved by the subse-quent one or two versions. For example, AutoCAD 2007 and Aut

Seite 5 - Seeing the LT

15 Chapter 1: Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LTCAD knowledge can be mixed and matched among your workgroup and part-ners. In the real world, you may

Seite 6 - Checking system requirements

16Part I: AutoCAD 101 Although you may hear claims that AutoCAD LT is easier to master and use than AutoCAD, the truth is that they’re about equally d

Seite 7 - Suddenly, It’s 2010!

17 Chapter 1: Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT ✓ Application compatibility: If you use third-party applications with a pre-vious AutoCAD release, th

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18Part I: AutoCAD 101 interface got the lion’s share of development time; significant new features were limited to some 3D navigation tools. The inte

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