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

20Part I: AutoCAD 101 ✓ Delete duplicates: The OVERKILL command is another Express Tool that’s been moved to the core (and so is available to LT user

12Part I: AutoCAD 101 AutoCAD first hit the bricks in the early 1980s, around the same time as the first IBM PCs. It was offered for a bewildering var

13 Chapter 1: Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LTWhy AutoCAD?AutoCAD has been around a long time — since 1982, which I suspect, dear readers, is longer

14Part I: AutoCAD 101 Figure 1-1: Cities, houses, little toy trains — what do you want to draw today?The Importance of Being DWGTo take full advantage

15 Chapter 1: Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LTTable 1-1 AutoCAD Versions and DWG File FormatsAutoCAD Version AutoCAD LT Version Release YearDWG Fil

16Part I: AutoCAD 101 Seeing the LTAutoCAD LT is one of the best deals around, a shining example of the old 80/20 rule: roughly 80 percent of the capa

17 Chapter 1: Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LTChecking System RequirementsIf you’re upgrading from AutoCAD 2011 or another recent release, and you w

18Part I: AutoCAD 101 www.autodesk.com and enter VBA installer in the Search box. There are 32- and 64-bit versions, so make sure you download the rig

19 Chapter 1: Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT AutoCAD 2012 once again has presents for both the 2D and the 3D crowds, in the new “in-canvas” viewp