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Starting AutoCAD 2022

To start AutoCAD 2022, double-click the AutoCAD 2022 icon on


your Desktop. Alternatively, click Start > AutoCAD 2022 >
AutoCAD 2022, as shown.
AutoCAD User Interface
When you double-click the AutoCAD 2022 icon on the desktop, the initial screen of AutoCAD 2022 will get displayed, as
shown.
Click on the Start Drawing
under Get Started area of
the initial screen to open a
drawing file. The drawing
file consists of a drawing
window, ribbon, menu bar,
toolbars, command line,
and other screen
components, depending on
the workspace that you
have selected. Note that for
the better visibility, we have
changed its color which will
be discussed further in this
chapter.
Changing the Color Theme in AutoCAD
Similarly, you can change background color from the
Options dialog box, following the steps given below:

Similarly, to specify colors of elements in the main


application window, you can select the required
option from the Drawing Window Colors dialog box, as
shown above.
Workspaces in AutoCAD

There are three workspaces available in


AutoCAD: Drafting & Annotation, 3D
Basics, and 3D Modeling. By default, the
Drafting & Annotation workspace is
activated. You can create 2D drawings
in this workspace. You can also activate
other workspaces by using the
Workspace drop-down on the top-left
corner or the Workspace Switching
menu on the lower-right corner of the
window.
Drafting & Annotation Workspace
Application Menu
Menu Bar
Changing the display of the Ribbon
Shortcut Menus Default menu
Shortcut Menus are displayed when you right-click in the This shortcut menu is displayed whenever you right-clic
drawing window. AutoCAD provides various shortcut menus in drawing window without invoking any command or sele
order to help you access tools and options very easily and any object.
quickly. There are various types of` shortcut menus available in
AutoCAD. Some of them are discussed next.
Edit Shortcut menu
This shortcut menu is displayed
when you select an object from the
drawing window and right-click. It
consists of editing and selection
options.

Command Mode shortcut menu


This shortcut menu is displayed
when you select a command and
right-click. It displays options
depending upon the selected
command. The shortcut menu
below shows the options related to
the CIRCLE command.

Grip shortcut menu


This shortcut menu is displayed
when you select a grip of an object,
move the cursor and right-click. It
displays various operations that can
be performed using grip.
Selection Window
A selection window is used to select multiple elements of the drawing. In AutoCAD, you can select multiple elements by using
two types of selection windows. The first type is a rectangular selection window. You can create this type of selection window
by defining its two diagonal corners. When you define the first corner of the selection window on the left and second corner
on the right side, the elements which completely fall under the selection window will be selected.

However, if you define the first


corner on the right side and second
corner of the left side, the
elements, which fall completely or
partially under the selection
window, will be selected.
The second type of selection
window is the Lasso. Lasso is an
irregular shape created by
clicking and dragging the pointer
across the elements to select. If
you drag the pointer from the
left to right, the elements falling
completely under the lasso will
be selected.

If you drag the pointer from right


to left, the elements, which fall
completely or partially under the
lasso, will be selected.

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