Drawing setup in AutoCAD 2012 can seem a little complicated before you get used to it. The following table lists ten fundamental AutoCAD setup commands in the order you probably use them, explains what they do, and tells you where to find them on the classic pull-down menu system as well as on the Ribbon and Application Menu. If you’d rather type than click, you can enter the full command name or its alias or keyboard shortcut (where available — shown in parentheses).
| Ribbon / Application Menu | Classic Menu | Command | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model Space | |||
| 1. Application menu→New→Drawing | File→New | NEW (Ctrl+N) | Creates a new drawing based on a template drawing (DWT file) |
| 2. Application menu→Drawing Utilities→Units | Format→Units | UNITS (UN) | Specifies linear and angular units |
| 3. None | Format→Drawing Limits | LIMITS | Specifies working area |
| 4. View tab→Navigate panel→Zoom drop-down flyout→Extents | View→Zoom→Extents | ZOOM (Z), Extents | Zooms to drawing extents |
| 5. None | Tools→Drafting Settings | DSETTINGS (DS) | Specifies snap and grid spacings |
| 6. Home tab→Properties panel→ Linetype drop-down→Other→Show Details→Global Scale Factor | Format→ Linetype→Show Details→Global Scale Factor | LTSCALE (LTS) | Sets linetype scale |
| 7. Home tab→Annotation slideout→ Dimension Style | Format→Dimension Style | DIMSTYLE (D) | Sets dimension style |
| 8. Application menu→Drawing Utilities→Drawing Properties | File→Drawing Properties | DWGPROPS | Enters drawing informational properties |
| Paper Space | |||
| 9. None | Tools→Wizards→Create Layout | LAYOUTWIZARD | Creates a paper space layout |
| 10.Application Menu→Save | File→Save | QSAVE (Ctrl+S) | Saves the drawing |
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