Chapter 1 Introduction to AutoCAD 5 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. NOTE NOTE You may consider other drafting standards when preparing drawings, such as the BSI, DIN, GB, GOST, and JIS standards. Saving Your Work Drawings are lost due to software error, hardware malfunction, power failure, or accident. Prepare for such an event by saving your work frequently. Develop a habit of saving your work at least every 10 to 15 minutes. You can set the automatic save option, described in Chapter 2, to save drawings automatically at set intervals. However, you should also frequently save your work manually. Working Procedures Checklist Profi cient use of AutoCAD requires several skills. Use the following checklist to become comfortable with AutoCAD, and to help you work quickly and effi ciently: ✓ Carefully plan your work. ✓ Frequently check object and drawing settings, such as layers, styles, and prop- erties, to see which object characteristics and drawing options are in effect. ✓ Follow the prompts, tooltips, notifi cations, and alerts that appear as you work. ✓ Constantly check for the correct options, instructions, or keyboard entry. ✓ Right-click to access shortcut menus and review available options. ✓ Think ahead to prepare for each stage of the drawing session. ✓ Learn commands, tools, and options that increase your speed and effi ciency. ✓ Save your work at least every 10 to 15 minutes. ✓ Learn to use available resources, such as this textbook, to help solve problems and answer questions. Exercise 1-1 www.g-wlearning.com/CAD/ Complete the exercise on the companion website. Starting AutoCAD St a rting AutoCAD Start AutoCAD using the same methods you use to launch other programs within the Windows operating system. To launch AutoCAD from the Windows desktop, double-click on the AutoCAD 2019 icon. To start AutoCAD from the Start menu, pick the Start button, then pick All apps or All Programs. Then select AutoCAD 2019, followed by AutoCAD 2019. To start AutoCAD from the Start screen, pick the AutoCAD 2019 tile or use the search function to search for AutoCAD 2019. NOTE NOTE AutoCAD 2019 operates with Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, and Windows 7. Do not be concerned if you see illustrations in this textbook that appear slightly different from those on your screen. BSI: British Standards Institution. DIN: Deutsches Institut Für Normung, established by the German Institute for Standardization. GB: Chinese Guóbiao. GOST: Gosudarstvennyy Standart, maintained by the Euro-Asian Council for Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. JIS: Japanese Industrial Standards. alert: A pop-up that indicates a required action or potential problem. right-click: Press the right mouse button. double-click: Quickly press the left mouse button twice. icon: Small graphic representing an application, file, or command. pick (click): Press the left mouse button. button: A “hot spot” button on the screen that you pick to access an application, command, or option.