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AutoCAD and Its Applications—Advanced
NOTTE OT
The
Drafting &
Annotation,
3D
Basics, and
3D Modeling
workspaces
display the ribbon by default. In each workspace, the ribbon displays
a set of panels specifi related to that workspace. As soon as you fically
select a different workspace or re-select the current workspace, the
panels associated with the workspace are displayed in the ribbon.
The ribbon is not displayed by default in the
AutoCAD Classic
work-
space. When the ribbon is displayed in this workspace by picking
Tools Palettes
Ribbon, the tabs and panels available are similar to
those in the
Drafting & Annotation
workspace.
PROFESSIONAL P O TIP P PROF RO FE S S I O O N A L T I SS I O NA NA AL T TI P P
All elements of the AutoCAD interface, including ribbon panels, tool-
bars, menus, and the drawing window appearance, can be customized
using the customization functions in AutoCAD. In addition, custom
commands can be created and assigned to interface elements. The
Options
dialog box, accessed with the
OPTIONS
command, and the
Customize User Interface
dialog box, accessed with the
CUI
command,
are used to make customizations in AutoCAD. The AutoCAD help
system provides detailed documentation and examples of AutoCAD
customization.
Displaying 3D Views Displaying 3D Views
AutoCAD provides several methods of changing your viewpoint to produce
different pictorial views. The default view in the 2D environment based on the
acad.dwt
template is a plan, or top, view of the XY plane. The default view in the 3D
environment based on the
acad3D.dwt
template is a pictorial, or 3D, view. The viewpoint
is the location in space from which the object is viewed. The methods for changing
your viewpoint include preset isometric and orthographic viewpoints, the view cube,
and camera lens settings. Camera settings are discussed in detail in Chapter 20.
Viewport Controls
The viewport controls in the upper-left corner of the drawing window provide
a quick way to change the viewpoint, configure viewports, and manage the model fi
display. See Figure 1-10. There are three viewport controls. When the cursor is moved
over each of these controls, the name of the control is displayed in the tooltip. The
current setting for each control is shown in brackets. Picking on a control displays a
fl yout. A brief explanation of the viewport controls is provided here to introduce you fl
to the options and tools available.
The options in the
Viewport Controls
fl yout, fl Figure 1-10A, allow you to work with
viewports, which are described in detail in Chapter 5. The default setting (-) indi-
cates that the current viewport configuration is “minimized” to a single viewport. fi
The
Viewport Controls
flyout also contains options to display AutoCAD navigation fl
tools, including the view cube, steering wheels, and the navigation bar. The view cube
is introduced in this chapter, and other navigation tools are introduced in Chapter 3.
The
View Controls
flyout, fl Figure 1-10B, enables you to change the viewpoint to one
of the preset orthographic or isometric viewpoints. This is discussed in more detail in
OPTIONS
Application Menu
Options
Type
OPTIONS
OP
CUI
Ribbon
Manage
Customization
User Interface
Type
CUI