Your First Drawing Autocad 2011 - Part 2

This post is the second part of Your First Drawing Autocad 2011

• Make sure you are in the 2D Drafting & Annotation workspace by clicking the Workspace
  Switching tool in the status bar or in the Quick Access toolbar. If you use the status bar,
  you should see a checkmark next to 2D Drafting & Annotation. If not, click 2D Drafting &
  Annotation in the list.
• Move the arrow cursor to the Line tool in the Home tab’s Draw panel at the far upper-left
  portion of the AutoCAD window, and rest it there so that the tool tip appears. As you
  hold the cursor over the tool, first one tool tip appears and then another

Your First Drawing Autocad 2011 - Part 1

Getting to Know the Home Tab’s Draw and Modify Panels
Your first task in learning how to draw in AutoCAD is simply to draw a line. Since AutoCAD is
designed as a precision drawing tool, you’ll be introduced to methods that allow you to input
exact distances. But before you begin drawing, take a moment to familiarize yourself with the features you’ll be using more than any other to create objects with AutoCAD: the Draw and
Modify panels. Try these steps:

•  Start AutoCAD by choosing Start > All Programs >  Autodesk > AutoCAD 2011 > AutoCAD 2011.
•  If you see the Create New Drawing dialog box, click the Start From Scratch icon and then  click OK to go directly to the default   document. The Start From Scratch icon  looks like a blank page 
• If the default Drawing1.dwg  file shows a gray 3D workspace, click the New tool in the
  Quick Access toolbar, select  acad.dwt  from the Select Template dialog box, and click
  Open 

...  continue on Part 2