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AutoCAD 2015 parts and user interface

1. Quick Access Toolbar - By default this window have some tabs like: New, Open, Save,
Save All, Plot, Undo and Redo. You can customize this QAT by pressing down key tab
next to Workspace list.

2. Ribbon Tabs - Different Ribbon tabs offers different Ribbon panels depending on your
work.

3. Search - You can search any commands or information by entering any keywords or
phrase.

4. External Links - Which is also called information center which links to AutoCAD 360.

5. Help - Help tabs link with help file you can search help content also other information
as below. You can change setting for display Welcome Screen here.

6. Title Bar - Here you will see your Drawing file name which is open currently.

7. Application Menu Button (AutoCAD logo) - This AutoCAD application menu offers
different options along with Default QAT options as below.

8. Ribbons - This is your main Toolbar area where you will find all Tabs in panel format
arranged as per their use. Ribbon is consists of panel. Some panel is associated with
Dialog boxes which can be used by pressing bottom right corner arrow tab of panel.

9. File Tabs - You can add new Drawing Files by pressing [+] icon on File tabs or if you
want to switch between Model and Layout tabs then hover mouse cursor over File tab
name and a preview will be shown as below then select correct Layout.

10. Viewport Controls - This is on Screen View port controls form where you can change
AutoCAD views and Visual Styles to different options as below.

11. View Cube - Through view Cube you can see Drawing Elements from Different view
direction and you can rotate view.

12. WCS - Below View Cube you can select WCS or Create new Co-coordinating system.

13. Navigation Bar - This Navigation bar you can locate on different side of AutoCAD
window. This contains some additional tools like Pan.
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14. Drawing Area/Graphics Area - This is main area of Model where you will create new
Drawing elements. This is infinite space area.

15. Command Line - Another way to use AutoCAD features is o run command from
Command line. This command line setting options are Input Settings, Lines of Prompt
History, Input Search Options, Transparency and Options.

16. Model and Layout Tabs - This tabs used for Model and Layout tabs. You can create
Rename and Delete Layout tabs from here. Also you change location of Model and
Layout tabs to status bar by Right click and select option to hide.

17. Drawing Settings - This is application Station bar which consist of different settings.
You can toggle to on and off these icons.

18. Additional Settings - This contains models, annotation and some additional settings.
This is available in drawing window status bar.

19. Drawing Coordinates - This shows current location of Mouse cursor in Drawing
coordinates.

20. Co-ordinates – This is the coordinated of drawing.

21. Ribbon View - You can change ribbons Minimized to tabs, Panel Titles, Panel Buttons
or Cycle through all.