Getting to Know Your CAD Interface
January 21, 2022
Presented by: Jaymz Wooden
Developing a strong familiarity with the CAD environment is a great way to maximize your efficiency and get your workflow up to speed. We'll take you on a tour through your CAD interface, covering the basics of the various tool panels and ribbons, options, setup preferences, and more. You'll then learn how to save all your preferred settings into a profile, which you can back up and even export for use in newer versions of CAD when you upgrade each year.
Webinar Contents:
Note: The following catalog of content covered in this webinar is time stamped to allow you to follow along or skip to sections of the video that are relevant to your questions. You can also search for content on this page using the FIND command in your browser (CTRL + F in Windows, Command + F in Mac OS.)
- Intro/TOC
- Orientation
- Setup/Design
- Saving/Exporting Profiles
0:00 – 2:42: Intro/TOC
2:43 – 10:49: Orientation
The CAD workspace (2:43)
Palettes (3:39)
Ribbons (4:21)
Toolbars (4:47)
Model Space and Paper Space (5:06)
We recommend drafting in Model Space at 1 to 1 scale.
Viewports (6:31)
The CAD user interface (7:04):
- Ribbons and toolbars (7:43)
- Palettes (8:11)
- Model and Paper Space (8:36)
- Command line (9:01)
10:50 – 47:57: Setup/Design
Ribbon layout and customization (14:37)
The basic layout of the ribbons (15:37)
Undocking a ribbon (17:31)
Palette customization (19:58)
Autohiding and anchoring palettes (19:58)
Tooltips (information about each ribbon icon you can access by hovering your mouse on an icon) (21:34)
Command line customization (23:41)
Toolbars and Model/Paper Space (27:43)
"Hamburger button" tools (28:46)
Why we recommend turning off Annotative Scale (30:34)
Deleting and creating layout sheets (32:18)
Creating a layout sheet from a template (32:58)
Changing the scale (37:05)
Options (39:51)
Files tab: Support File Search Paths (40:43)
Display tab: Changing the background color (41:10)
Display tab: Changing the crosshair size and the color of other items (43:53)
Open and Save tab: Save as file format (44:23)
Plot and Publish tab: Setting your default plotter or printer (44:55)
Systems tab: Turning off Hardware Acceleration (45:10)
User Preferences tab: Right-Click Customization (45:52)
47:58 – end: Saving/Exporting Profiles
Creating and saving a profile (48:20)
Importing and exporting profiles (52:22)
Contact
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