Beginning AutoCAD 2017. Cheryl R. Shrock

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      13. Now you should be back to the AutoCAD screen.

AutoCAD 2017 System Requirements for 32-bit

Description	Requirement
Operating System	• Microsoft Windows ® 7 SP1 • Microsoft Windows ® 8.1 with update KB2919355 • Microsoft Windows ® 10
Browser	Internet Explorer ® 9.0 or later.
Processor	1 Gigahertz (GHz) or faster.
Memory	2 GB RAM (3 GB Recommended)
Display Resolution	1360 x 768 (1600 x 1050 or higher recommended) with True Color. 125% Desktop Scaling (120 DPI) or less Recommended.
Disk Space	Installation 6.0 GB.
Pointing Device	MS-Mouse Compliant.
Media	Download and installation from DVD.
.NET Framework	.NET Framework 4.6
Additional requirements for large datasets, point clouds, and 3D modeling	8 GB RAM or more6 GB free hard disk available not including installation requirements1600 x 1050 or greater True color video display adapter, 128 MB VRAM or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Direct3D ® capable workstation class graphics card.Note: 64-bit operating systems are recommended if you are working with large datasets, point clouds and 3D Modeling, and required if you are using the Model Documentation feature of AutoCAD – Please refer to the AutoCAD 2017 64-bit System Requirements on the next page.
Operating System	• Microsoft Windows ® 7 SP1 • Microsoft Windows ® 8.1 with update KB2919355 • Microsoft Windows ® 10
Browser	Internet Explorer ® 9.0 or later.
Processor	1 Gigahertz (GHz) or faster.
Memory	4 GB RAM (8 GB Recommended).
Display Resolution	1360 x 768 (1600 x 1050 or higher recommended) with True Color. 125% Desktop Scaling (120 DPI) or less Recommended.
Disk Space	Installation 6.0 GB.
Pointing Device	MS-Mouse Compliant.
Media	Download and installation from DVD.
.NET Framework	.NET Framework 4.6
Additional requirements for large datasets, point clouds, and 3D modeling	8 GB RAM or more6 GB free hard disk available not including installation requirements.1600 x 1050 or greater True color video display adapter, 128 MB VRAM or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Direct3D ® capable workstation class graphics card.Note: 64-bit operating systems are recommended if you are working with large datasets, point clouds and 3D Modeling, and required if you are using the Model Documentation feature of AutoCAD.

Customizing your Wheel Mouse

      A Wheel mouse has two or more buttons and a small wheel between the two topside buttons. The default functions for the two top buttons and the Wheel are as follows:

      Left Hand button is for input and can’t be reprogrammed. Right Hand button is for Enter or the shortcut menu. The Wheel may be used to Zoom and Pan or Zoom and display the Object Snap menu. You will learn more about this later.

      The following describes how to select the Wheel functions. After you understand the functions, you may choose to change the setting.

      To change the setting you must use the MBUTTONPAN variable.

       MBUTTONPAN setting 1: (Factory setting)

ZOOM	Rotate the wheel forward to zoom inRotate the wheel backward to zoom out
ZOOM EXTENTS	Double click the wheel to view entire drawing
PAN	Press the wheel and drag the mouse to move the drawing on the screen.

       MBUTTONPAN setting 0:

ZOOM	Rotate the wheel forward to zoom inRotate the wheel backward to zoom out
OBJECT SNAP	Object Snap menu will appear when you press the wheel

       To change the setting:

      1. Type: mbuttonpan <enter>

      2. Enter 0 or 1 <enter>

       LESSONS

       LEARNING OBJECTIVES

       After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

      1. Start AutoCAD program.

      2. Understand AutoCAD Workspaces.

      3. Recognize all of the features in the AutoCAD Window.

      4. Understand what the keyboard Function keys are used for.

LESSON 1

STARTING AUTOCAD

      To Start AutoCAD use one of the 2 methods below.

       (Be patient it may take a few minutes to load. It is a large program)

      1. Select Start / All Programs / Autodesk / AutoCAD 2017 or Double click on the AutoCAD 2017 desktop shortcut icon.

      2. The “START” page should appear.

       Note: Your computer should be connected to the Internet.