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A schematic showing the essential elements of a two-dimensional drawing window.
AutoCAD can be used to create 2D vector drawings, planar drawings (drawings in which all lines lie in a single plane), 3D drawings, and non-design-related documentation. The drawing properties of AutoCAD are managed in the DWG format and can be manipulated with the user interface (UI) tools. Drawings can be saved to a file in any of several formats. The drawings can be edited onscreen or offscreen in either a grayscale or color format.
Keyboard shortcuts are the primary method for navigating the user interface of AutoCAD, but commands are also accessed from the user interface or the keyboard. The commands available in the current release of AutoCAD can be found in the Help system. A command help is called for the selection of a command, category, tool, or user interface item. A Help menu can be found on the menu bar on top of the screen or by pressing the Help key on the keyboard.
Command search and help may not work, depending on how you obtain AutoCAD. If the user interface functions do not work, a problem is likely with the AutoCAD software. If help functions work but not the command search, a problem may be with the help system.
In 2018, Autodesk released AutoCAD LT for free. The newer version of AutoCAD is for professionals who design and create 3D models. The free version has limited capabilities.
Overview of the User Interface
The AutoCAD user interface (UI) includes a number of dialogs that are described in this article. In addition, the tools that are available on the drawing surface are covered in the Tools topic.
In this article, the user interface is described from the perspective of a new user. A new user must be familiar with the concepts of working with AutoCAD, such as a paper space, display units, scale factors, and CAD conventions. In addition, the new user must know how to apply a color scheme to the drawing.
Toolbars
The main menu, which is on the right of the screen, is composed of various toolbars. In the dialogs, toolbars are located on the left side of the screen.
The most important toolbars are listed below.
Toolbar
Description
Application toolbar
Available commands are shown on the application toolbar, which
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3D files 
AutoCAD can import and export a number of 3D model formats. It can also import/export its own 3D native file formats, such as DWG. AutoCAD is also capable of exporting 3D drawings to some of the applications listed above, such as Autodesk Maya.
 Geospatial Editing 
AutoCAD has a number of products for modeling and editing geographic features. These include AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Electrical, and AutoCAD Mechanical.
 Bill of materials 
The Bill of Materials (BOM) feature was originally intended to simply be a database for storing design information and parts (such as drawings and specifications). With AutoCAD 2010, the BOM became a powerful tool for planning, creating, and tracking the design process and is used as a standard model for the industry. AutoCAD's BOMs feature was updated in 2009.
 Graphics 
AutoCAD features a number of tools for creating and editing graphics.
Toolbars 
AutoCAD has a number of toolbars for file manipulation and general editing. The program also features a number of project-based toolbars that assist with specific editing activities in the drawing window.
 Image editing 
AutoCAD's Image editing feature is capable of many image editing and retouching tasks. AutoCAD's Paint Bucket tool allows for simple selections of pixels in the image, the Mask tool allows for pixel selections of various shapes, and the Eraser tool allows for the removal of pixels from the image. Other tools include:
 Fill and outline tools
 Align and Distribute tools
 Angle and Distance tools
 Selection tools
 Color tools
 Brush
 Artistic tools
 Contour and Trace tools
 Lasso and Polyline tools
 Move tools
 Trim tools
 Stamp tools
 Picture tools
 Region tools
 Text tools
 3D tools
 Label tools
 Align to Grid and Align to Midpoint
 Ortho and Isometric gridlines
 Sketch tools
 Filled polyline
 Filled polygon
 Draw text
 Circle
 Arc and Arrow
 Custom color
 Arc and arrow
 Region selection
 Graphic editing 
The Graphic Editing feature allows for the manipulation and editing of text and shape elements in a graphic.
 Plotting 
AutoCAD's Plot feature allows for the creation of standard 2D and 3D graphs, charts, and diagrams.  The standard
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