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Using the AutoCAD application menu - AutoCAD Tutorial
From the course: AutoCAD 2026 Essential Training
Using the AutoCAD application menu
- [Instructor] Welcome to a new chapter in this AutoCAD 2026 Essential Training Course. We're going to be diving deeper into the AutoCAD interface. And for that reason, we've got a new drawing for you. The drawing is called interface.dwg, and you can download it from the library to follow along with the videos in this particular chapter. When you open up the drawing, you should be in the Model tab down here, bottom left. You can see Model is highlighted, just there. There's Model. And you should be able to see a 2D floor plan of a building with dimensions, chairs, desks, walls, windows, doors, et cetera. Now, we're going to be taking a look at the application menu in AutoCAD first of all. Now, the quickest way to get to the application menu in AutoCAD is to go to the top left-hand corner and click here on this little arrow next to the red A, like that. And you'll notice there, there is the Application menu. Now, this is a consistent thing across all Autodesk applications, not just…
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Using the AutoCAD application menu5m 2s
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Using the AutoCAD infobar2m 58s
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Utilizing the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) in AutoCAD4m 15s
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Using the AutoCAD ribbon and panels4m 48s
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Customizing the AutoCAD interface using workspaces3m 40s
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Utilizing the palettes and dialog boxes in AutoCAD5m 12s
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Working with the AutoCAD command line4m 7s
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Using Dynamic Input (DYNMODE) for quicker input in AutoCAD4m 52s
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Using the AutoCAD status bar to your advantage3m 46s
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Using your Autodesk account2m 41s
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Navigating model space and paper space using the tab tools in AutoCAD (AutoCAD 2024/25/26 ONLY)2m 58s
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