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Level 0 quiz — Getting started & environment
Quiz — Level 0 · Getting started & environment
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1. What is AutoCAD and what is its native format?
A spreadsheet, XLS format
CAD software, DWG format
Rendering software, JPG format
A word processor, DOC format
AutoCAD is the worldwide standard for 2D/3D technical drawing; DWG is a universal exchange standard.
2. How can you get AutoCAD legally and free to learn?
By pirating it
Via the education license (students/teachers) or the free trial
It is always paid
Impossible
Free education license (non-commercial use) or trial version. Avoid piracy (legal risk, security, no updates).
3. What is the heart of controlling AutoCAD?
The mouse only
The command line (keyboard)
The File menu
The ViewCube
AutoCAD is controlled by keyboard as much as by mouse: the command line displays prompts and accepts commands/aliases.
4. What is the difference between model space and paper space?
None
Model space = drawing at 1:1 scale; paper space = layout/printing
Model space is used to print
Paper space is used to draw
You draw in model space (1:1), and lay out and print from paper space. A key concept of level 3.
5. How can you display the whole drawing at once?
Ctrl+A
Double-click the wheel (zoom extents)
F1 key
Right click
Zoom: wheel (around the cursor); pan: hold the wheel down; zoom extents: double-click the wheel.
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