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Geometric Construction Basics

• Create and Save AutoCAD Drawing Files
• Use the AutoCAD LT Visual Reference Commands
• Draw, Using the LINE and CIRCLE Commands
• Use the ERASE Command
• Define Positions Using the Basic Entry Methods
• Use the Pan Realtime Option

The icon near the bottom left corner of the default AutoCAD LT graphics window shows the positive X-direction and positive Y-direction of the coordinate system that is active. In AutoCAD LT, the coordinate system that is used to create entities is called the User Coordinate System (UCS). By default, the User Coordinate System is aligned to the world coordinate system (WCS). The world coordinate system is a coordinate system used by AutoCAD LT as the basis for defining all objects and other coordinate systems defined by the users. We can think of the origin of the world coordinate system as a fixed point being used as a reference for all measurements. The default orientation of the Z-axis can be considered as positive values in front of the monitor and negative values inside the monitor.

In AutoCAD LT 2006, the absolute coordinates and the relative coordinates can be used in conjunction with the Cartesian and polar coordinate systems. By default, AutoCAD LT expects us to enter values in absolute Cartesian coordinates, distances measured from the current coordinate system's origin point. We can switch to using the relative coordinates by using the @ symbol. The @ symbol is used as the relative coordinates specifier, which means that we can specify the position of a point in relation to the previous point.
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