This document provides a basic tutorial on essential AutoCAD commands such as panning and zooming in the drawing area, accessible through the mouse scroll wheel. It also discusses how to access and store files remotely using Autodesk Drive, including integration options with other cloud storage services. Users can save and open files using the quick access toolbar and rename files while saving to the cloud.

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BASIC AUTOCAD
TRAINING
TUTORIAL#3
BY AUTOCAD ADDA
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Pan 2
 Used to move around the drawing area and explore the drawing without
magnification or changing the direction.
 Easiest way to access the Pan command is to press and hold the scroll wheel on the
mouse.
 Upon activation the crosshair or the cursor will get converted into a hand with
fingers closed as in image below, then we can drag in the direction for the drawing
to explore.

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Pan 3
 We see a bar displayed on the hand cursor when we reach the edge of the drawing
space.

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Zoom 4
 Used to zoom in and out in the drawing space.
 Easiest way to access it is by using the scroll wheel.
 Consider the crosshair or cursor as a magnifying glass.
o Scroll up – zoom in.
o Scroll down – zoom out.

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Access file from remote location 5
 It happens many a times that we may need to access files from remote locations
such as client place, at job site, etc.
 AutoCAD has provided Autodesk drive where we can store files to access it from
remote locations.
o Desktop or Laptop at office.
o Remote locations by using web app on a browser.
o On smartphone or on tablet using free AutoCAD mobile app.

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Access file from remote location 6
 For this we need to use two options available in the quick access toolbar.
o Open from web & mobile – opens the file which is stored in Autodesk cloud.
o Save to web & mobile – saves the current file to the Autodesk cloud.

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Access file from remote location 7
 By selecting either one we get a dialog box as shown below.
 You can rename the file before saving it to the Autodesk cloud storage.

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Access file from remote location 8
 Autodesk drive provides 25 GB storage for storing the files.
 We can also integrate with the cloud storage service provider.
o Google Drive
o Box
o Drop Box
o One Drive

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Access file from remote location 9
 Simply right-click on the places bar in the save dialog box and select add. Fill the
name and path in the dialog box and click ok.

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