beginners question..

[bri_fi]

Hi all

I am a mature Art student and I want to learn Autocad for some of my work.

However,

I know this must sound very basic, but I have just installed the package, but I cannot even open the interface!!

There is only the top bar were I can click on File. If I click on 'new project' or 'new drawing', it opens the dialogue box with all my files. None of those files are suitable to load, therefore nothing happens. Sorry but I cannot use this package whatsoever! 

This is drastically dissapointing (not the software its my failure).

Any giudance at all would be much appreciated.

Brian

[maxim_k · Accepted solution]

Welcome to the Autodesk Forums!

Hi,

Theoretically you should see Welcome screen when you start AutoCAD for the first time:

You need to select CREATE tab, than select "New" on the left side, than select template file on which your drawing will be based (acad.dwt - for imperial units and acadiso.dwt for decimal units), than click on "Open" button/

But if this does not happen (you don't see Welcome screen) for some reason, and you select "New drawing" from File menu, than you should see this dialog:

ensure that you have "Drawing Template" in "File format" list selected, than select template file you need for your drawing to start new drawing.

Maxim

[bri_fi]

Thank you for your fast response.

I now have the workspace. I now need to access a tutorial that will go from the first steps to create an object.

Thanks again

Brian

[bri_fi]

I appreciate your inclusion of the screenshots. I am now in the workspace.

I now need to find a tutorial that will take me from how to construct a room space divided into four seections.

Thanks again for yor help.

Brian 

[maxim_k]

You can use google, in five seconds I have found:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q9OvIFLKqc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCFbDlbv76U

Maxim