The Home tab contains the most frequently used commands within the software. Basic object and drawing tools can be found here, as well as frequently used utilities like modification tools, layers, and basic annotation.
- Build. Contains the basic commands for adding the most commonly used objects, like walls, doors, and mass elements, as well as commands for opening the Tool palettes, The Properties Palette, and the Content Browser.
- Draw. Contains common linework tools, like lines, polylines, and rectangles, as well as hatch and boundary tools and AEC Polygons.
- Modify. Contains commands for manipulating objects and linework in a drawing. In addition to standard commands like Move, Rotate, Erase, Offset, Mirror, Scale, Array, Explode, Join, there is also a command for converting AEC objects to mass elements and converting mass elements to 3D Solids.
- Layers. Contains commands that you need to work with layers. You can open the Layer Manager and the Layer States Manager from here.
- Annotation. Contains basic commands for inserting text, leaders, and dimensions. For a larger selection of annotation commands, see the Annotate tab.
- Inquiry. Contains commands for measuring distance and areas, and the AutoCAD list command. Furthermore, you can find commands for evaluating architectural spaces.
- Section and Elevation. Contains commands for generating sections and elevations of your plan or model. To create sections and elevations with Callouts, see the Callouts panel on the Annotate tab.
- Details. Accesses Detail Component Manager from which you can insert detail components directly into drawings or onto tool palettes.