Workspaces
AutoCAD workspaces are sets of menus, toolbars and dockable windows (such as the Properties palette, DesignCenter, and the Tool palettes window) that are grouped and organized so that you can work in a custom, task-oriented drawing environment.

3D Dashboard
The dashboard consists of a set of control panels organized by function. For example, the top control panel contains commands that create and modify 3D solids; the second control panel contains commands and controls used to navigate 3D models.

Preset 3D Viewports
1. Choose View, Viewports, New Viewports
2. Click the dropdown option for Setup and click 3D.
3. Choose Four: Right as the viewport option

Named Views
1. Choose View, Named Views…
2. Click the plus (+) sign beside Preset Views.
3. Click NE Isometric, Set Current, Apply,and OK.

Steering Wheel
SteeringWheels are menus that track the cursor over the drawing window, and provide access to 2D and 3D navigation tools from a single interface.
SteeringWheels, or “wheels,” are divided into wedges; each wedge contains a single navigation tool. You can start a navigation tool by clicking a wedge or by clicking and dragging the cursor over a wedge..

Download pdf 3D Tutorials AutoCAD 2009