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The good news is that AutoCAD is very powerful and versatile. And the not-quite-so-good news is that it’s extremely powerful and versatile. This means that you can set it up to work in almost any segment of nearly any industry or application, just about anywhere in the world. AutoCAD is used for mechanical design, electrical and electronic circuit schematics, hydraulics, buildings, bridges, theatre stage layouts, cloth-cutting layouts in the clothing industry, designing big floppy clown shoes, keeping track of season’s ticket holders’ seats in a hockey arena, and so on. In short, everything from autos to zoos.
Because most companies and schools will already have set things up to suit their particular standards, all you need to do — and in fact, must do — is to use their template files. If you’re working alone, however, you should read on to learn how to create template files of your own.
In the long (or even medium or short) term, AutoCAD is much easier to use when you start from a drawing that’s already set up properly. There can be quite a few things to set up, but if you do things properly, you need to do it only once.