Setting User Preferences

The User Preferences tab controls various features within AutoCAD. These features include the behavior of your pointing device when you right-click, how AutoCAD responds to input of coordinate data, and how AutoCAD sorts objects during certain functions, as well as other features. Also a control for the new Associative Dimensioning feature of AutoCAD 2002 is found here.

The User Preferences tab is organized into six areas, as shown in Figure 3.12. The six areas are as follows:

Figure 3.12. The User Preferences tab in the Options dialog box controls certain aspects of AutoCAD’s behavior.

  • Windows Standard Behavior.

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