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You can maximize your working space and reduce the UI complexity by hiding or removing rarely used
controls. Here are some options you can consider if you're working on 2D drawings.
1. Press Ctrl+0 (zero) to maximize the drawing area. This is mildly shocking the first time you do it, but it
demonstrates why the operation is named "Clean screen."
2. Press Ctrl+0 again to restore the previous state.
There are some other steps to try without resorting to this quick, but extreme measure.
1. Click the up-arrow repeatedly to cycle through several ribbon display options.
2. Then, click the down arrow just to the right and choose Minimize to Tabs.
3. Click one of the ribbon tabs. Notice that the ribbon is temporarily restored until you start a command.
Note: To restore the full ribbon, click the up arrow again.
4. Right-click any ribbon tab to choose which tabs you want to hide. In this case, clear Parametric to hide
that tab.
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Note: If you want to hide certain panels in the current tab, you can choose the Show Panels option.
1. On the Quick Access toolbar, click the Customize down-arrow and choose Layer.
2. Use the same method to add or remove other predefined commands from the Quick Access toolbar.
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To hide the Start tab, enter STARTMODE at the Command prompt and set its value to 0 (off).
Rolling over or off this palette provides fast, temporary access when needed.
4. Repeat this process for the Layer Properties Manager palette, docking it to the right-side of the
application window.
Notice that you can resize the width of a palette when it's displayed.
Hide the UCS Icon, the ViewCube, and the Navigation Bar
The user coordinate system is useful in some 2D drawings, and it's essential for 3D modeling. If you don't
use the UCS frequently, you can easily hide it. The same is true for the ViewCube control and the Navigation
bar.
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Click the View tab on the ribbon. Then click the UCS Icon, ViewCube, and Navigation Bar controls to
toggle their visibility.
If you're not using this additional layout, right-click the Layout2 tab and choose Delete.
1. Click the Customization icon on the right end of the status bar.
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2. Clear any items from the list that you rarely use.
Summary
Following these steps can provide a custom user interface that's clean, functional, and visually quiet.
Naturally, you'll want to choose your own settings to suit your preferences and work style. Once set, your
customized UI settings are stored in the Windows registry, or for drawing-specific settings, in individual
drawing files (DWG) or drawing template files (DWT).
Hopefully, you'll be able to apply some of these ideas and suggestions to make your experience with
AutoCAD satisfying and efficient.
Parent topic: Have You Tried: Customize the AutoCAD User Interface
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