Basic status bar modes

The status bar modes help you make precise drawings in AutoCAD. The tools in the status bar can be toggled on and off by clicking on their icons or by using their function keys. Not all status bar icons are visible by default and you can toggle the visibility of the icons as per your requirements, as illustrated in the following screenshot:

Figure 2.12: Status bar toggles

To change the visibility of icons in the status bar, click on the customization icon, shown as three dashes on the far-right side of the status bar, and click on the name of the icon that you want to show on the status bar. When visible, a checkmark will show next to the icon’s name. In the following screenshot, you can see Dynamic Input and other status bar toggles checked in the customization menu:

Figure 2.13: The customization menu and checked toggles

In this section, we will discuss some of the most basic status bar toggles that we...