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Learning AutoCAD 2010 Vol-2

CHAPTER: 6 Working with Layouts
Users designs Informations
designs Print designs
Paper Electronic media Layouts viewports
Users drawings dimensions text Add Layouts Viewports

Objectives

Data Plot Layout
Viewports
Lesson: Using Layouts

New Layout drawings Plotting Environment
Layouts Layout viewports
Plotting designs
geomentry model space Plot


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About Layouts
Layout Drawing data Output Environment Model space
drawing layout Plot
drawing layout Dashed lines area
Print area rectangular viewport selected layout

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Defining the Layout

Layout Print Paper size select Paper size full scale dashed rectangle
Paper size selected plotter Print Paper
(/ ) Layout Paper model space
geomentry viewport Multiple viewports scale location

Layout save properties settings
Printer/plotter
Paper size
Plot area
Plot offset
Plot style table
Drawing orientation
Plot scale
Example of Layouts
Drawing sheet multiple scale factors layouts Plot floor
plan Scale layout floor plan
geomentry Scale scale
Floor plan smaller scale stairwell larger scale


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Creating a New Layout

Template file layout drawing layouts add New Layouts
add Layout, New Layout () Create Layout Wizard commands
Command Access
LAYOUT
Command Line: Layout > New

Status Bar: click to view Layout; right-click to Display Layout and Model Tabs

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Layout tab or Model tab shortcut menu: right-click options display
Menu Bar: Insert > Layout > New Layout
Procedure: Creating a New Layout

Drawing New layout
) Model tab () layout tab Right click
) New Layout click
) layout layout tab click
Procedure: Creating a New Layout with the Layout Wizard

Drawing Layout Wizard New layout

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) Command line LAYOUTWIZARD

) wizard screen
Name the layout
Select a configured plotter
Select a paper size and its units of measurement
Select a paper orientation
Pick a standard title block if desired
Define the number of viewports and their scales
Set the location for the viewports on the paper
) Finish click
Practice Exercise: Create a New Layout
Layout tab Layout Wizard New layout
) Layout () Model tab New layout
Layout () Model tab Right click
New layout click
Tabs Status bar Display Layout and Model Tabs click

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New Layout tab select
Layout setting Previous layout
) Layout Wizard New layout
Command line LAYOUTWIZARD
New layout Floor Plan Next click
Printer DWG to PDF.pc3 select Next click
Paper Size ARCH D (36.00 x 24.00 Inches), Drawing units Inches select Next click
Landscape orientation select Next click
Architectural Title Block.dwg select Next click
Viewport setup Single select Viewport scale 1/8" = 1'-0" select Next
click
Layout page
Viewport
Select location click viewport window
Point (1) Point (2)
Finish click
Exercise: Create Layouts

Layout activate Layout

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The completed exercise

) M_Create-Layouts.dwg
) Layout activate
Layout1 tab click
Layout format information

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Tabs Status bar Display Layout and Model Tabs click
) Layout Activate
Model space geomentry Layout page size orientation

) New layout
Layout tabs Right click
New layout click

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) Layout Layout tabs 3 click layout single viewport page

software Run default option setting
) New layout Menu bar Insert > Layout > Create Layout Wizard
Menu Bar Invisible turn on () Command line LAYOUTWIZARD
) Layout Name
Layout Name Prompted Wizard Layout
Next click
) Printer
Printer lists DWG to PDF.pc3 select
Next click
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) Paper size
Paper size lists ISO A1 (841.00 x 594.00 MM) select
Next click
) Paper orientation Landscape select Next click

) Title block
Title block lists None select
Next click
) Viewport Scal
Viewport setup Single select Viewport scale 1:50 select
Next click
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) Layout Location
Location select
Paper click
Page click
Finish click
) Files Save
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Lesson: Using Viewports

rectangular viewport viewport scale factor
Viewports Layout model space geomentry
Plot Key Layout multiple viewports
Scale model geomentry Page
Objectives

Rectangular viewport
Viewport scale factor Modify
Viewports move, copy, resize, rotate delete
Viewport view rotate
Creating Rectangular Viewports

Rectangular viewport Rectangle
rectangular Layout page Model space view geomentry Layout
window
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Typically viewport Plotted Viewport Layer Layer

Properties Plotting viewport boundary
Command Access
Single Viewport
Command Line: VPORTS

Ribbon: View tab > Viewports panel > New > Viewports dialog box > Single
Viewports dialog box:

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Menu Bar: View > Viewports > 1 Viewport
Procedure: Creating Rectangular Viewports

Rectangular viewports
) Layout Tabs Status bar Display Layout and Model Tabs click
Layout Tabs Activate
) Layout Paper size
Layout Tabs Right click Page Setup Manager select

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Plot Size paper (1)
Modify (2) select
) Title block Inserted Insert

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) Viewports command activate
Viewports panel New (1) click
Viewports dialog box New Viewports tab click Standard Viewports Single
(2) click
) Viewport
First corner (1)
Corner (2)
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) Print Viewport layer
Command line blank viewport select
Layer Control list Layer select
Viewport deselect Esc key
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Setting Viewport Scale Factor

Layout viewport paper units geometry display scale Layout
1:1
scale
Plot
viewport
geometry
Paper
Scale
1:30 scale model space
geomentry Paper Paper 1 units millimeter
model space millimeter Model space 30 millimeters
Line Paper 1 millimeter Paper 1 units inches model space
feet Model space 30 feet Line Paper 1 inche
Viewport Scale Access
Viewport Scale
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Status Bar: Viewport Scale
Layout tab selected

model () paper space
Model space on: Viewport activate
Paper space on: Viewport selected
Viewport scale
Procedure: Setting and Locking Viewport Scale

Viewport scale setting viewport locking Viewport locked

) layout tab viewport border select
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) Status bar viewport scale list viewport scale select
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) selected viewport Model space activate double click Pan

Viewport Objects
) selected viewport Paper space activate double click Viewport border

select Status bar Lock/Unlock Viewport click Viewport selected
scale locked
) Viewport selected status line condition scale locked

Practice Exercise: Setting Viewport Scale Factor

model space object selected layout tab rectangular
viewport
) geomentry Workgroup AutoCAD & 3ds Max Training Center, International Computer Driving Licence Approved Test Center,
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acad.dwt New drawing
Drawing area Zoom objects
) Layout tab select
Single viewport viewport delete own viewport
) Single viewport viewport delect
Command line blank viewport
Modify panel Erase click
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) Single viewport
Command line -vports Enter
Corner viewport (1)
Corner viewport (2)
) Viewport goementry Zoom
) Viewport double click

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Viewport rectangle bold active
Viewport drawings Zoom Pan realtime view
) Drawing layout Zoom
Viewport double click
Rectangular boundary bold
Paper layout Zoom and Pan real-time command
Layout Zoom
) Viewport scale
Viewport select
Status bar Viewport scale click
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Lists 1:2 select
) Viewport Scale Viewport lock
Viewport Select
Status bar Viewport scale click
Lists 1:4 select
Status bar Lock/Unlock Viewport click
Locked icon
Viewport deselect result Esc key

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Manipulating Viewports
Viewport Viewport
data Erase command delete Move
command
Paper
Viewport
Copy
command
Viewport Grips viewport size
Model space layer display Freeze Viewport Current Viewport (1) display
freeze () Thaw layout viewport active Layout viewport active
viewport boundary double-click Active viewport (2)
Users
Cursor viewport boundary
crosshair arrow cursor
Erasing Viewports
Viewport data Erase command
delete Viewport delete move copy
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Moving, Copying, and Resizing Viewports

Move command Paper Viewport Copy command
Viewport Grips viewport size
Altering Layers in Viewports

Selected Viewport display Freeze Layer Property Manager selected Layer
VP Freeze option layout viewport
active Layout viewport active viewport boundary double-click Active
viewport (2) Users
Cursor viewport boundary crosshair arrow cursor
Layer Property Manager Properties ()
VP Color
VP Linetype
VP Lineweight
VP Plot Style
Procedure: Moving and Resizing a Viewport
Viewport Moving Resizing
) Move command viewport border click Selection Enter
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) Base point select Viewport drag second point
) Viewport border select Grip corner hot (grip hot

) cursor drag Viewport ()
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Practice Exercise: Manipulating Viewports

geomentry Viewport Layer freezing
) drawing
New drawing
Layer Properties Manager Properties Layers add
Layer name: Center
Color: Red
Linetype: Center
Layer name: HiddenColor
BlueLinetype: Hidden
Layer name: ViewportsColor

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CyanLinetype: Continuous
Drawings
) Layer tab 1 select
) Viewport size
Command line blank viewport select
Grips viewport size
) Viewport view
Viewport Double-click
Status bar Viewport scale list 1:2 scale select
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) Viewport Move
Viewport Double-click
Move command
Viewport boundary select Enter
Basepoint second point viewport

Move Point
) Viewport Copy
Copy command
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Viewport select Enter
Viewport Single Copy
Copy command Enter
) Selected Viewport layer Freeze
Viewport Double click
Current Viewport Center Hidden layers Freeze
Layer Control list
Icon click
Viewport Double click
) Viewport Viewports Layer
Command line blank Viewports select
Layer Control list Viewports layer select
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) Viewport Printing ( - )
Layer Control list Viewports layer Freeze
Viewport Layout view visible Print
Viewport Doubleclick viewport active Modify

Modify Layer Control list Viewports layer Thaw
) Viewport Printing ( - )
Layer Properties Manager Viewports layer select
Layer Plotting Plot icon click
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Layers Properties Manager dialog box close
Viewports layer drawing layout visible Plot
Rotating Viewports
Rotate command () Grips viewport rotate VPROTATEASSOC system
variable setting Layout view rotate
rotate viewport rotate viewport
Before rotation
After rotation
Command Access
VPROTATEASSOC
Command Line: VPROTATEASSOC
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VPROTATEASSOC System Variable

VPROTATEASSOC system variable
Viewport rotated View rotate
Viewport rotated View Viewport rotated
Process: Rotating a View within a Viewport

) Command prompt VPROTATEASSOC
) System variable 1
) Layout tab View select
) Viewport angle rotate
) Viewport rotated view
Exercise: Create and Manipulate Viewports

Viewport scale factor viewport Move active viewport layer freeze
new viewport
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) M_Create-and-Manipulate- Viewports.dwg
) Layout1 tab rectangular viewport select
) Viewport scale
Status bar Viewport scale list 1:30 select
) Floor plan
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) Layout2 tab click

) Viewport Move
Move command
Circular staircase display rectangular viewport select
border Move
) Layout model space Activate
Cursor rectangular viewport Sheet
Viewport Model space activate Double click
Viewport active Crosshairs UCS Icon
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) Current viewport Layer freeze
Layer Properties Manager
Current viewport Layer freeze VP Freeze column Icon click
Ok click
Viewport staircase viewport

) Current viewport Layer color
Furniture layer VP Color column Icon click
Magenta color
Ok click
) Furniture color Layout2
Model tab click
Furniture color brown
Layout1 tab click Furniture color brown
Layout2 tab click layout Furniture color Magenta color

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) Layout environment Activate
Cursor Paper gray background
Focus Layout environment Double-click
) Viewport
Command line vports
paper layout rectangular viewport click
) Viewport scale
New viewport active Viewport Double click
Status bar Viewport Scale list 1:30 select
) Viewport Pan
) Paper gray background Doubleclick

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) viewport Edit grips
) viewport layer Viewports layer Layer Plot setting

Viewports layer Print icon click
Setting Layer drawing Plot
) Command line VPROTATEASSOC 1

) Viewport select command line Rotate command
Viewpoint rotation basepoint
Rotation angle 90 Enter
) Files Save
Challenge Exercise: Architectural

Layout Viewport

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Metric Units
) M_ARCH-Challenge- CHP06.dwg
) Layout1 setting Plot
Orientation: Landscape
Scale:1:1
Printer/Plotter: DWF6 ePlot.pc3
Paper size: ISO A1 (841 x 594 mm) paper
) Layout1 Plan View Rename

) Layout main viewport Add
Main floor plan 1:60 scale
viewport Lock
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) Files Save
Imperial Units
) I_ARCH-Challenge- CHP06.dwg
) ) Layout1 setting Plot
Orientation: Landscape
Scale:1:1
Printer/Plotter: DWF6 ePlot.pc3
Paper size: ARCH expand D (36.00 x 24.00 Inches)
) Layout1 Plan View Rename

) Layout main viewport Add
Main floor plan 3/16" = 1' scale
viewport Lock
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) Files Save
Challenge Exercise: Mechanical

Layout Viewport

) M_ MECH -Challenge- CHP06.dwg

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) Layout setting
DWF6 ePlot.pc3
ISO A3 (420 x 297)
Plot viewports
scale factor 1:1
scale factor 1:2
scale factor 1:4
) Cleanup
Layout Parts Rename
Layout 2 delete
Model space
) Files Save
Chapter Summary
Viewports Layout model space geomentry Plot Key
Layout multiple viewports Scale model geomentry Page

Rectangular viewport
Viewport scale factor Modify
Viewports move, copy, resize, rotate delete

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CHAPTER :7 Annotating the Drawing
Text
Text
objects
Edit
Objectives

Mtext command multiline text
Single line text
Text styles Manage
Lesson: Creating Multiline Text

Multiline text Drawing
Multiline text object
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About Multiline Text

Drawing area Layout drawings
Multiline Text Multiline Text command
grips edit
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Multiline Text Defined

AutoCAD Multiline Text Editor Properties
Drawing
area
Cursor
Multiline
Text Editor Rightclick options
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Text Editor options Word Program AutoCAD drawing environment
Example of Multiline Text

Multiline Text
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Example of Single Line Text

single line text Single line text
Creating Multiline Text

Multiline Text command Software (Standard option
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Multiline Text editor
Numbered bulleted lists
Engineering
Text
Text columns
Date, time author Fields
Ribbon tab Text Editor tool panels
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Command Access
Multiline Text
Command Line: MTEXT, MT, T

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Text panel > Multiline Text
Ribbon: Home tab > Annotation panel > Multiline Text
Menu Bar: Draw > Text > Multiline Text
Multiline Text Tab

Ribbon tab Annotation panel Multiline Text click drawing
Multiline Text Tab Panel Options
Text obects
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Text style and text height

Text bold, italic, underlined, () overlined Edit text
style fonts colors
justification, line spacing, numbering, bullets edit
Symbols, columns, fields (author date )
(check spelling)
Find & Replace tool.
text box rulers text character Editor setting.
Multiline Text Editor
Procedure: Creating Multiline Text

Multiline Text
) Multiline Text command
) text area
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) Style panel text style (1) text height (2) setting
) Numbered () bulleted lists and symbols Text
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) Text area width height ruler
) text Text Editor doubleclick
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MText Columns and Grips

Mtext
objects
drawing
text
column
Format
Grips text table edit
Placing Mtext
Mtext
Text Editor tab ribbon activates
Insert panel Column option Text columns Format
Column options on the ribbon
Column Settings dialog box
column types
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Dynamic Column - Mtext object dynamic columns mode Dynamic

Column text Automatic () manual
height options dynamic columns mode
Static Column - Mtext object Static Column mode Mtext object
width height columns
text
No Column - Mtext object columns
Editing Mtext with Grips

Grips Text column width height editing
Grips Location
Column Width
Mtext Width
Mtext Width and Mtext Height
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Mtext Height
Exercise: Create Multiline Text

Multiline Text command drawing Mtext


) C_Create-Mtext.dwg
) Title block Zoom
) Status bar Object snap
) Title block
Multiline Text command
Multiline Text box
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) Text height
Style panel text size list 6
text
Enter
) Text height phone fax numbers
Text Height list 3
Enter
list list
Phone fax numbers
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Close panel Close Text Editor Click () Text Editor Doubleclick Text Editor

) Drawing Zoom Extents

) Label text Zoom
) Multiline Text command Multiline text box
) Style panel text style list ViewLabel select
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) Text
) Text Editor Text Editor Double click

) Files Save
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Mtext Columns Display Edit

Column display Mtext Columns display
Edit
) I_Mtext-Columns and Grips.dwg
) Title Block layout
) Mtext object select
) Command line Properties palette Text title Columns [] Click

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) Column Settings dialog box
Column Type Dynamic Columns select
Height 6"
Gutter 7/16"
Ok Click
Mtext object Columns display
Mtext object Mtext Height grip Click
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) Cursor drag Viewport
) grips drag Fifth column removed
) Grips clear Esc key

) Files Save
Lesson: Creating Single Line Text

Text command drawing Single text Single line
text , textual object text objects edit
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Mtext command features Text objects Single line text

text objects text objects
Single
line
text
Objects
()
Circle
Single line text title block heights, justification, rotation angle

Objectives
Single Line text
About Single Line Text

Single line text Objects
Circle
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Multiline text explode Multiline text Single line text

Single line text command Enter Text New line
Enter text command exit Single line text

command line blank select text grips
Multiline line text command line blank select text grips
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Single Line Text Defined

Single line text text single line Command command line
text single insertion point Prompted
height rotation angle Prompted Options

Justify Style Rightclick shortcut menu keyboard DOWN ARROW

Justify options
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Creating Single Line Text

Single line text objects Text command Text command text style
height Start point Prompted text height
rotation angle
Single line text Lines text Line text properties
Single line text
Single line text objects title block
single line text object drafter Drawing file Author property Link
drawing drafter Drawing file Author property
title block
Textcommand text
text edit
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Command Access
Single Line Text
Command Line: TEXT, DTEXT, DT

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Text panel > Single Line Text
Menu Bar: Draw > Text > Single Line Text
Command Options
Text command Justify Style options Rightclick shortcut menu
keyboard DOWN ARROW
Justify: Justify Option Text justification Justify select

options list
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Style: Style Option text text styles

Justification options
Procedure: Creating Single Line Text

Single line text
) Text command
) Justification options drawing window Right click Justify click
command line () Rightclick shortcut menu Justification options select
) Text first point

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) text
) Enter text objects New line Enter
text command exit
Exercise: Create Single Line Text

Layout model space drawing Single line text

) C_Create-Single-Line-Text.dwg
) Title block area Zoom
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) Single line text title block Checked By

Single Line Text command
Drawing window Right click Justify Click Right select
Text Justify right justification Click
Text size default Enter
Rotation angle 0 default Enter
Enter
) Viewport Scale Check
Drawing Zoom Extents
Command line blank viewport (1) select
Viewport Scale 1:100 (2)
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Viewport selection Cancel Esc key
Model space Model tab
Zoom
Window
command
) Layers panel Make Object's Layer Current (1) Click Corridor (2) text object select
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) Status bar settings Check
Polar Tracking, Object Snap, Object Snap Tracking Dynamic Input turn on
Object Snap Right-click Midpoint object snap mode checked
) Text panel text style list Standard select
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) Rectangular object center text
Rectangular object "Corridor" Zoom in
Drawing window Rightclick Justify Click Center select
Rectangular Midpoint hover Midpoint Click
Text height 300
Rotation angle 0
Kitchen Enter
) Text rectangle
Drawing window Right click Justify Click Middle select
Rectangle Lines midpoints track rectangle intersect

click
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Default heigh 300 Enter Rotation angle default 0

Enter
210 Enter
) room Label -
) Result
Model space drawing Zoom
Drawing layout text Layout tab
) Files Save
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Lesson: Editing Text

multiline single line text Edit Drawings
text
objects
text
edit
Text objects Drawing Copy Move

Editing Text

Title block text command
Modify
Objectives

text editing
Editing Text
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Text Edit Tools ()
Multiline Text Editor ribbon
In-place text editor
Properties palette
Quick Properties
Grips
Text Editing Edit text Doubleclick Editing
multiline text object Doubleclick Multiline Text Editor Ribbon tab InPlace Text Editor single text object Doubleclick In-Place Text Editor
Click Editing Quick Properties () Properties
palette Text Properties Editing Grips text width
Text objects select grips Active
geomentry Editing text objects
Multiline Text Editor Ribbon tab In-Place Text Editor
Command Access
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Multiline Text Edit
Double-click Multiline Text

Command Line: MTEDIT, DDEDIT, ED
Ribbon: double-click Multiline Text Multiline Text tab > Text Editor panels
Menu Bar: Modify > Object > Text > Edit

Command Access
Single Line Text Edit

Double-click Single Line Text
Command Line: DDEDIT, ED
Menu Browser: Modify > Object > Text > Edit
Procedure: Editing Multiline Text

Multiline text Editig
) Multiline text object Doubleclick
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) In-place text editor () text select ribbon Options Text content

editing
) Ribbon Text Editor options Text in-place text editor selected

text insert symbols, line spacing, numbering, bullets change paragraph justification
) Editing Text Editor Doubleclick
Editing MultilineText with the Quick Properties Palette

Text Objects Editing Option Quick Properties palette Editing
Editing Objects select Quick Properties palette text properties
Quick Properties palette text justification option Middle center
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Procedure: Editing Single Line Text

Single line text editing
) Single line text Doubleclick
) In-place text editor Line text editing Rightclick

) Editing text editor Double click
Editing Single Line Text with the Quick Properties Palette

Text Objects Quick Properties palette Editing Editing Objects select
Quick Properties palette text properties
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Quick Properties palette text rotation option 30
Exercise: Edit Text

single line text multiline text Properties numbered list

) M_Edit-Text.dwg
) Drawing title block area Zoom In
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Text Left justified grips

) Objects select Quick Properties palette Status bar () Right
click Shortcut menu Quick Properties palette display
Text Contents field %%uArbor
Text Underline ASCII characters Multiline
Option Ribbon tab
Justify list Middle select
Height field 10
) Selection clear Esc key Text
) Title block Notes Zoom In

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) Notes text Doubleclick Text Formatting toolbar In- Place Text Editor
Line delete
) Notes text Ribbon Paragraph panel Numbering
click
Numbered Select
Text
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) Cursor Line Line Tab key
Line
) Close panel Text Editor Close
) Files Save
Lesson: Using Text Styles

Text styles
Designers
drawing
Text
styles
designs text styles
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Objectives

Text styles
Text styles
Text Styles
Drawing default text Text styles Text object
font, height, width factor oblique angle Properties Text styles properties

Text styles drawing

Text styles Text Objects
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Text Styles Defined

Text styles drawing text styles Drawing
text styles text obects
dimension
text style view labels title blocks text

styles
Creating and Using Text Styles

Style command text styles By default drawings
text styles Standard text style Annotative text style
Standard text style New drawings text style
Creating and Using Text Styles

Drawing Objects organize Layer group text styles style
organize group Text styles Text Style dialog box
text style text style Text panel List Styles
select Layer Control list Layer Text style assign
Text selected List text style click
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Command Access
Style
Command Line: STYLE, ST

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Text panel > Text Style
Menu Bar: Format > Text Style

Text Style Dialog Box
Text styles manage Text Style dialog box
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text Styles area Style selected Edit ()

Rename
Font Font name list Bold () Italic

Text Size text Annotative text size
Height field Paper Text Height Layout Viewport
Paper Text Height
text Width Factor Oblique Angle Width Factor 1
1 Text Width 1 Text Width

Annotative Property
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Text height Drawing layout display size Plot size Annotative Style (1)
() Annotative property (2) assign Instance isometric view text objects
display Match the text orientation to the layout (3)
Annotative selected Height property Paper Text Height (4) 0
viewport text Scale drawing layout paper
height size
Example of Text Oriented to Layout

View Layout display View text
orientation
Plan
view
View
Isometric
view
View text orientation Layout View
Plan view
Isometric view
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Procedure: Creating and Using Text Styles

Text styles
) Style command
) New (1) select New Text Style Name (2) Ok click
) New style (1) select Font name (2) Height (3) assign Apply (4)
Set Current (5) click
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) Text command
) Text style style List
) text objects text style
Command line blank text objects select
List text style select
Text object deselect Esc key
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Exercise: Use Text Styles

Drawing text Standard text style
New text styles text objects New text styles assign
) C_Text-Styles.dwg
) Zoom command drawing text Zoom
) Fonts Standard style
Text panel Text Style click
Text Style dialog box Font Name list Arial select

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Tip: Arial font Scroll field A
Height 0
Apply
Close click
) Drawing text Text modified style

) Drawing text style
Text Style command
Text Style dialog box New click
New Text Style dialog box MT-5-Title
Ok Click
Font Name list Technic select
Height 8
Apply Click
New click
New Text Style dialog box ViewLabel

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Ok click
Height 5
Apply Click
Close click
) Main Floor lable View number tag select
) Text panel Text Style list ViewLabel select
) Selection Clear Esc key New text style view label text assigned
) Title block text drawing View
) Text style
Text panel Text Styles list MT-5-Title select

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Selection Clear Esc key
New text style selected text applied
) Files Save

text style Floor plan annotation add

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Metric Units
) Initial settings
Model Space Model tab
Annotation layer current layer
) characteristics New text layer
Style Name: Labels
Font Name: Arial
Height: 0
Width Factor: 0.9000
) 300 mm label ID
221 224 - SLEEPING QUARTERS
201 - READY ROOM
202 & 204 - LOCKER ROOM
203 - EXERCISE ROOM
205 - DINING ROOM
206 - KITCHEN
207 - MEN'S TOILET ROOM
208 - WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM
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) Drawing Save
Imperial Units
) Initial settings
Style Name: Labels
Font Name: Arial
Height: 0
) 1 label ID
221 224 - SLEEPING QUARTERS
201 - READY ROOM

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202 & 204 - LOCKER ROOM
203 - EXERCISE ROOM
205 - DINING ROOM
206 - KITCHEN
207 - MEN'S TOILET ROOM
208 - WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM
) Drawing Save

annotation drawing annotation add

annotation
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) Initial settings
Style Name: Labels
Font Name: Arial
Height: 0
) 8.0 mm View label adding Drawing view Annotate Outfeed Side Height 4.0mm
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) More View
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) Files Save
Chapter Summary
Annotation commands drawing annotations edit

Mtext command multiline text
Single line text
Text styles Manage
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CHAPTER 8: Dimensioning
Drawings Objects dimension
typical design environment dimensions create, edit manage

Objectives
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Dimensions
Dimension style dimensions manage
Multileader styles Multileaders creat edit
commands dimensions edit
Lesson: Creating Dimensions

dimensions commands drawings dimensions
Dimension elements annotation command
Dimensions drawings
Objectives

Line objects dimensions
Curved objects dimensions
Creating Dimensions on Linear Objects
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Drawing objects dimensions Object

snaps drawing objects dimensions

Dimension commands
Ribbon Annotate tab Command Command line
Prompted
linear objects dimensions
Procedure: Creating a Linear Dimension

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Horizontal
()
vertical
Linear
dimensions
command
Command Line: DIMLINEAR, DIMLIN

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Linear
Linear dimensions
) Dimlinear command
) Object select Enter () objects snap Line
object (1) click (2) click
) Dimension (3) click
Practice Exercise: Linear Dimensions

object linear dimensions
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) Dimensions Object
rectangle ( )
Rectangle stretch Grips select
Object deselect Esc key
) Object select Linear dimension -
Linear dimension
Object snap first extension line origin object first point (1) select
second extension line origin second point (2)
dimension line (3)
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) Object selecting Linear dimension
Linear dimension
Object select Enter
Object (1) click
Dimension Cursor drag (2) click
Linear dimension command
Line (3) (4) dimension
Procedure: Creating an Aligned Dimension

Object () aligned dimension Command
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Command Line: DIMALIGNED

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Align
Dimension list
selected dimension type icon Dimensions panel

Aligned dimension
) Dimaligned command
) Object select Enter () objects snap first extension line origin
Line object (1) click second extension line origin (2)
click

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Practice Exercise: Aligned Dimensions

object aligned dimension
) Dimensions Object
rectangle ( )
) Object select Aligned dimension
Aligned dimension
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dimension line (3)
) Object selecting Aligned dimension
Aligned dimension
Object select Enter
Object (1) click
Dimension Cursor drag (2) click
Linear dimension command
Line (3) dimension
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Procedure: Creating an Angular Dimension

Lines angular dimension command
Angular
dimension
circle
angle,
arc
angle
angle
Command Line: DIMANGULAR, DIMANG

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Angular
Dimension list
selected dimension type icon Dimensions panel

Angular dimension
) Dimangular command
) Line (1) select
) Line (2) select
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Practice Exercise: Angular Dimensions

object Angular dimension
) Dimensions Object
rectangle ( )
) Object select Angular dimension
Angular dimension
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dimension arc line (3)
Arc dimension drag

) angles dimension
Procedure: Creating Baseline Dimensions

Baseline dimensions command Baseline dimensions
Linear, Aligned () Angular dimensions
Default Baseline dimensions selected dimensions
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Command Line: DIMBASELINE, DIMBASE

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Baseline
Baseline dimensions
) Baseline dimensions Baseline dimensions
Baseline dimensions command line select dimension base Prompted
By default Baseline dimensions Linear, Aligned () Angular dimensions

) Baseline dimensions Linear dimension first extension line origin Point (1)
second extension line origin Point(2)
Baseline dimensions basepoint Point (1)
) Dimbaseline command (4) select
) Points (5 6) select select
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) Baseline command Enter
Practice Exercise: Baseline Dimensions

object Baseline dimensions
) Linear dimension command Baseline dimensions
Linear dimension
First extension line origin First Point (1)
Second extension line origin Second Point (2)
Dimensions
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Baseline dimensions basepoint First point

) Baseline dimensions Add
Baseline command
Basepoint (1) (2) (3) Lines Baseline

dimensions Add
Command Enter
Procedure: Creating Continuous Dimensions

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Linear, Aligned () Angular dimension command Continuous

Dimensions Continuous Dimensions
Dimensions
Command Line: DIMCONTINUE, DIMCONT

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Continuous
Continuous Dimensions
) Baseline dimensions Baseline dimensions
Continuous Dimensions command line select dimension base Prompted
By default Continuous Dimensions Linear, Aligned () Angular

dimensions
) Continuous Dimensions Linear dimension object snap first
extension line origin Point (1) second extension line origin Point(2)
) dimension (3)
) Dimcontinuous command Point (4) select
) Object snap Points (5 6) select select
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Practice Exercise: Continuous Dimensions

object Continuous Dimensions
) Linear dimension command Base dimensions
Linear dimension
First extension line origin First Point (1)
Second extension line origin Second Point (2)
Dimensions
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) Continuous Dimensions Add
Continuous Dimensions
dimensions add Point (1) Point (2)
Command Enter
dimensions add dimensions add Continuous

Dimensions
Creating Dimensions on Curved Objects

Commands Drawing curved objects dimensions Command line
Prompted guides Dimensions panel dimensions list
dimensions select
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Curved object dimensions
Procedure: Creating an Arc Length Dimension

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command Arc Length dimension
Command Line: DIMARC

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Arc Length
Arc length dimension

) Dimarc dimension command
) Arc (1) select
) Arc length dimension (2) Click
Practice Exercise: Arc Length Dimensions

Arc Arc Length command
Arc dimension
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) Arc Arc Length dimensions
Arc Length command
Arc (1) select
Arc length dimension (2)
) Arc Length command repeat Arcs dimensions
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Arc length dimension text DIMSTYLE command

Dimension style manager Modify> Symbols and Arrows > Arc Length Symbol select
Procedure: Creating a Radius Dimension

Circle () arc dimensions command
Command Line: DIMRADIUS, DIMRAD, DRA

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Radius
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Radius dimension
) Dimradius command
) Arc () circle (1) select
) Dimension (2)
Practice Exercise: Radius Dimensions

Radius Dimension

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) Object dimensions
Rectangle
Fillet command radius .25 () .5 fillet
Rectangle Fillet Fillet command Polyline option
Offset command
Offset distance .15
Polyline offset
) Fillet dimension
Radius command
Arc (1) Click
Dimension line (2)
) Radius command repeat radius dimension
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Procedure: Creating a Jogged Radius Dimension

Center
origin
point
Radius
Dimension
command dimension jogged radial dimension

Command Line: DIMJOGGED

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Jogged
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Jogged radial dimension

) Dimjogged command
) Center (2)
) Dimension line (3)
) Jog (4)
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Practice Exercise: Jogged Radius Dimensions

Arc Jogged radius dimension command
) Arc
) Jogged radius
DIMJOGGED Enter
Arc (1) select
Center point (2)
Dimension line (3)
Jog
Procedure: Creating a Diameter Dimension

Circle () arc diameter command dimensions
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Command Line: DIMDIAMETER, DIMDIA

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Baseline
Diameter dimension
) Dimdiameter command
) Dimension (2)
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Practice Exercise: Diameter Dimensions

Circles diameter dimension command
) Circles diameter dimensions
Diameter dimension command
Circle (1) select
Dimension line (2)
) Diameter command Circles dimensions
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Procedure: Creating Center Marks

Center mark command
Command Line: DIMCENTER

Ribbon: Annotate tab > extended Dimensions panel > Center Mark
DIMCEN Center Marks

Center Marks
) DIMCENTER command
) Arc or circle (1) select
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Practice Exercise: Create Center Marks

Circles Arcs Objects Center Mark
) Circles arcs
) Circles arcs Center Marks
Center Mark dimension command
Circle arc select
Center Mark dimension command repeat Objects Center Marks
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Center Mark DIMSTYLE command

(select: Modify > Symbols and Arrows > Center Marks)
Enhancing Dimensions
Drawing Objects dimensions drawing additional tools
command
prompts
guide
guide
line

Dimensions enhanced
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Procedure: Placing a String of Quick Dimensions

Dimensions
semi-automated
string
command
Command Line: QDIM

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Quick Dimension
Quick Dimension command command model

space dimensioning
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) Qdim command
) Standard selection methods dimensions gementry select
) Default continuous dimensions preview Drawing Right-click

dimension types () options select command ( Continuous, Staggered,
Baseline,Ordinate, Radius, Diameter, Datumpoint, Edit, Settings)
) Dimensions click
Dimensions
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Procedure: Ordinate Dimensions

Ordinate dimensions command
Command Line: DIMORDINATE, DIMORD

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Ordinate
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Ordinate dimensions Ordinate dimensions dimensions

Users Origin point
) UCS Enter Ordinate dimensions Object origin point
Selection Enter
) Dimordinate command
) Object snap feature (2) leader endpoint (3)
) Dimordinate repeat feature leader endpoint UCS origin World
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Ordinate option Quick Dimension command
Procedure: Breaking Dimensions

Lines Break dimension () extension lines
command
Command Line: DIMBREAK

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Break
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Break dimension
) Dimbreak command
) Dimension break (1) select
Multiple dimension break Multiple option
) Dimension (2) break Object select Enter

Dimension automatically break Enter
Procedure: Creating Jogged Linear Dimensions

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Jog line dimension line add command

Command Line: DIMJOGLINE
Ribbon: Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Jog Line
Jog line dimension line add

) linear dimension dimension

) Dimjogline command linear dimension select
) Dimension Jogline symbol
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Procedure: Spacing Dimensions

Parallel linear dimensions space command
Command Line: DIMSPACE

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Adjust Space
Parallel linear dimensions space

) Dimspace command base dimension select
) Base dimension space dimension select Enter
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) Dimensions spacing () automatic method Enter
Procedure: Adding Tolerances

Drawing dimension Tolerance add command
Command Line: TOLERANCE, TOL

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Tolerance
Drawing dimension Tolerance add

) Tolerance command
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) Geometric Tolerance dialog box Symbol, Tolerance Datum select Ok Click
) Drawing Tolerance
Procedure: Inspecting Dimensions

Selected dimension inspection label add command
Command Line: DIMINSPECT

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Inspect
Inspection label
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) Diminspect command
) Inspection Dimension dialog box Shape Label () Inspection rate select
) Dimension(s) select Ok
Exercise: Create Dimensions

dimension commands dimensions
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) M_Create-Dimensions.dwg
) Linear dimension
Dimensions panel Linear click
dimension
) Linear Dimension command repeat dimensions

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) Dimension spacing correct
Dimensions panel Dimspace click
Base Dimension select
dimensions () Click
Enter Auto spacing Enter
Dimensions spaced
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) Aligned dimension
Dimensions panel Aligned click
point (1) select
Point (2) select
dimension
) Radial dimension
Dimensions panel Radius click

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Arc select dimension
) Jogged dimension
Dimensions panel Jogged click
Point (1) Arc select
Center Point (2)
Dimension line Point (3)
Jog Point (4)
) Diameter dimension
Dimensions panel Diameter click
Circle (1) select dimension (2)
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) Angular dimension
Dimensions panel Angular click
Point (1) Line select
Point (2) Line select
dimension
) Linear dimension
Point (1) select
Point (2) select
dimension
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) continuous dimensions
Dimensions panel Continue click
dimension continuous dimensions
point (1), point (2) point (3) select
Continuous dimensions Enter
Dimensioning exit Enter
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) Linear dimension
Point (1) select
Point (2) select
dimension
) Baseline dimensions
Dimension toolbar Baseline click
dimension Baseline dimensions
point (1), point (2), point (3) point (4) select
Baseline command Enter
Dimension command Enter
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) extension line Clean up
Dimensions panel Dimbreak click
Right-click Multiple Click
Extension line 1 2 select
Right-click Break click

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) Files Save
Lesson: Using Dimension Styles

dimension styles dimension styles Drawing
dimension styles text styles
styles dimensions
Units
Objectives

Dimension styles
dimension styles
About Dimension Styles

dimension dimension styles Dimension object
extension lines, arrows () symbols, text tolerances Features
Dimension styles arrowhead Dimension styles

dimension styles
dimension feautures
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Definition of Dimension Styles

Dimension
Styles
dimension
settings
dimension
Drawing dimension styles
Annotative Property
Multiple viewports viewport Scale Plotted display
Annotative property assign Dimension style Annotative New Dimension Style ()
Modify Dimension Style dialog boxes Fit tab Annotative option select
Dimension Style Facts

Drawing dimension multiple dimension styles
New imperial unit drawing Standard dimension style Annotative
dimension style Standard dimension style current dimension style

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New metric unit drawing ISO-25 dimension style Annotative
dimension style ISO-25 dimension style current dimension style
Example of Dimension Styles

Dimension style arrow type size dimension text text text size

Creating and Modifying Dimension Styles

Dimension styles create manage Dimension Style command Drawing
multiple dimension styles
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Command Access
Dimension Style
Command Line: DIMSTYLE

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Dimension Style
Menu Bar: Format > Dimension Style
Dimension Style Manager

Dimension Style Manager drawing dimension styles Dimension
Style Manager New dimension style, Modify an existing style, Override a style Compare styles () set a style
Current Options
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Create New Dimension Style Dialog Box

Dimension Style Manager New Dimension Style Dialog box access New (1) select List (3)
existing dimension style new style name (2)
New dimension style all
dimensions (4) () Dimension type (5) style
Drawing
Layout
multiple
viewports
display
dimension
size
Annotative (6) Check
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New Dimension Style Dialog Box - Lines Tab

Dimension extension lines Properties Lines tab Preview window
Effect display
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New Dimension Style Dialog Box - Symbols and Arrows Tab

Arrowheads, center mark features, dimension break size, arc length symbol radius jog angle linear
jog dimension height Symbols and Arrows tab
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New Dimension Style Dialog Box - Text Tab

Text appearance, text placement text alignment options text tab Dimension
text styles text alignment vertical horizontal dimensions
text text tab
New Dimension Style Dialog Box - Fit Tab

Dimension features Scale Fit tab Annotative dimension style
selected
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New Dimension Style Dialog Box - Primary Units Tab

Dimension Scale primary units Primary Units tab Linear angular
dimensions Unit format precision settings full scale
drawing dimensioning Scale factor
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New Dimension Style Dialog Box - Alternate Units Tab

Metric imperial Units Alternate units
dimensions alternate units format Alternate Units tab Alternate
units Display Alternate Units option turn on
Default Standard ISO-25 dimension styles Display alternate units option turn off
New Dimension Style Dialog Box - Tolerances Tab

dimension tolerances add Tolerances tab dimension
tolerances add features Scale
Method , tolerance precision , upper lower values , tolerance text

height scale , vertical position zero suppression
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Procedure: Creating and Modifying Dimension Styles

Dimension styles creating modifying
) Dimension Style command
) Dimension Style Manager New () Modify Click
) New dimension style name Continue Click Dimension style modifying

) Modify Dimension Style dialog box features appropriate tabs select
dimension style options select Ok
) Dimension Style Manager Close click
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Exercise: Modify a Dimension Style

Sheet dimensions existing dimension style Modify
architectural
ticks
instead
of
arrows
alternate
units
) M_Dimension-Styles.dwg
Floor plan Objects dimensions annotative
scale dimension text current text
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) Model space Status bar Paper buttom click
) Current dimension style arrowhead modify
Ribbon Annotate tab select Dimensions panel Dimension style click Current dimension
style ISO-25
Dimension Style Manager Modify click
Modify Dimension Style dialog box Symbols and Arrows tab Arrowheads First list
Architectural Tick select
Second arrowhead First list selected arrowhead
) Current dimension style text style setting
Text tab click
Text style list TECH select
Dimension text height 2.5
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) Dimension style annotative modify
Fit tab click
Scale for Dimension Features Annotative Click
Ok click
) Dimension Style Manager Close click

) Model space annotation scale
Status bar Annotation Scale list 1:50 click
) New annotation scale dimensions update
Dimensions panel Dimension Update click
All
Selection Enter
Enter
Annotation scale Drawing dimensions effect
) Alternate units dimension style
Dimensions panel Dimension style click
Dimension Style Manager Modify click
Modify Dimension Style dialog box Alternate Units tab Display Alternate Units click
Unit Format list Architectural Stacked select
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) Placement Below Primary Value select Ok click
) Dimension Style Manager dialog box exit Close click

) Layout annotative scale Update
Drawing layout layout tab click
Viewport border select click
Status bar Annotation Scale list 1:50 Click
Viewport lock Status bar VP Scale Click
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Dimensions Objects Sheet viewport

display

) Files Save
Lesson: Using Multileaders

multileaders, multileader styles drawing select multileaders options
Leader-based annotation multileader
Learder command geomentry features
notes, balloon callouts Objects connect
Multileader objects balloon callouts
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Objectives

Multileaders
Multileader styles
Multileaders Creat Editing
About Multileaders
Object leader-based annotation objects multileaders
Single Objects Properties dimension
multileaders
Definition of a Multileader
Leader arrow, a leader line, a landing, text object objects annotation
Multileader object select object Point Grips display Point Grips
select Point edit
Multileader Doubleclick Properties palette multileader object
Properties
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Selected multileader object.

Multileader grips.
Properties palette Multileader object type select
Multileader objects Properties
Multileader objects Properties
Example of Multileaders
Drawing multileader objects
multileader objects
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About Multileader Styles

Current multileader style Multileader objects elements Properties
categories Multileader objects
Leader Format properties arrowhead type size
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Leader Structure properties leader line segment angles, landing settings annotative property

Content properties leader Content
Command Access
Multileader Style
Command Line: MLEADERSTYLE

Ribbon: Annotate tab > Leaders panel > Multileader Style Manager
Menu Bar: Format > Multileader Style
Multileader Style Manager

Multileader styles edit manage Multileader Style Manager Dialog box options
Dimension Style Manager Dialog box create, edit, delete
set current multileader styles
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Modify Multileader Style

Multileader style properties edit Modify Multileader Style dialog box Style properties
properties types tabs
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Multileader Content Types

Multileader objects content types Modify
Multileader Style dialog box Content tab select
Block
Mtext
None
Default block
Mtext object leader
circle, slot triangle
default multileader type
multileader object
Own block
Using Multileaders
Multileaders task task Multileader styles creating managing ,
placing multileaders, adding leaders, multileaders aligning collecting
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Multileaders Ribbon Panel

Multileaders creating editing tools Multileaders panel access
Multileaders styles list multileader style active Panel
command access standard buttom Selected Multileaders objects
style List
Leader panel Annotate tab commands

Icon
Command
Multileader
Add Leader
Description
Single multileader object
Existing multileader objects leader lines add
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Remove Leader
Align Multileaders
Existing multileader objects leader lines remove
Drawing multileaders horizontally or vertically

Aligns
Collect Multileaders
Multiple multileaders Collects multiple

Content elements single multileader
Process: Using Multileaders

Multileaders
) Multileaders style New style
() Existing style editing Product styles
editing
) Multileaders Mleader command
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) Add Leader () Remove Leader tools existing multileaders modify
) Align Multileaders Collect Multileader tools drawing multileaders modify
Exercise: Use Multileaders

multileader style Exploded view drawing callouts add
Options drawing multileaders add
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) c_Front-Pump-Assembly.dwg
) New multileader style
Leaders panel Multileader Style Manager dialog box launcher click
Multileader Style Manager dialog box New click
Create New Multileader Style dialog box New Style Name Balloon_Callout
Continue click
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) Content type assign
Content tab click
Multileader Type list Block select
Block Options list Circle select Ok
) Multileader Style Manager Balloon_Callout current multileader style Close click
) Object Snap Settings Endpoint, Midpoint Intersection snap modes selected / (

Selected )
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) Multileader
Leaders panel Multileader click
Object Snap line keyway (1) Midpoint select
Cursor pulley (2) click
Command line Block assigned 1 (3)
) pulley seal multileader Pulley

2 Seal 3
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) Multileaders align
Leaders panel Align click
Cross window multileaders select Enter
Shortcut menu access Right click Options click Distribute click
multileader (1) Point select
Cursor Polar Tracking (2) move

move select object snap
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Multileaders align click
) Bearing multileader 5
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) Existing multileader multileader add
Leaders panel Leader click
Number 5 multileader select
Second leader arrowhead shaft bearing select Enter
) Front pump housing multileaders 4, 8 9 add
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) Multileaders collect
Leaders panel Collect click
Multileaders 4, 8 9 select Enter
Horizontal current option Command line Right

click shortcut menu select
Collected multileaders Click
) Content multileaders add
Leaders panel Multileader click
Right-click Options click

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Content type select
Number 5 callout Click 6
Arrowhead multileader shaft
) Landing multileaders add
Leaders panel Multileader click L Enter
Callout rear housing Click
Arrowhead rear housing click 7
) Exploded view multileader add Options 3
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) Files Save
Lesson: Editing Dimensions

dimensions edit dimensions text edit Drawing
dimension style
Continuous dimensions grips
Objectives

Grips , Dimedit Dimtedit commands dimensions edit
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Editing Dimensions
Dimension text Dimedit command edit Dimedit command
dimension text edit Selected dimension Right click Quick
Properties () Properties palette dimension edit
Properties palette dimension style editing dimension text edit
Command Access
Dimension Edit - Edit Text

Command Line: DDEDIT
Pointing Device: Double-click a text object.
Dimension Edit - Justify Text
Command Line: DIMTEDIT
Dimension Edit - Justify Text
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Ribbon: Annotate tab > extended Dimensions panel > Text Angle (1), Left Justify (2), Center Justify (3), Right Justify
(4)
Dimension Edit - Oblique Angle

Command Line: DIMEDIT
Command line Home, New, Rotate DIMEDIT options
Ribbon: Annotate tab > extended Dimensions panel > Oblique
Procedure: Adding Text to a Dimension with DDEDIT

Dimedit command dimension text add
) DDEDIT command command line ddedit
) Edit dimension text select
)
In-Place
Text
Editor
dimension
dimension Dimension (1) click additional

notations (2)
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) Exit Text Editor Click
Procedure: Justifying Dimension Text with DIMTEDIT

Dimtedit command dimension justify text
) Click Annotate tab > Dimension panel > Dimensions drop-down > Left Justify (1).
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) Dimension (2) select
) Text justified (3)
Procedure: Creating an Oblique Dimension Angle with DIMEDIT

Dimedit command dimension oblique angle
) On the ribbon, click Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Dimensions drop-down > Oblique (1).
) Dimension (2) select Enter
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) Oblique angle ( - .80)
Exercise: Edit Dimensions

default dimension text add diameter dimensions new
dimension substyle
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) M_Edit-Dimensions.dwg
) Grip dimensions string editing
Drawing view continuous dimensions string select
Shift grips (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) select grips

Selected grips (6) click dimension drag
Selection clear Esc key
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) Dimension text right justify Dimtedit command
Cmmand line dimtedit
29mm linear dimension (1) select
Drawing Right click Justification Right select
35 mm linear dimension select
Dimension
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) Grips dimension text
Jogged radial dimension select
Grip (1) select (2)
) Dimension arrow flip
radial dimension select
Drawing Right click Flip Arrow select
arrow radius
) diameter dimension view Zoom
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) Diameter dimension substyle
On the Annotate tab, click Dimensions panel > Dimension, Dimension Style.
Dimension Style Manager New click
Create New Dimension Style dialog box Use For list Diameter Dimensions select
Continue Click
) Substyle text alignment
New Dimension Style dialog box Text tab click Text Alignment ISO
Standard select
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Ok Click
New dimension substyle ISO-25 dimension style
) Dimension Style Manager exit Close Click New dimension substyle

dimension
) Files Save

dimension styles Floor plan
dimensions add
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Metric Units
) M_ARCH-Challenge-CHP08.dwg
) Dimension current Layer
) setting Architecture new dimension style
Arrowheads = Architectural tick
Arrow size = 3
Text Style = Labels
Text height = 3
Text Alignment = Horizontal
Overall Dimension Scale = 60
Primary Unit Precision = 0
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) Walls Length dimensions Layer Floor plan add
) Save Close
Imperial Units
) I_ARCH-Challenge-CHP08.dwg
) setting Architecture new dimension style
Arrowheads = Architectural tick

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Text Style = Labels
Text height = 1/8 (.125)
Text Alignment = Horizontal
Overall dimension scale = 38.4
Unit format = Architectural
Primary Unit Precision = 0'-0"
) Walls Length dimensions Layer Floor plan add
) Save Close

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dimensions
add
dimensions add

) M_ARCH-Challenge-CHP08.dwg
) setting Mech-2 new dimension style
Arrow size = 2
Center Marks = None
Text Style = Labels
Text height = 2
Overall dimension scale = 2
Primary Unit Precision = 0.0
) Diameter Radial dimensions dimension substyles substyles Text

Alignment ISO Standard
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) view dimensions add
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) Views
) Save Files Close
Chapter Summary
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Drawings Objects dimension

Dimedit, Dimtedit Ddedit commands dimensions dimension text modify
Dimensions Properties Properties palette modify grip
dimension

Dimensions
Dimension style dimensions manage
Multileader styles Multileaders creat edit
commands dimensions edit
CHAPTER : 9 Hatching Objects

Drawings Hatch patterns and gradient fills
Hatch patterns and gradient fills Edit
Objectives
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Drawing Objects Hatch patterns and gradient fills
Drawing Hatch patterns and gradient fills edit
Lesson: Hatching Objects

drawing objects Hatch and Gradient commands hatch and fill
roof tile hatch
pattern brick pattern background
gradient fills Hatching construction, steelwork () road
design designs software
Hatch patterns
Objectives

Hatch and fill patterns characteristics
Hatch patterns
Hatch and fill patterns
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Introduction to Hatch Patterns and Gradient Fills

Designers drawings materials, special regions () textures
patterns add add Hatch and Gradient
patterns solids, gradients, hatch patterns ()
hatch patterns
Definition of Hatch and Fill Boundaries

Hatch patterns drawing materials, special regions textures
graphical elements Area Patterns gradient () solid
fill Hatch command area hatch patterns
and
gradients
selected
pattern
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Hatch Boundaries
Drawing hatching area click drawing boundaries Hatch and
Gradient dialog box
hatch pattern
hatch
determine
hatch boundary determine drawing area
Hatch boundary boundary end point
circle displayed
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Hatch command circles

Hatching select ()
Redraw, Regen () Regenall commands
Example of Hatch and Fill Patterns

Hatch patterns and fills area
hatch
and fill waves () ripples patterns textures
brick color

Associative Hatch Patterns
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Default hatch patterns fill space hatched

object edited hatch New shape
Removing Associativity
Hatch object () area elect Hatch and Gradient
dialog box Options Associative option clear
Nonassociative Hatch Patterns

Gap Tolerance feature Hatches nonassociative area
hatch modify rehatch
Gap Tolerance feature hatches nonassociative
hatches Hatch and Gradient dialog box Options Associative select
Creating Hatched Objects

Hatch command drawing selected area patterns, colors ()
gradients fill Drawing point () object boundaries based
area fill Hatch command Hatch and Gradient dialog box
dialog box hatch type and pattern select angle, scale hatch origin
hatching boundaries
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Hatch properties hatch boundaries Preview button hatch pattern

Objects hatch and gradient View
Command Access
Hatch
Command Line: HATCH, H

Ribbon: Home tab > Draw panel > Hatch
Hatch and Gradient Dialog Box: Hatch Tab

Advanced hatching options access Hatch and Gradient dialog boxes
arrow click
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Type and Pattern

Hatch and Gradient dialog boxes Type and Pattern area hatch pattern select Pattern
list () browse button or Swatch area click Hatch Pattern Palette dialog box Pattern
select
Hatch Pattern Palette Dialog Box

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Angle and Scale

Angle and Scale area patterns angle and scale angle
hatch default angle
- ANSI 31 hatch pattern default angle 45
angle field 45 default angle 45 45
pattern lines vertically 90
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Hatch Origin
hatching hatch pattern hatch origin
Hatch Origin options pattern realistic pattern

Command Access
Gradient
Command Line: GRADIENT

Ribbon: Home tab > extended Draw panel > Gradient
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Hatch and Gradient Dialog Box: Gradient Tab

Hatch and Gradient dialog box Gradient tab click drawing gradients
one color gradient select shading or tint two color option gradients color
Gradient pattern () pattern
Orientation area gradient boundary centered gradient angle
Hatch and Gradient - Boundaries and Advanced Options

Hatches and gradients apply interface options
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Boundaries
hatch () gradient boundary
Boundary points selecting () boundary objects selecting boundaries
Hatch and Gradient Dialog Box boundaries area options
Options
Associative option selected hatch boundary Multiple
boundaries hatch patterns Create Separate Hatches option
boundary patterns Draw Order list hatch pattern
objects ()
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Inherit Properties
Hatch patterns drawing edit option
hatch
patterns properties modify feature hatch patterns

() gradients properties match properties
Islands
boundary boundaries hatching
Island
Detection select Normal, Outer() Ignore

Hatching areas text
Boundary Retention
Retain Boundaries option select boundary New object
created Region () Polyline object
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Boundary Set
option drawing boundaries analyzed
Gap Tolerance
Boundaries (gap) gap gap tolerance
tolerance
Boundary gaps hatch pattern associative
Inherit Options
Inherit Properties option hatch Inherit options hatch origin
control
Procedure: Creating a Hatch Pattern

Drawing hatch () gradient
) Ribbon, click Home tab > Draw panel > Hatch.
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) Hatch pattern type select Properties
) Add: Pick Points () Add: Select Objects click boundary select ()

boundary object select
) Hatch and Gradient dialog box options

) hatch Preview click
) Hatch previewed drawing click Hatch and Gradient dialog box
() hatch pattern Right click
Practice Exercise: Create Hatched Objects

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Hatch and Gradient commands hatch

objects
) Hatch and gradient fill objects

) Selected object solid hatch pattern
Home tab, click Draw panel > Hatch.
Hatch and Gradient dialog box Pattern list ANSI31 select
Angle list 0 select
Scale list 1.000 select
Boundaries Add: Select Objects click
rectangle select
Selected object Rightclick Preview click

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Hatch Rightclick
) Two colors gradient fill
Hatch and Gradient dialog box Gradient tab click
Color Two color click
Gradient patterns select
Boundaries Add: Pick points select
rectangle select
Selected object Right click Preview click
Dialog box drawing window click
gradient pattern select
Preview click
Gradient Rightclick
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) Solid fill hatch pattern
Hatch and Gradient dialog box Pattern list solid select
Swatch list Select Color select
Select Color dialog box Color Books tab click
Color book guides color select Hatch and Gradient dialog box Ok click
Boundaries Add: Pick points click
Circle click Boundary highlighted
Preview Right-click
Hatch Enter
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) Associative hatched object modify
Command line blank hatched objects select
Objects shape grips select

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Shape modify object hatch and gradient fills modify

Hatch and Gradient dialog box Associative option selected
Exercise: Create Hatches

Elevation drawing Hatch command hatch patterns Create
Separate Hatch option multiple boundary pattern

) M_Hatch-Objects.dwg
) elevation area zoom
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) Building Hatch command separate hatches
Hatch and Gradient dialog box Pattern list AR-B816C select
Scale field 1
Box Create Separate Hatches option check
Add: Pick Points click
(1) (2) boundary click
) Hatch
Enter
Hatch Hatch and Gradient dialog box Preview click
hatch hatch Enter
) Elevation Pan
) Elevation area single hatch

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Create Separate Hatches option clear
boundaries (1), (2) (3)
) Hatch
Hatch and Gradient dialog box Enter
Origin
Click to Set New Origin button click
end point select
Hatch and Gradient dialog box Ok click
) Previously created hatch select Boundaries single hatch object
) Drawing Zoom
) View tab, click Navigate panel>Extents drop-down>Window. Zoom window

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) Command line Regen

) Hatch dialog box Expand
Hatch and Gradient dialog box Expand
) Islands island detection type Outer select
) Hatch pattern apply area displayed Workgroup AutoCAD & 3ds Max Training Center, International Computer Driving Licence Approved Test Center,
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Pattern list AR-B88 select
Roof point
Enter
Preview
Hatch pattern Enter
) Drawing Zoom
) Files Save
Exercise: Create Fills and Gradients

solid fills and gradients Gradients and fills existing
patterns Inherit Properties gradient and fill patterns Copy
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) M_Create-Fills-Gradients.dwg
) Elevation roof gradient apply
Home tab, click Draw panel > Gradient.
Inherit Properties click
block gradient pattern Select
) Roof point select
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) Drawing Right click Preview click Gradient pattern roof hatch

pattern hide
) Gradient pattern roof hatch pattern move
Hatch and Gradient dialog box Esc
Option Draw Order list Send to Back select
Islands Outer select
Option Draw Order list Send to Back select
Preview click Gradient pattern roof hatch pattern
Gradient fill drawing Right click
) Elevation fascia and columns area gradient fill add Workgroup AutoCAD & 3ds Max Training Center, International Computer Driving Licence Approved Test Center,
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Inherit Properties click swatch select
) Hatch and Gradient dialog box ESC
Fill solid color detected dialog box Hatch tab
) Option Draw Order list Send to Back select
Add: Pick Points select
Fascia area ,columns points windows floor area points

select
ENTER
Preview click
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) Fills drawing Right click

) Gradient command repeat swatch gradient elevation bricks
Inherit Properties option assign
applied elevation
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) Foundation area () elevation solid hatch add
Pattern list SOLID select
Swatch list Select Color
Select Color dialog box Index Color tab Color 254
Ok click
) Add: Pick Points click Elevation foundation area select
Hatch preview
Hatch drawing Right click
Foundation area door select
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) Layers panel Hatch_Swatch layer freeze

) Layers panel Background- Frame layer thaw
) Drawing Zoom
) background sky gradient fill add
Color One Color click
Color button click Select Color dialog box Index Color tab Blue select
Ok click
Shade - Tint slider
gradient swatch click
) Add: Pick Points click Elevation area select
Drawing area Right click Preview select
Gradient fill drawing Right click
) Gradient command repeat Elevation area green color

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Tip: Select Color dialog box True Color tab Color 109, 184, 71
) Files Save
Lesson: Editing Hatch Objects

Hatchedit command hatch and gradient patterns edit
Projects designs
existing hatch modify designs
hatch object Scale () boundary
() islands adding () removing
Objectives

Associative properties maintain () destroy
Hatchedit command hatches and fills edit
Maintaining Associative Properties when Editing Hatches

Hatch associativity lose newly edited object () area fill
hatched objects edit
maintain
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Hatch Associativity Guidelines

Associative nonassociative hatches guidelines
hatch's associativity lost restored

hatch patterns delete recreate
hatch boundary lost hatch properties associative nonassociative
Gaps in Hatch Boundaries Remove Hatch Associativity

Hatch object () area editing boundary gap
hatch pattern associativity loses
command line hatch boundary associativity has been removed Prompted hatch pattern
object () area fill
Editing Hatches
Options and functionality Hatch Edit dialog box Hatch and Gradient dialog box
Hatch pattern () fill created options hatch pattern or fill edit
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Hatchedit command command line hatch pattern select prompted

Hatch pattern selected Hatch Edit dialog box selected hatch pattern or fill
properties properties hatch pattern
properties apply
Grips nonassociative hatch edit

Command Access
Edit Hatch
Command Line: HATCHEDIT

Ribbon: Home tab > Modify panel > Edit Hatch
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Drawing hatch patterns double click Hatch Edit dialog box access
Hatch Edit Dialog Box

Hatch Edit Dialog Box Hatch and Gradient dialog box
Hatch Boundary Grips

grips nonassociative hatch
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Select a Vertex : Selected point moves () removes

Select an Edge: Line segment new point add () line segment arc
Select an Edge: Arc segment new point add () arc segment line
() arc stretch
Location Grip: Selected grip point base point hatch object location

Island Location: Island location
Island Stretch: edge stretch
Grip hover tooltip grip editing options Grip
selecting Ctrl options
grips nonassociative hatch
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Procedure: Editing Hatch Patterns and Fills

Hatch patterns and fills Editing
) Hatch pattern () gradient fill Double-click
) Hatch Edit dialog box pattern Preview click
) hatch drawing window Right click () Left
click dialog box
Exercise: Edit Hatch Patterns and Fills

existing hatch patterns and fills edit Geometry erase
hatch pattern and fills update boundaries
remove boundaries

) M_Edit-Hatches-Fills.dwg
) Elevation Zoom display
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) Roof dormers erase
Erase command
Window selection w Enter
window window selection
Enter
) Roof pattern and gradient update
) Hatchedit command elevation fascia fill applied Double-click
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) dormers erased boundaries associated remove
Hatch Edit dialog box Remove Boundaries click
Boundaries remove highlighted boundaries select Boundaries select

boundaries
Boundaries removed select
) Hatch Edit dialog box ENTER

) Roof hatch pattern scale
Hatchedit roof hatch double-click
Type and Pattern Pattern list select
AR-RSHKE select
Angle and Scale Scale list 1.5
Ok click
) Elevation Zoom
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) Window move
Move command
Window selection w ENTER
Window selection select
Enter
) PolarSnap () ortho turn on
Base point drawing click
Cursor 180 drag
window move click
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) Move Boundary gap hatch boundary associativity removed

Hatch and the fill old boundary remove new boundary
Hatchedit command fill area Double-click
Hatch Edit dialog box Remove Boundaries click
boundary select
) New boundary add
Drawing Right-click
Add Boundaries click
point select
Enter
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) Hatch Edit dialog box Ok click

) Hatch pattern double-click old boundary remove new
boundary add drawing
hatch and fill geometry reassociate Associativity hatch
pattern removed associativity
hatch pattern recreat
hatch pattern editing

Case hatch editing delete recreat
recreat
) Drawing Zoom
) Files Save

Project hatching and fills add

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Metric Units
) Layers gradient fill add
Existing layer Site Concrete thaw current layer
Dimension layer Freeze
Geometry gradient hatch add
) Hatching drawing add - wall lines () hatch different rooms

area hatch
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) Files Save
Imperial Units
) Layers gradient fill add
Existing layer Site Concrete thaw current layer
Dimension layer Freeze
Geometry gradient hatch add
) Hatching drawing add - wall lines () hatch different rooms

area hatch
) Files Save

Project hatching and fills add

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) M_MECH-Challenge- CHP09.dwg
) Hatch layer current layer
) ANSI32 hatch pattern apply scale angle

) Hatch pattern apply
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) Gradient and solid fills apply Color color
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) Files Save
Chapter Summary
Drawing objects Hatch and Gradient commands construction, steelwork ()
road design designs hatch and fill

Hatch and fill patterns characteristics
Hatch patterns
Hatch and fill patterns
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CHAPTER: 10 Working with Reusable Content

Drawing files special database file graphical interface drawing
data case single objects objects
Single object block
single objects block locations
drawings object
objects grouped design block
design DesignCenter drag file drawing
tool palettes organize blocks, hatches data
share
existing drawing information leveraging
Objectives

Block drawings block Insert
Drawing DesignCenter data
Tool palettes tools
Lesson: Using Blocks

blocks drawing blocks Insert
single block object geometry
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Block objects design object

Lines, arcs polylines object block drawing
single block object block single block object
delete drawing
Objectives

Group objects block
Block command block
Insert command block drawing Insert
About Blocks
objects single block object drawing project
Block () blocks

Office () home layout drawing typical blocks
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Architectural symbols
Mechanical () electrical drawing typical blocks
Mechanical symbols
Blocks Defined
Blocks symbols symbols objects block
Block drawing single objects () multiple objects

Drawing symbol title block and border.
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"D" sized title block and border
Tracing Analogy
Manual drafting draftsmans drawing
items trace cardboard
() plastic templates Draftsmans template circles

and ellipse templates mechanical engineers arrowheads,bolts hydraulic cylinders
template Architects traced fixtures sinks, bath tubs () lavatories
Example: Blocks used for Architectural Drafting

Architectural drafting doors, windows, case goods, plumbing fixtures furniture objects blocks
blocks simple
floor plan
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How Blocks Behave

Blocks block rules
Blocks drawing insert drawing current settings block
objects color, linetype lineweight setting current
color, linetype lineweight settings objects blocks
blocks Visual layer current Inserted
properties Layer original block
geometry layer 0 original block geometry layer 0
linetype color properties
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Definition of Block Behavior

Blocks drawing inserted properties (Color, Layer, Linetype, and Lineweight)
blocks - () properties
() Inserted block current layer properties inherit () Current property settings
properties inherit
Retain Original Properties (1): Block object color, linetype lineweight properties inherit Block
object properties current settings
block block objects color, linetype lineweight properties
objects properties BYBLOCK () BYLAYER
Inherit Properties from current Layer (2): Block object color, linetype lineweight properties color, linetype
lineweight properties assigned
current layer inherit
block objects current layer 0

block geomentry current color, linetype lineweight BYLAYER
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Inherit Properties from current Property Settings (3): Block object color, linetype lineweight properties
current color, linetype lineweight inherit block
geomentry current color, linetype lineweight BYBLOCK
Creating Blocks
Block command single objects multiple objects geometry
Block Definition dialog box options block Block
items block name objects block block base point
geometry Unit block uniformly scale explode
allow allow exploded general description Drawing block
inserting block base point block grip point
Block base point
Bi-fold door block base point object endpoint (1) snap
end point drawing Bi-fold door block wall (2)

Command Access
Block
Command Line: BLOCK, B

Ribbon: Insert tab > Block panel > Create
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Block Definition Dialog Box

block name base point inserting
Block objects select settings

Block name
Base point Object snap Pick Point click X, Y Z
() X, Y Z
Block geomentry select Select Objects click
Block Ok
click selected geomentry Objects

Options
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Annotative behavior select block uniformly scale scale uniformly select

explode allow allow exploded select
Geomentry Unit select
Block description
Ok click block editor box check
Procedure: Creating a Block

Block command block
) Ribbon, click Insert tab > Block panel > Create (1).
) Block Definition dialog box block name (2) Pick Point (3) click
) Pick point object object snap location
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) Objects Select Objects (4) click .
) Block geomentry select
) Geometry selected (5) Objects option select
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Practice Exercise: Create Blocks

simple object block name block
) simple object
) Block
Insert tab, click Block panel > Create.
Block Definition dialog box block name widget (1)
Block base point Pick Point (2) click
Object snap object (3) point select
Select Objects (4) click created geometry select Dialog box Enter
Convert to Block option (5) click
Dialog box exit Ok
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) Geometry block converted check
Command line blank object select
Block selected base point grip point

) Insert command drawing save close
Inserting Blocks
Insert command block select drawing inserting Block selecting
Insert dialog box () drawing window insertion point , scale factor, rotation angle
Insert select file block drawing database added
Command Access
Insert
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Command Line: INSERT, I

Ribbon: Insert tab > Block panel > Insert
Insert Dialog Box

Drawing block block name, insertion point, scale rotation
Insert block name

Current drawing block insert drawing file select select file dialog box Open
Selected block image Preview
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Drawing Insert block insertion point insertion point

dialog box () drawing area screen drawing area screen
Specify On-Screen option select screen
option clear X, Y Z
Block scale factor scale factor dialog box () drawing area screen
drawing area screen Specify On-Screen option
select screen option clear X, Y Z scaling
factors
Block rotation angle rotation angle dialog box () drawing area
screen drawing area screen Specify On-Screen
option select screen option clear rotation angle

Procedure: Inserting a Block

Drawing inserting block
) Ribbon, click Insert tab > Block panel > Insert.
) Insert dialog box block list block name select () Browse click files select
) Specify On-Screen option (1) select scale factor (2), rotation angle (3) Default rotation
direction CWW
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) Ok click
Block location drag location click
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Drawing Block parameters
Practice Exercise: Inserting Blocks

block block drawing insert
Block widget simple object widget drawing
insert
) Simple object
) Block
Insert tab, click Block panel > Create.
Block Definition dialog box block Name widget (1)
Block base point Pick Point(2) click

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Object snap object (3) select
Select Objects (4) click created geomentry select Dialog box Enter
Convert to Block option (5) click
Dialog box exit Ok select
) Geomentry block converted check
Command line blank object select
object base point point grip object

) Block drawing insert
Insert tab, click Block panel > Insert.
List (1) block name select
Insertion point Specify On-screen option (2) box check mark
Scale (3) clear X, Y Z 1.000
Rotation (4) clear Rotation angle 0

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Ok click
) Insertion point screen
) Insert tab, click Block panel > Insert. Block insert scale rotate angle
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Exercise: Create and Insert Blocks

Individual lines block Drawing
instance insert drawing file save new drawing insert

) C_Workstation.dwg
) Object informations View
Command line List command List
Phone select
Enter
object list line object list
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AutoCAD text window F2
) Insert tab, click Block panel > Create.

) Block Definition dialog box block
Name Phone (1)
Base point Pick Point (2) click
Phone (3) snap
Objects Select Objects (4) click
Window selection Phone geometry select
Dialog box Enter
Objects Convert to Block (5) click
Block Definition dialog box setting OK Click

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) Object informations View
Command line List command List
Previously selected Phone select
Enter
object list Phone block list
AutoCAD text window F2
) Drawing block insert
Insert dialog box list phone block (1) select
Insertion point screen (2) Default scale 1.0 rotation angle 0
Ok click
) Original phone Phone click
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) file save Title bar C_Workstation.dwg saved
) Template new file
Ribbon, click Application Menu > New.
Select Template dialog box acadiso.dwt file select
Open click
) Insert tab, click Block panel > Insert.

) Current drawing file insert
Insert dialog box Browse click
Select Drawing File dialog box C_Workstation.dwg select
Open click
Insert dialog box C_Workstation listed drawing C_Workstation insert Ok

click Block drawing window insert () insertion point specify
onscreen option clear block 0,0 inserted
) Drawing block view
Block view Zoom out
List select Inserted C_Workstation drawing current drawing inserted

block listed block current
drawing database
Insert dialog box close cancel click
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) Drawing properties view
Home tab, click Layers panel > Layer Control.
A-EQPM-IDEN layer current drawing database

layer C_Workstation block drawing brought
) Files Save
Lesson: Working with DesignCenter

drawing data drawing DesignCenter

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Objectives

DesignCenter drawing data add
Using DesignCenter
DesignCenter drawings existing content view current drawing drag
Drawing file () drawing file blocks, dimension styles, layers, layouts, linetypes, table styles,
text styles xrefs objects drag DesignCenter drawing file blocks tool palette
drag
Tree view content pane DesignCenter interface Folders,Open Drawings, History
DC Online four tabs Tree view item select selected item content
content pane display displayed content pane current drawing drag
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Open Drawings tab (2) tree view (1) Blocks

category selected (3) contents pane contents display
Preview (4) Description (5) selected block (6)
panes
DesignCenter tabs content locate

Tab
Description
Folder
Folder tab Standard Windows-like tree view display content files

Open Drawings
Software drawing display
History
Application current session accessed drawing display
DC Online
Manufacturers web pages contents access
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Command Access
DesignCenter
Command Line: ADCENTER

Ribbon: Insert tab > Content panel
Ribbon: View tab > Palettes panel > DesignCenter
Procedure: Reusing Content with DesignCenter
drawing
current
drawing
DesignCenter
insert
content

) Ribbon, click View tab > Palettes panel > DesignCenter.
) Tree view content Folders, Open Drawings () History tab click
) folder () drawing file category display tree view expand
) Tree view folder () category contents content pane display folder
() category click
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) Content pane Items current drawing () Insert
item drawing Drop
item Double-click
item Right-click option select
Exercise: Use DesignCenter

drawing current drawing DesignCenter block insert
file text style insert

) C_Content-To-Reuse.dwg C_Elevation-Presentation.dwg
) View tab, click Palettes panel > DesignCenter.
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) DesignCenter
Open Drawings tab click
Tree view C_Content-To-Reuse.dwg C_Elevation-Presentation.dwg categories expand

show
Tree view C_Content-To-Reuse.dwg blocks click
) Content pane elev-conifer block house area drag and

drop
) DesignCenter content pane elev-deciduous double-click

) Insert dialog box
Scale X scale factor 2
Scale Y scale factor 4
Insertion Point Specify-On-Screen select
Ok click
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) tree area drag and drop
) DesignCenter tree pane C_Elevation-Presentation.dwg Textstyles category click

Drawing text styles Annotative and Standard
) C_Content-To-Reuse.dwg Textstyles category click
) DesignCenter content pane Present-Text style drawing drag and drop
) Tree pane C_Elevation- Presentation.dwg Textstyles click Present-Text style

exists drawing file
) Files Save
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Lesson: Using Tool Palettes

tool palettes access tools drawings
Tool palettes organize tools access

Tool Palettes window Architectural Civil tool palettes tools
Objectives

customized tool palette drawing geometry add
Using Tool Palette Tools
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Tool Palettes window tool palette tab Blocks hatches

commands objects access Tool palettes organize
Shortcut menu palettes create, delete rename

Tool right-clicking tool properties
tools palette add
DesignCenter blocks () drawing files drag
Drawing window palette geometry Right-click drag
Tool Palettes window display

Tool Palettes window resize,dock title bar roll up
The Mechanical Tool Palette

Command Access
Tool Palettes
Command Line: TOOLPALETTES

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Ribbon: View tab > Palettes panel > Tool Palettes
Procedure: Adding Geometry to a Drawing Using the Tool Palettes

Palette tools geometry drawing add
) Ribbon, click View tab > Palettes panel > Tool Palettes.
) item tool palette tab click
) Tool palette item icon click
) item creat drawing area click
Exercise: Add Content from Tool Palettes

Tool palette tools drawing block, a hatch text add

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) M_Tool-Palettes.dwg
) View tab, click Palettes panel > Tool Palettes.
) Tool Palettes window Mechanical tab click
) Drawing bolt insert
Hex Socket Bolt (Side) Metric icon click
Top centerline left line intersection click
Drawing
) Tool Palettes window Hatches and Fills tab click

) Layer 3 current
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) Steel hatch pattern cutaway section apply ISO Hatches Steel hatch pattern icon click
bolt inserted rectangular area cursor
Hatch creat click
) Bolt inserted Steel hatch pattern insert
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) Tool Palettes window Draw tab click

) Drawing text note add
Text layer current
MText MText icon click
bolt hatch text window creat
Ribbon Text editor Style panel text height 12
COUPLER
Close Text Editor click
) Files Save

existing content block definition

Metric Units
) Chapter 2 created door geometry block Door-Typical
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) Block inserting layer current

) Locations labeled (1) Door_Glass-915 Insert and position
door Door-Typical Insert and position
) M_ARCH-Challenge-Supporting-Details.dwg file block Elevation-Exterior Insert and position
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) Openings different-sized Insert and position

) Floor plan plumbing fixtures Insert and position
) Files save
Imperial Units
)
Chapter 2 created door geometry block Door-Typical
) Block inserting layer current

) Locations labeled (1) Door_Glass-3-0 Insert and position
door Door-Typical Insert and position
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) I_ARCH-Challenge-Supporting-Details.dwg file block Elevation-Exterior Insert and position
) Openings different-sized Insert and position

) Floor plan plumbing fixtures Insert and position
) Files save
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existing content block definition


) Model space border and title block ( dimensions )
Titleblock
block border
basepoint

block challenge exercises
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) C:\Program Files\AutoCAD 2010\Sample\DesignCenter\Fasteners - Metric.dwg Hex Flange Screw - 10 mm top

block Insert Scale (Uniform Scale) 1.6 times screws
assembly position
) Block definition Hex Bolt Head (10mm)
) Drawing save
Chapter Summary
design DesignCenter drag file drawing
tool palettes organize blocks, hatches data
share

Block drawings block Insert
Drawing DesignCenter data
Tool palettes tools

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CHAPTER: 11 Creating Additional Drawing

Objects
design single continuous object object connected
line arc segments () free-form shape smooth curves
drawing tabular information add
commands
Objectives

Polyline command polylines create and edit
Spline command smooth curves create
Ellipse command ellipses and elliptical arcs create
Basic tables create and edit table styles appearance control
Lesson: Working with Polylines

polylines create and edit Boundary line
polyline segments polyline created arrow
Polylines geomentry Polyline perimeter distance
Polylines offsetting geometry corners trimming () extending

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Objectives

Polylines standard objects
Polyline command Polyline create
Edit Polyline command polylines edit
About Polylines
Polylines
complex
geometry
Object
selection
selection single object editing

objects single polyline objects

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Definition of Polylines
Single object lines arcs entities Polylines special types
Polylines objects special properties
Properties
Global Width
Start Segment Width
End Segment Width
6 segments polyline Segments (1) (6) start segment

widths end segment widths Segments (2) (5) constant widths segment
Segments (3) (4) width arc segments
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Example of Polylines Being Used in a Drawing

Polyline boundary building footprint Polyline objects
objects area () perimeter properties designer

Creating Polylines
Polyline command continuous single object line arc segments
Polylines straight line segments arc segments ()
Polylines segments single width
() Segments width width
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polylines Boundary object Area

command area Polylines width straight arcing arrows

Command Access
Polyline
Command Line: PLINE, PL

Ribbon: Home tab > Draw panel > Polyline
Command Options
Creating () changing polylines options
Option
Description
Arc
Polyline arc segments
Close
Arc () line segment End point Polyline

First point
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Undo
Previous segment remove () new segment

appearance
Width
Drawing Polyline Polyline first vertex second vertex

Width
Line
Polyline arc segments straight line segments

Procedure: Creating a Custom Arrowhead

Pline command custom arrowhead
) Ribbon, click Home tab > Draw panel < Polyline.
) Start point
) Cursor 0 drag Arrow length
) Right click width click
) Starting width Ending width
) Ending width 0
) Cursor 0 drag Arrowhead length ()
drawing area click
) Enter
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Editing Polylines
Line () circle modify command Polylines modify
Copy, Erase, Move, Offset Array commands Ploylines modify
Fillet Chamfer command Polyline segments modify
Polyline object single object Polyline explode commad exploade
Fillet Chamfer command modify
Polyline Edit
Pedit command Polyline characteristics () line or arc polyline
Command Access
Edit Polyline
Command Line: PEDIT, PE

Shortcut menu for selected polyline: Polyline Edit
Ribbon: Home tab > Modify panel > Edit Polyline
Command Options
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Open
Closed polyline edit Closed polyline open (

) Close option Polyline last segment remove

Close
Open polyline edit Arc () line segment

End point Polyline First point

Join
Edited polyline polylines, lines arcs add

Segments vertex Join
Reverse
Width
Selected polyline vertices reverse

Polyline segments width

Exploding Polylines
Explode command polyline lines arcs basic shapes Explode command
polyline lines explode segments
segments object
Command Access
Explode
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Command Line: EXPLODE, X

Ribbon: Home tab > Modify panel > Explode
Procedure: Joining Lines and Arcs into a Polyline

Pedit command Join option lines arcs series combine

) Ribbon, click Home tab > Modify panel > Edit Polyline.
) Polyline join lines () arcs select
) Selected object polyline command line
prompted Selected object polyline object
prompt enter
) Join click
) Polyline objects select Enter
) Polyline edit Enter single object object select
highlights
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Procedure: Exploding a Polyline

Explode
command
polyline
individual
lines
arcs
break

) Ribbon, click Home tab > Modify panel > Explode.
) Drawing object () select
) Explode Enter individual objects

highlights
Exercise: Create and Modify Polylines

width lines arcs polyline
Polyline segments width Polyline fillet
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) M_Polylines.dwg
) custom arrow
Home tab, click Modify panel > Polyline.
Drawing geomentry start point click
Cursor move
6000 Enter
) Polyline arc segments
Right click Arc click
Cursor move
3000 Enter
Cursor move
3000 Enter
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) Polyline line segments
Rightclick Line click
Cursor move
9000 Enter
) Arrowhead width add
Right click width click
Starting width 2000 Enter
Ending width 0 Enter
) Polyline finish
Cursor move
3500 Enter
Object complete Enter
) Polyline edit
Select structure blue outline right-click

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Shortcut menu Properties click
Properties palette Global Width 200
Selection clear ESC
) Dark green lot boundary arc Click Grips displayed Arc Polyline part
) Esc
) Fillet command line polyline add
Home tab, click Modify panel > Fillet.
polyline (1) click
SHIFT line (2) click
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) line click Original polyline
) fillet
) New polyline area perimeter determine
Command line list command list
green line click
Enter
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) AutoCAD Text Window closed polyline area perimeter

) Files Save
Lesson: Creating Splines

Spline command splines Edge straight lines
arcs designs () smooth free-form line curved edge
designs Spline
Objectives

Splines
Splines
About Splines
smooth curves Spline
Spline curve elements polylines true arcs splines arcs () arc
segments Spline modify girps modify
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Spline Definition
Drawing smooth curvature Splines fit tolerance fit points
Splines grips spline edit options
editing Spline option edited Polylines spline
Polyline spline basic AutoCAD commands spline Polyline

Spline Polyline shape points

() vertex Polyline
Vertex point highlights
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Spline line segments smooth curve
shape
end
point
tangency
Polyline
Spline
Spline Examples
Spline spline edit command close Closed spline
Polyline polyline edit command splined polyline Spline edit command

Object option spline Splined polyline spline
objects

Polyline splined Spline spline edit command closed

closed spline
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Polyline edit option polyline splined closed result

closed polyline
Creating Splines
Spline command points smooth curves Spline
initial tolerance value 0 default spline points Spline
defining points, tolerances tangencies stored drawing spline single
object
spline objects spline

Command Access
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Spline
Command Line: SPLINE

Ribbon: Home tab > Draw extended panel > Spline
Edit Spline
Command Line: SPLINEDIT

Ribbon: Home tab > Modify panel > Edit Spline
Grip spline shape modify
Procedure: Creating a Spline

Drawing spline
) Ribbon, click Home tab > Draw panel > Spline.
) location click spline
) Right click Enter
)
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First point default tangency Right click
Spline tangent cursor move click
Last point default tangency Right click
Spline tangent cursor move click
Procedure: Editing a Spline

Drawing Spline grips editing
) Command line blank Spline select
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) Grip control point (1) select new location (2) drag Click
) Grip spline Esc
Procedure: Convert Spline to Polyline

Spline polyline
) Command line blank Spline select
) Drawing area Rightclick Spline click
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) Dynamic Input turned off drawing area Rightclick Convert to Polyline click
Dynamic Input turned on menu
) Command line () default value Enter

Spline polyline
) Polyline view () edit select
Exercise: Create a Spline

Spline
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) C_Spline.dwg
) Object snap Note mode select
) area zoom
) Home tab, click Draw panel > Spline.

) Spline
Spline magenta point click
click
selecting right click
Enter
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Start tangent prompted Right-click
) End tangent
tangency cursor
move
Spline complete drawing area click
) Files Save
Lesson: Creating Ellipses
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Ellipse command ellipses elliptical arcs Drawing

ellipses elliptical arcs designs elliptical shape
ellipses elliptical arcs lines circles geomentry
Objectives

Ellipses
Ellipses objects
About Ellipses
Ellipse command closed ellipse Ellipse Arc command ellipse
objects objects modify modify
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Definition of Ellipse
Ellipse fixed points 4 points major minor
center quadrant point closed
curve
Object snap quadrant end point
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Creating an Ellipse Arc

Displa
arc
parameters
ellipse
ellipse
arc
Ellipse trimming ellipse arc

Ellipse Arc command arc option () ellipse arc command
ellipse arc
Example of Ellipses
Ellipses and arcs drawing objects isometric view
Creating Ellipses
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Ellipse object Ellipse command Major minor intersect

Midpoint smooth curve shape Ellipse Ellipse
start point end point end point
() ellipse center point center point end point

ellipse major minor
ellipse Major minor elliptical
arc elliptical arc
Ellipse () elliptical arc Procedure

Command Access
Ellipse/ Ellipse Arc
Command Line: ELLIPSE

Ribbon: Home tab > Draw panel > Center/Axis, End/Elliptical Arc
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Command Options
Ellipse () elliptical arc options
Option
Description
Center
Center point center point end point

ellipse option
Arc
Elliptical arc () full continuous ellipse command sequence

prompts add option
Axi,End
start point end point end point

ellipse option
Procedure: Creating an Ellipse

endpoint ellipse
) Ribbon, click Home tab > Draw panel > Ellipse.
) axis endpoint (1) axis endpoint (2) click
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) Distance axis endpoint (3) click
Completed ellipse
ellipse option command line prompts Right

click shortcut menu
Procedure: Creating an Elliptical Arc

Elliptical
arc
ellipse
) Ribbon, click Home tab > Draw panel > Ellipse Arc.
) axis endpoint (1) axis endpoint (2) click
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) Distance axis endpoint (3) click
) Start angle position (4) cursor move
) End angle (5) cursor move Polar angle 45
start end angle ellipse removed
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Exercise: Create Ellipses
Ellipse
command
full
ellipses
Ellipse trim elliptical arc ellipse command elliptical arc


) C_Ellipse.dwg
) Top view area zoom
) Inclined surface hole ellipse
Home tab, click Draw panel > Ellipse.
intersection point first point
intersection point second point
Third point click
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) ) Inclined surface hole ellipse
Right-click Center Click
previous ellipse intersection click
) Cursor intersection point click
) First ellipse center click
) Second ellipse trim
Trim command
Cutting edge first ellipse click

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Trim second ellipse click
ellipse trimed elliptical arc
) Top view inclined surface outer edge ellipse
Right-click Arc Click
Right-click Center Click
) First ellipse center point click
) end snap first axis endpoint
) intersection snap second axis endpoint
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) end snap start angle
) end snap end angle
) Layer construction Freeze Completed drawing Zoom

) Files Save
Lesson: Using Tables

table styles modify Tablestyle and Table
commands tables drawing
table -
tabulated dimensions
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tabular dimension table
Objectives

Tables
Tablestyle command table styles
Tables table cells
About Tables
Table data columns and rows organize Table
() special attributes block object extracted data
Table information rows and columns format formulas apply
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Definition of a Table
Row number and column letter cells individual cells array rows and
columns table
Table database AutoCAD program
Example of Using Tables

Table command drawing tables insert Rows and columns
heading style parameters Drawing
table styles
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Insert table OLE Objects (Object Linking and Embedding) program external
database inserting
Creating Table Styles

Table styles dimension styles
drawing table styles format Tablestyle
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command tables create and manage Table styles ()

new drawing standard table style
additional table styles current table style Styles toolbar
Table Styles list
Drawing table styles style style dimension
styles update table style modifying
effect
Command Access
Table Styles
Command Line: TABLESTYLE

Ribbon: Home tab > Annotation extended panel > Table Style
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Ribbon: Annotate tab > Tables panel > Table Style
Table Style Dialog Box

Table Style dialog box table styles create , modify manage
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Current table style table style select

Selected style current click
Selected style new style click
Selected style edit click
New Table Style Dialog Box

New Table Style dialog box new table style properties
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Default table style () own style new style basis

Table direction - up or down select
table style preview
Data, Header Title cells style Creat Save
Data, Header Title cells properties
cell style margins Data, Header Title cells
margins
Procedure: Creating Table Styles

Table styles
) Tablestyle command
) Table Style dialog box New click
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) New table style Start With list existing style select Continue click
) New Table Style dialog box Data, Header Title cells Cell styles area general, text borders
properties
) Table Style dialog box new table style current style double-click
Creating Tables and Entering Table Data

Tables Inserting () table style select
drawing table cells data
Insert Table dialog box style select columns and data rows
number size

Cell double click In-Place Text Editor data Multiline text edit
Cells keyboard TAB
or ARROW key
Cell Single-click table formatting options access
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Command Access
Table
Command Line: TABLE

Ribbon: Home tab > Annotation panel > Table
Ribbon: Annotate tab > Tables panel > Table
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Insert Table Dialog Box

Table insert new table table style select table
insert point Columns column width, data rows row
height Column & Row Settings options
table style select () new style click
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Insert option select
Start from an empty table.
From a data link. Existing spreadsheet table link option select
From object data in the drawing. Drawing existing object data extract option
select
Corner point () windowed area selecting table

insert
Columns and rows , column width row spacing
First row cell , second row cell All other row cells cell style
setting Preview
Procedure: Inserting a Table

Tables inserting
) Table command
) Insert Table dialog box table style select Insert Behavior and Column and Row Settings options
Ok click
) Table insertion point Specify Window option table size

Table first cell edit activated

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Procedure: Navigating and Entering Table Data

Table data entering and navigating
) In-Place Text Editor table cell Double-click Cell
) cell navigate TAB key SHIFT+TAB

() ARROW keys
) Table cells standard spreadsheet-style formulas cells
) Auto-Fill grip cell formula or value multiple cells copy Copied

cell click cell Auto-Fill grip (1) click Mouse copy cell up or down drag
last cell complete copy (2) click
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) Table editing Esc
Exercise: Create a Dimension Table

Tablestyle command new table style Design tabulated
dimensions new table Static values table formula
cells copy
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) M_Create-Table.dwg
) New table style current
Annotation panel (or Annotate tab> Tables panel) Table Style click
Table Style dialog box New click
Create New Table Style dialog box NT-2.5
Continue click
) Data cells text height Workgroup AutoCAD & 3ds Max Training Center, International Computer Driving Licence Approved Test Center,
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Data Cell style click
Text tab click
Text Height 2.5
) Column cells text height
Header cell style click
Text tab click
Text Height 3.5
Ok click
) New table style current
Table Style dialog box new style double-click
Close click
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) Drawing table
Table command
Insert Table dialog box Insertion Behavior Specify Insertion Point click
Column & Row Settings options
Title row table Set Cell Styles options

Ok click
) Table insertion point
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) Table first cell In-Place Text Editor editing
PART NAME TAB
Tip: Cell second line Alt + Enter
A TAB
B TAB
C TAB
Table move table select grip click move

) Table Zoom in
) Table cells data add
PART NAME empty cell double click

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B762 DOWN ARROW
Cells cell DOWN

ARROW
) Table
Last row next column move TAB key
Table move UP ARROW
Column A
Tip: B PART NAME column
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) Cell formula
Next column last row move TAB key
=B6-76 Cell B:6 76
In-Place Text Editor Ok click
) One cell cells copy
Formula cell highlight click
Auto-Fill grip (1) click
Cursor (2) move
cell (3) click
Copied
formula cells pasted
cell numbers
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) data column C add
Last column first cell double-click
) table
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) Zoom extents
) Files Save

table area closed polyline
spline topographic lines
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Metric Units
) Layer contours
Topo layer Thaw current the existing layer
Node to node smooth curved contours
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) Fire station sits square area calculate lot blue grips active

) Layout title block
Plan View layout Activate
Block Titleblock centered Layout insert
Titleblock text add
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) Viewports add
Elevation view 1:100 scale
Title block key plan fit zoom
) Room Schedule data table
NUMBER - NAME - AREA
221 - SLEEPING QUARTERS - 21 m2

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201 - READY ROOM - 36 m2
202 - LOCKER ROOM - 14 m2
203 - EXERCISE ROOM - 23 m2
205 - DINING ROOM - 24 m2
206 - KITCHEN - 6 m2
207 - MEN'S TOILET ROOM - 11 m2
208 - WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM - 14 m2
) Drawing save close
Imperial Units
) Layer contours
Topo layer Thaw current the existing layer
Node to node smooth curved contours
) Layout title block Workgroup AutoCAD & 3ds Max Training Center, International Computer Driving Licence Approved Test Center,
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Plan View layout Activate
Block Titleblock centered Layout insert
Titleblock text add
) Viewports add
Elevation view 1/8" = 1'scale
Title block key plan fit zoom
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) Room Schedule data table
NUMBER - NAME - AREA
221 - SLEEPING QUARTERS - 236 SQ/FT
201 - READY ROOM - 386 SQ/FT
202 - LOCKER ROOM - 150 SQ/FT
203 - EXERCISE ROOM - 383 SQ/FT
205 - DINING ROOM - 134 SQ/FT
206 - KITCHEN - 200 SQ/FT
207 - MEN'S TOILET ROOM - 114 SQ/FT
208 - WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM - 149 SQ/FT

edge objects
View border area closed loop
Titleblock layout update
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) Base part and assembly side views hole cut arc
ellipse
) View border circle spline shape
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) Base part front view flat surfaces square millimeter area
(Value Check: lower face area = 17185.9487)

) Parts layout Update
Parts layout
Titleblock block insert
Chapter Summary
designs line multiple segments arcs single polyline
splines smooth curved geometry () ellipses drawing table
add
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Polyline command polylines create and edit
Spline command smooth curves create
Ellipse command ellipses and elliptical arcs create
Basic tables table styles appearance control
CHAPTER: 12 Plotting Your Drawings

Drawings drawings design
Paper and electronic media
Objectives

Page setups creat and activate
Model space () layout Plot design geometry geomentry
Lesson: Using Page Setups

layout environment page setups activate and save
devices data output
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print page setups saved

Publish command file multiple sheets outputting
saved page setups selecting output

Objectives

Page setup existing layout apply
Page setup creat and modify
Applying Page Setups to Layouts

Page setup layout plotting Layout
() Plot command configuration options
setting save page setup Page Setup Manager
page setups layout or modify activate layout
environment page setup current layout model space
model space plotting page setup
Command Access
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Page Setup
Command Line: PAGESETUP

Application Menu: Print > Page Setup
Shortcut menu: Right-click the Model or Layout tab, click Page Setup Manager
Ribbon: Output tab > Plot panel > Page Setup Manager
Page Setup Manager Dialog Box

Page Setup Manager existing page setup current page setups modify new
page setups create drawing file page setup import
Plot command current page setup effect
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Page Setup Manager Access Options

Ribbon Page Setup Manager click current drawing layout or model space settings
creating Selected layout or model space Page Setup Manager access
options
Option #1: Layout and Model Space tabs visible
Drawing window or Command line area right-click options select
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Options dialog box Display tab select
Display Layout and Model Tabs checkmark click
Options dialog box Apply ,Close
layout or model tab select
Page Setup Manager access right click
Option #2: Status bar Quick View Layouts or Quick view Drawings button click Page Setup activate

Quick View Layouts Double-click () Drawings click
Layout (2) select right-click
Page Setup Manager (3) select
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Procedure: Applying a Saved Page Setup to a Layout

Existing layout saved page setup current
) Layout tab select
) Tab right click Page Setup Manager click
) Page Setup Manager list saved page setups page setup double-click
) Close click
Practice Exercise: Applying Page Setups to Layouts

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Page Setup Manager settings page setup

new page setup drawing apply
section Page Setup Manager page setup creating and modifying
) acad.dwt template new drawing

) Simple geometry
) Model tab Page Setup Manager Access
Model tab select right-click (1)
Page Setup Manager click
Model tab not visible Command line area right click Options
click Options dialog box Display tab Layout elements Display Layout and Model tabs
check box select
) New Page Setup Create
Page Setup Manager New (1) select

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New page setup name TEST_PRINT (2)
Ok click
) Page Setup dialog box simple settings
Printer/Plotter Name list printer select
Paper Size list paper size select
Plot area What to Plot list Extents select
Plot Offset Center the Plot select
Plot Scale Fit to Paper select
Drawing Orientation Landscape select
Preview Click Preview window displayed drawing Esc

key preview window exit
Page Setup dialog box exit OK Click
) New Page Setup current
Page Setup Manager TEST_PRINT select
Set Current Click
Dialog box close
Model tab print drawing current page print
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Creating Page Setups

layout page setup assign Template files or
drawings page setups import
modify New page setup printer/plotter device,
paper size, plot scale plotproperties
New Page Setup

Page Setup Manager New click New Page Setup dialog box
existing setup default <None>
Page Setup Dialog Box

New page setup () Page Setup Manager Modify click Page Setup
dialog box displayed
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Page Setup dialog box Plot dialog box

plotter or plotter configuration file select
Output paper size select
Plot file area select Current display, drawing, extents, or specify a window select
Plot Model tab page setup create drawing limits Plot Layout tab
page setup create layout Plot
Geomentry paper paper origin point select
Geomentry outputting scale factor select
Output file () Paper geomentry appearance control plot style table select
Viewport shaded Plot shaded plot select shading quality select
Geomentry Outputting calculation order plot styles Plot
additional plot options select
Paper geomentry orientation select
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Procedure: Creating and Saving a Page Setup

Page setup creating and saving
) Model space or a layout select
) Application Menu, click Print > Page Setup Manager.
) Page Setup Manager dialog box New click
) New Page Setup dialog box new page setup name Ok click
) Page Setup dialog box Options Ok click
Layout page setup current
Exercise: Create and Activate Page Setups

saved page setup existing layout activate layout
new page setup
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) M_Page-Setup.dwg
) Page Setup Manager access
Layout2 tab Right-click
Page Setup Manager Click
) Page setup current
For Book of Examples Double-click
Page setup current DWF6 ePlot.pc3 plotter configuration 297 x 210 mm

paper size
Close click
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) Layout active Layout1 tab click

) Ribbon, click Output tab > Plot panel > Page Setup Manager.
) New layout
Page Setup Manager New click
New Page Setup Name A4 (Portrait) - Check Plot
Ok click
) Paper size
Paper Size list ISO A4 (210.00 x 297.00 MM) Select
Ok click
) Page setup current
Page setups list A4 (Portrait) - Check Plot select
Close click
) Layout geomentry drawing Zoom extents
layout A1 size sheet Paper plot scale 1:1 A4 paper 1:1

fit page setup scale factor
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) Page Setup Manager access
Layout1 tab Right-click
Page Setup Manager Click
) Existing page setup modify
Paper Size list A4 (Portrait) - Check Plot select
Modify click
) Plot options
Plot Area What To Plot list Extents select
Plot Scale Fit to Paper option click
Ok click
Page setup update prompted Yes click
) Close click
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) Files Save
Lesson: Plotting Drawings

layout or model space paper or electronic file Plot
design ideas devices drawings outputting
Objectives
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Data output environments Identify
Model space plotting characteristics
Layout plotting characteristics
Model space or Layout drawing plot
Plot Preview command
About Plotting Environments

Drawings design data devices communicate
Communication data paper or electronic file output drawings
outputting Design Web Format (DWF)
electronic file format
Outputting data () model space Plot
Layout Plot output configure and
control item lists
Plotting from the drawing Layout or from the drawing Model

drawing Layout Drawing Layout activate layout tab (1) select
Layout Paper (2), Plot area dashed line (3), drawing viewports (4)
paper space icon (5) display
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drawing model Drawing model activate model tab (1) select Model
tab
drawings
environment
UCS
icon
On
(2) display
Plot or Publish
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Drawing file data single layout output Plot command

Drawing file data multiple layouts output Publish command
Publishing plot drawings list multiple files plot file
select selected informations Drawing Set Descriptions (DSD) file save
ability
Key Terms Defined

Plotting key term
Plot
Drawing file plotter, printer, or file active outputting
Model Space

(millimeters, centimeters, inches, feet, and so on) Units
full scale drawings area
Layout
Data output environment Paper size

title block add multiple scales drawing multiple
views display plotted sheet notes add

DWF
Electronically view output data compressed file
Plotting from Model Space

Model space Plot design area paper printout
review model space Plotted geometry

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Model space Plot model space environment geomentry Printed

drawing Print area
Plot
Drawing
scale
Print
Plot
scale
plot model space geomentry border and title block

plot scale scale up or down
Text and dimension objects plot model space size drawing
Annotative scale
style
annotative property
Annotative property Text Style and Dimension Style dialog box (Fit tab)
status bar Annotative Scale list access
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Plotting Annotations
Model space plot objects Screen scale Paper
Annotative
objects
drawings
plotting
annotation
size
annotation scale
Procedure: Plotting from Model Space

Model space drawing window area Plotting
) Plot command Plot dialog box Plot Area What to Plot list Window select
) Printing window prompted plotted area

window drag
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) Model dialog box Paper size, Plot scale Plot parameters

) Selected area Plot Preview click
Plotting from Layouts

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Layout data output layout paper size select

Plot scale 1:1 scale Paper layout Plotted sheet paper distance Unit
millimeters or inches
Layout output size border textual notes add drawing objects Properties tall 1/8", text height 1/8"
Procedure: Plotting from a Layout

Layout Plotting
) Plot command Layout Plot area Plot scale 1:1 scale
Layout paper size
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) Layout page setup plotter Layout tab Page Setup Manager assigned
Output review Preview click Preview output
right-click Plot click
right-click Exit click plot dialog box
Plot Command
Active drawing data Plot dialog box settings Plot command plotter, printer, or file
prints
Command Access
Plot
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Command Line: PLOT, PRINT

Application Menu: Print or Print > Plot
Quick Access Toolbar: Plot
Ribbon: Output tab > Plot panel > Plot
Plot Dialog Box

Plot dialog box bottom-right Expand button click more options access
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Plot options page setup saved select option

Plot send list printer select System printers select
Selected plotting device list paper size select

Plot drawing area Layout plotting area options Display, Extents,
Window, View Layout Model space plotting Limits option
Printed units ratio geometry units scale Plotting
printed copy distances measure scale drawings
scale Fit To Paper select
Output file () Paper geomentry appearance control plot style table select
Viewport shaded Plot shaded plot select shading quality select
Plotted objects line weights, plot styles, plot stamp options area
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Paper geomentry orientation select
Plotter Configurations
Plot dialog box settings saved drawings ()
workstations imported Saved plot configuration PC3
file AutoCAD versions plotter configurations PCP or PC2 files
Plot dialog box Properties (1) click Save (2) and Import (3) options access Plot Configuration Editor
access
Plotter Manager plotter configuration add or edit
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Command Access
Plotter Manager
Command Line: PLOTTERMANAGER

Application Menu: Print > Manager Plotters
Ribbon: Output tab > Plot panel > Plot
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Plot Style Manager command existing plot styles folders open plot style edit
() new plot style add
Command Access
Plot Styles Manager
Command Line: STYLESMANAGER

Application Menu: Print > Manager Plot Styles
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Preview Command
printed sheet () electronic file Print plot full-page version review
preview command Preview window review display
pan and
zoom Plot button click displayed plot print

preview window click print
Command Access
Preview
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Command Line: PREVIEW

Application Menu: Print > Plot Preview
Plot Dialog Box: Preview
Ribbon: Output tab > Plot panel > Preview
Exercise: Plot a Drawing

Plot geomentry preview DWF file plot

) M_Plotting.dwg
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) Plot preview Output tab click Plot panel > Preview click
Layout viewport green rectangular preview
viewport no plot layer property Layer
) Close Preview Window Click () preview window close ESC

) Plot panel plot click
) DWF plot
Plot dialog box OK click
Plot File dialog box Browse Save click
) Plotting page setup
Plot click
Plot dialog box Page Setup Name list Check PlotMonochrome select
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) Plot preview Plot dialog box Preview click
) Plot
Preview window Plot click
M_Plotting- Layout1-B.dwf DWF file prompted file name B add
Save click
) Model tab click

) Plot click
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) Printer/plotter Name list DWF6 ePlot.pc3 select

) Plot area
What To Plot list Window Select
kitchen area window
) Ok click
) M_Plotting-Model.dwf DWF file Save Click
) Files Save
Chapter Summary
Business
environment
design
Model and Layout views design data output

Page setups Create and activate
Model and Layout space design geomentry plot
CHAPTER: 13 Creating Drawing Templates

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Companies
drawings
standard or guidelines Drawing properties

settings standard or guidelines drawing templates Template
new drawing drawing
Objectives

Drawing templates
Lesson: Creating Drawing Templates

drawing templates Drawing templates new
drawing Created templates new drawing

measurement units new layer notification Template Options dialog box
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Objectives

Drawing templates
Drawing templates options
Drawing templates
About Drawing Templates

Drawings layers and text styles drawing standard
drawing template Drawing templates drawing
setting standard drawing
template drawings CAD Managers
template
Software new drawing template drawings design
template drawings styles
Definition of Drawing Templates

Drawing template drawings standard settings units, title
blocks, layers, text styles dimension styles Drawing template files
extension .dwt file
Drawing Templates and CAD Standards

Project Designers designer
drawing settings designers CAD standards
DWT files drawing settings
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DWT files drawing settings drawing template save

DWT files drawing standard (DWS) file save
Example of Drawing Templates

Drawing templates examples
An architectural template title block
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D-size title block settings drawing template
Drawing Template Options

Drawing templates drawing template properties and settings
save new template Properties
modify
Template Properties and Settings

Drawing templates new drawings starting point Design
environments drawing properties and settings
properties and settings save new
drawing properties and settings
modify
Drawing template save properties and settings
Unit settings
Layers
Snap, grid, and ortho mode settings
Limits
Dimension styles
Text styles
Linetypes
Table styles
Layouts
Page setups for all layouts and model space
Title blocks and borders
Blocks
Template File Location

Drawing templates storage location Options dialog box Files
tab template files stored By default current user folder
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subfolder location drawing

Drawing Template (*.dwt) format save Template select Select File
dialog boxes
Template Options Dialog Box

Template Options dialog box drawing units imperial or metric template
new layer notification control
Template Options dialog box access AutoCAD Drawing Template (*.dwt) option Save As dialog box
Files of Type list select
Command Access
Save As
Command Line: SAVEAS
Application Menu: Save As > AutoCAD Drawing Template
Template Options dialog box
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Description
DWT file
Create New Drawing dialog box displayed
Measurement - template drawing English or Metric

units
New Notification - DWT file layers default unreconciled save
DWT file unreconciled layers template save
layer baseline created new layer notification
displayed Reconciled layers template save
layer baseline created software
drawing new layers
Creating Drawing Templates

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Drawing
template
drawing
drawing
layers, linetypes, and dimension styles settings

template settings
Procedure: Creating Drawing Templates

Drawing template
) Existing template new drawing
) layers, styles, layout settings, and title blocks drawing modify
) Options dialog box Drawing Template File Location path
) Drawing save
) Template Description dialog box description measurement unit new layer
notification
) template open settings
Exercise: Create a Drawing Template

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text styles, dimension styles, drawing units, layers, layouts, and a title block template
Units, styles, layer properties, and page setup drawing template
new template file drawing open
Set Units, Styles, Layer Properties, and Page Setup

) c_create_drawing_template.dwg open
) Annotate tab Text panel Text Style click
Architectural drawings layer settings AIA standards

layer settings template typical architectural drawings settings

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) Text Style dialog box
Font Name list Arial select
save apply click
) Text Style dialog box New click
New Text Style dialog box Style Name 3.5 Gen Notes
Ok click
) Text Style dialog box
Font Name list Tahoma select
Height 3.5
save apply click
Close click
) Annotate tab Text panel Text Styles list Standard select

) Annotate tab Dimension panel Dimension Style click
) Dimension Style Manager dialog box Modify click

) Modify Dimension Style dialog box
Primary Units tab Decimal Separator list '.' (Period) select
Text tab Text Alignment ISO standard click
Ok click
) Dimension Style Manager exit close click

) Layer Properties Manager display Home tab Layers panel Layer Properties click
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) Layer Properties Manager
New layers layer properties assign
Objects layer current
Layer Properties Manager close
Colors color
) Status bar Layout1 activate Layout1 click
Predefined viewport select
Drawing right-click Display Viewport Objects No click
Application menu Print > Page Setup click
) Page Setup Manager New click
New Page Setup dialog box New page setup name A2-ePlot
Ok click
) Page Setup - Layout1 dialog box
Printer/plotter device Name list DWF6 ePlot.pc3 click

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Paper size list ISO A2 (594.00 x 420.00 MM) select
Scale list 1:1 selected
Ok click
) Page Setup Manager dialog box Layout1 assign A2-ePlot page setup doubleclick
close click
) () files save
Create a Drawing Template

) Home tab Layers panel Layers list TitleBlock select
) Insert tab Block panel Insert click
Insert dialog box Browse click
Select Drawing File dialog box A2-Title.dwg
Open click
Insertion point 0,0 block insertion procedure
Ok click
) Extra layout delete
Status bar Quick View Layouts click
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Layout2 preview Right-click Delete click
AutoCAD dialog box OK click
) Model space activate model tab click

) Home tab Layers panel Layer list Objects select
) Drawing right-click option click
Options dialog box Files tab expand Template Settings > Drawing Template File Location
Existing path Double-click
Folder dialog box Browse exercise datasets installed location

OK click
Options dialog box close OK click
) Application Menu Click Save As > AutoCAD Drawing Template.
Save Drawing As dialog box -
Files of Type list selected AutoCAD Drawing Template (*.dwt)
Options dialog box Folder save
File name A2-Template
Save click
) Template Options dialog box description OK click
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) Drawings Save
Open a Drawing Based on New Template File

) New template new drawing
Application Menu , click New > Drawing.
Select Template dialog box template select Open click
) New drawing units, layers, text styles, dimension styles, Layout1 settings title block
) Drawing right-click option click
) Configuration settings default settings Options dialog box Files tab
Expand Template Settings > Drawing Template File Location.
Existing path Double-click

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Template file default location C:Users<user name> App\Data\ Local\Autodesk\ AutoCAD

2010R18enu\Template
AutoCAD LT users C:Users<user name>App\Data\Local\Autodesk\AutoCADLT 2010R15enu

\Template
Folder dialog box Browse OK Click
) Files Save
Chapter Summary
Drawing properties settings standard or guidelines drawing templates
Template new drawing drawing
Objectives

Drawing templates
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Learning AutoCAD 2010 Vol-2

Users drawings dimensions text Add Layouts Viewports

Data Plot Layout

Lesson: Using Layouts

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Defining the Layout

Plot style table

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Creating a New Layout

Command Line: Layout > New

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Layout tab or Model tab shortcut menu: right-click options display

Menu Bar: Insert > Layout > New Layout

Procedure: Creating a New Layout

Procedure: Creating a New Layout with the Layout Wizard

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) Command line LAYOUTWIZARD

Name the layout

Select a configured plotter

Select a paper size and its units of measurement

Select a paper orientation

Pick a standard title block if desired

Define the number of viewports and their scales

Set the location for the viewports on the paper

Practice Exercise: Create a New Layout

Layout tab Layout Wizard New layout

) Layout () Model tab New layout

Layout () Model tab Right click

New layout click

Tabs Status bar Display Layout and Model Tabs click

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New Layout tab select

Layout setting Previous layout

) Layout Wizard New layout

Command line LAYOUTWIZARD

New layout Floor Plan Next click

Printer DWG to PDF.pc3 select Next click

Landscape orientation select Next click

Architectural Title Block.dwg select Next click

Select location click viewport window

Point (1) Point (2)

Exercise: Create Layouts

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