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Model Space & Paper Space:So far we have looked at ways to help us get around in our drawing while using a single view. This single view representation of the CAD drawing is called Model Space display mode. You can set up multiple views of the drawing by using floating viewports which are created in layout views also called Paper space Mode To visualize this better imagine that our drawing is actually a model of the object being drawn. The computer screen is our window into the room where the model is being constructed while as the keyboard & the mouse are means of acess to this room. You can control your windows position in relation to the object using the Pan, Zoom ,View & other display related commands. You can also construct/ modify the model using drawing & editing commands. Think of this room as your Model Space Now suppose you have the ability to step back & add windows with different views looking into your Model Space. This way you can view all your windows at once on your computer screen or enlarge a single window to fill the entire screen. You can also control the shape of the window & easily switch from one window to another. This is what Paper Space is like . Each view window called a viewport acts like an individual virtual screen
How to start
Now that we have drawn the objects & properly dimensioned them , the next step Is obtaining a print out of the work done. CAD drawings are printed using a printer or a plotter The printing process can be divided into the following two categories:Printing from The Layout Space Printing from the Model Space When printing from the Layout space, the process is as under:a)Setting up the Printer b)Setting /Composing the Drawing Layout c)Paper Space/Page Layout
The Add Plotter-Introduction Page opens Click on the Next Tab The Add Plotter-Begin box appears Click on My Computer & then click Next The Add Plotter-Plotter Model box opens
Right click on it & choose Page Setup Manager to open the Page Setup Manager Dialog box
Click the modify button to open the page set up dialog box Select the Letter Paper Size option from the Paper Size drop down list.
Click on A4( 210 mm x 297 mm). The paper size you select here determines the shape & margin of the Paper Space layout area Select the printer from the printer/plotter name drop down list
Click Ok to close the Page setup Dialog box & then click Close to close the Page Setup Manager Dialog box
In the Shaded Viewport options make sure that the quality is set to presentation ( for better results)
You can rotate the image on paper by 90 degree into the Portrait orientation by selecting the Portrait radio button in the Drawing Orientation group
Or you can select Plot upside down to change the orientation further by turning the landscape or portrait orientations upside down
Click the preview button in the lower left corner of the dialog box . In an instant CAD displays how the drawing will appear when printed The next step is to plot the file. Right click & choose Plot from the shortcut Menu. CAD sends The drawing to your printer
Select the Paper Size as ISO A4 ( 210 X 297 mm) & select plot to file option
Now the printer is set up correctly. We can transfer the eps file to another system with a printer Attached/connected to it
Now we will draw two isometric objects with proper dimensioning in the Model Space
When we click on the Layout Workspace we find no drawings. This is where we have to click & activate the Viewport Tab In the tab , select the Single viewport option Then draw a rectangle on the layout space , & click The drawing is displayed in the Layout space By double clicking inside the Viewport, we can zoom in & zoom out on the drawing or/& pan & move the objects After having found the desired zoom & pan level we double click outside the viewport. Any further zooming in/out will effect the whole layout page as a whole We can then place the viewport by clicking on it once & moving it to whichever location we want it Remember that when we double click inside the viewport to activate it, anything we write on the layout space will be visisble in the model space as well .However when the viewport is not activated, anything we write will be visible only in the layout space
CAD has a solution to this problem in the form of Dimension Style Manager. Proceed as under: Click on the Dimension Tab & Select Dimension Style The Dimension Style Manager Dialog box opens up
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Note that the 1st Mid Term Exam is on the 14th Of April. It comprises of whatever has been studied after the Quiz
3 Assignments will be uploaded on Blackboard this weekend. It carries 4 marks & Students are supposed to Submit the assignments by email & as a printout to the instructor by 14th April