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Procedure
1.Open the “AutoCAD” program.
2. Select the “Line” tool.
3. Type the following coordinate positions:
0,0 + “Enter”,10,0 + “Enter”, 10,7.5 + “Enter”,
0,7.5 + “Enter”, C or 0,0 + “Enter”.
This will draw our border 10 inches wide by 7.5 inches
high. Type the letter ‘Z” + “E” + “Enter”
4. Select the “Offset” Tool ( looks like a race track
on the “Modify” tool palette.
5. Click the bottom line with the little square pick box. Figure 1
Type the value of .38 + “Enter”. Select the side or
direction you want to copy the new line. Click any
where above the bottom line on the screen.
6. Select the “Offset” tool again and offset the
horizontal spaces for the title block moving left to right
with the spaces of 3.25, 3.25, reselect tool and offset
1, reselect and offset 1.25, reselect tool and offset .75.
AutoCAD Basics
The A-size Prototype
Procedure
7. Select the ”Trim” tool.
8. Select the .38 offset line.
9. Hit “Enter” and click all the lines above the .38 inch
offset line
10. Select the “Format” menu.
11. Select the “Text Style” option and set the “Font”
to “Arial” and the “Height” to .125. Select “Apply”
and “Close”.
12. Select the “Text” tool. Click the “Osnap” button
at the bottom of the screen.
13. Make a text box across the first box in the title
block. Look for the yellow box to mark the endpoint of
the lines for the width and height. Select the “Font” to
“Arial” and clink the “Properties” tab and select
“Middle Center” and click the “Character” tab and
type the generic name for your drawing title.
14. Complete the rest of the title block using the same
procedure.
AutoCAD Basics
The A-size Prototype
Procedure
15. Select the ”Format” menu.
16. Select the “Layer” option.
17. Select the “New” button.
18. Create all of the following layers: Visible, Hidden,
Center, Phantom, Construction, Dimension and Hatch.
19. Click on the color tab next to each layer and
assign the appropriate colors for each layer.
20. Click on the line tab next to each layer and load
the hidden2, center2 and the phantom2 linetypes.
AutoCAD Basics
The A-size Prototype
Procedure
The completed layer settings will like the figure to the
right..
AutoCAD Basics
The A-size Prototype