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1-10 Drawing Problem

Set up a drawing that uses millimeter dimensions and the following parameters:

Sheet size = 297,420 (A3)

Grid = 10 spacing

Snap = 5 spacing

Whole-number precision

Specifying the Drawing Units

  1. Click the Application Menu button in the upper-left corner of the drawing screen and then select New, then Drawing.

    The Select Template dialog box appears (Figure 1-29).

  2. Select the acadiso template and click Open.

Defining the Units Precision

  1. Click the Application Menu button in the upper-left corner of the drawing screen and then select Drawing Utilities, then Units.

The Drawing Units dialog box appears (Figure 1-30). In this example, only whole numbers will be used, so the 0 option is selected.

  1. Select the 0 precision and click OK.

Setting the Sheet Size

The default values for an acadiso template are 210 × 297, but this drawing problem calls for 297 × 420, an A3 sheet size.

  1. Open the Application menu and select Print, then Page Setup.

    The Page Setup Manager dialog box appears.

  2. Click Modify.

    The Page Setup - Model dialog box appears (Figure 1-31).

  3. Scroll down the available Paper size options and select the ISO A3 (420.00 x 297.00) option.

  4. Click OK.

Setting Grid and Snap Values

  1. Right-click the Grid button at the bottom of the screen.

  2. Click Grid Settings.

    The Drafting Settings dialog box appears (Figure 1-32).

  3. Select Grid On and Snap On and set the snap spacing to 5 and the grid spacing to 10.

  4. Enter Zoom at the command prompt, type A, and press Enter.

    The screen is now ready for starting a drawing using millimeter values.

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