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1-8 Drawing Limits
You can use drawing limits to set the boundaries of a drawing. The drawing boundaries are usually set to match the size of a sheet of drawing paper. This means that when the drawing is plotted and a hard copy is made, it will fit on the drawing paper.
Figure 1-21 shows a list of standard flat-size drawing sheets for engineering applications, Figure 1-22 shows standard metric sizes, and Figure 1-23 shows standard architectural sizes.
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A standard 8.5″ × 11″ letter-size sheet of paper as used by most printers is referred to as an A-size sheet of drawing paper.
Aligning the Drawing Limits with a Standard A3 (Metric) Paper Size
Click the Application Menu button in the upper-left corner of the screen.
Click Print, then click Page Setup (Figure 1-24).
The Page Setup Manager dialog box appears.
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Click Modify... (Figure 1-25).
The Page Setup - Model dialog box appears.
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Click the arrow to the right of the Paper size box.
A drop-down list of available paper sizes appears (Figure 1-26).
Select the ISO A3 (420.00 x 297.00) size.
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The dimensions in the preview box in the Printer/plotter area of the Page Setup-Model dialog box change to the selected values.
Click OK.
The drawing screen is now sized to the 420.00 × 297.00 ISO A3 dimensions.