LAB REPORT # 04

ENGG DRAWING AND CAD

Creating a Template
To create a template drawing, you first have to set up any parameters that you feel you would need (see the list above) in a regular drawing. Once you have this, you can save your drawing as a template. Do to this, press CTRL+SHIFT+S to get the ‘Save As' option.
You will see this dialog box:

You have to change the ‘Files of type' setting from a DWG file to a DWT (template) file.
Once you've changed this, make sure you save it in the folder where you can load it later.
To use the template for a new drawing, type NEW to start a new file and select the template you want.

OPENING A TEMPLATE:

1. Click Start menu (Windows) ➤ (All) Programs ➤ Autodesk ➤ AutoCAD 2010 ➤ AutoCAD 2010 - English.

NOTE: If the New Features dialog box appears, select Maybe later and OK to close it.

2. The AutoCAD window opens with an empty drawing file Drawing1.dwg.

3. Click ➤ New

4. In the Select Template dialog box, select Tutorial-iArch.dwt.

5. Click Open to open the Tutorial-iArch.dwt template.

Notice that the file name is Drawing2.dwg. You are not opening the Tutorial-iArch.dwt file template file, but are opening a new drawing based on the template file.

The Tutorial-iArch.dwt template file is used for architectural drawings, and includes predefined settings for drawing units, dimension style, linetype, layer, border and title block.

When you use a template file, you can start your drawing immediately without having to spend time defining settings and styles.

To switch workspaces

1.   The status bar is located at the bottom of the window. The Workspaces icon on the status bar is shown below.

NOTE: If you do not see this icon, right-click in an empty area on the status bar and click Workspaces. If you still do not see this icon, you may need to maximize the AutoCAD window.

2.   Click the down arrow to display the menu of predefined workspaces.

3.   On the Workspace menu, click 3D Modeling.

4.   The 3D Modeling workspace is displayed. The Workspaces icon in the status bar indicates that you are now in the 3D Modeling workspace. In this workspace, you can access the various commands and tools needed for creating 3D drawings. For example, notice the 3D modeling commands available in the ribbon.

NOTE:  The selected workspace  is retained  when you close and reopen  AutoCAD. To  return to 2D Drafting & Annotation, you must select it

DRAWING UNITS:

Type: Architectural

Precision: 0’-0 1/8’’

The Sample Output section shows the display style of the drawing units on-screen. Select different length types, such as Decimal, Scientific, or Engineering and notice how the sample output changes.

Set the Plot Scale:

Under Printer/plotter, Name list, select your printer to plot the current layout.

Under Plot Scale, select 1:50 from the Scale drop-down list.

NOTE: If the Fit to paper check box is selected, the Scale list is not available

Model Space and Paper Space

Click the Layout1 tab to enter paper space. You can tell you are in paper space, when you see the icon (shown in blue below) in the lower corner. If you are not in paper space, double-click the left mouse button in a blank area outside of the rectangle.

You can toggle back and forth between paper space and model space. To enter model space, double-click the left mouse button in the middle of the rectangle. Notice that the border of the inside rectangle becomes thicker and the blue icon indicating paper space disappears.

.   In  model  space,  the  area surrounded  by  the  rectangle  with  the  thick  border  is  the  layout viewport. You can use layout viewports to access model space from within paper space. A layout viewport is like a picture frame containing a “photograph” of the model in model space.

Practice toggling back and forth between model space and paper space by double-clicking the left mouse button inside the viewport (to enter model space) and outside in the blank area (to enter paper space).

Right-click and then click Properties.

In the Properties palette, select Standard Scale, and then select 3/8” = 1’-0” from the list

The selected scale is applied to the viewport.

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