Читать книгу Advanced AutoCAD 2015 Exercise Workbook - Cheryl R. Shrock - Страница 10
ОглавлениеLEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
1. Create a Template for use with Decimals.
CREATE A MASTER DECIMAL SETUP TEMPLATE
The following instructions will guide you through creating a “Master” decimal setup template. This setup template is very similar to the setup template you may have made while using the Beginning Workbook but there are a few differences.
NEW SETTINGS
| A. | Begin your drawing with a different template as follows: |
1. Select the NEW command.
2. Select template file acad.dwt from the list of templates.
3. Select Open
| B. | Set the drawing Units as follows: |
1. Type UNITS <enter>
2. Change the Type and Precision as shown
3. Select OK button
| C. | Set the Drawing Limits (Size of the drawing area) as follows: |
1. Type Limits <enter>
2. Select Off
“Off” means that your drawing area in Modelspace is unlimited. You will control the plotting with the layout tabs. (Paperspace)
3. Zoom / All
| D. | Set the Grids and Snap as follows: |
1. Type DS<enter>
2. Select the Snap and Grid tab
3. Change the settings as shown below.
4. Select the OK button.
| E. | Change Lineweight settings as follows: |
1. Left click on Lineweight button down arrow located on the status line.
2. Select Lineweight Settings
3. Change to inches and adjust the Display scale as shown below.
4. Select the OK button.
| F. | Create new Layers as follows: |
1. Load the linetypes listed below.
Center2, Hidden, Phantom2
2. Assign names, colors, linetypes, lineweights and plotability as shown below:
| G. | Create a new Text Style as follows: |
1. Select Text Style.
2. Create the text style Text-Classic using the settings shown below.
3. When complete, select Set Current and Close.
| H. | Create a Dimension Style as follows: |
1. Select the Dimension Style command.
2. Select the New button.
3. Enter Name, Start with, Annotative, Use for as shown below.
4. Select Continue button.
5. Select the Primary Units tab and change your settings to match the settings shown below.
6. Select the Lines tab and change your settings to match the settings shown below.
7. Select the Symbols and Arrows tab and change your setting to match the settings shown below.
8. Select the Text tab and change your settings to match the settings shown below
9. Select the Fit tab and change your setting to match the settings shown below.
10. Now select the OK button.
Your new style “DIM-DECIMAL” should be listed.
11. Select the “Set Current” button to make your new style “DIM-DECIMAL” the style that will be used.
12. Select the Close button.
13. Important: Re-Save your drawing as My Decimal Setup.
Now you will select the printer and the paper size to use for printing.
You will use the Layout1 tab (Paper space).
| A. | Open My Decimal Setup (If not already open) |
| B. | Select Layout1 tab. |
Note: If the “Page Setup Manager” dialog box shown below does not appear automatically, right click on the Layout tab and select Page Setup Manager.
| C. | Select the New… button. |
| D. | Select the <Default output device> in the Start with: list. |
| E. | Enter the New page setup name: Setup A |
| F. | Select OK button. |
This is where you will select the print device, paper size and the plot offset.
| G. | Select the Printer / Plotter |
Note: Your current system printer should already be displayed here. If you prefer another select the down arrow and select from the list. If the preferred printer is not in the list you must configure the printer. Refer to Appendix-A)
| H. | Select the Paper Size |
| I. | Select Plot Offset |
| J. | Select OK button. |
| K. | Select Setup A. |
| L. | Select the Set Current button. |
| M. | Select the Close button. |
You should now have a sheet of paper displayed on the screen.
This sheet is the size you specified in the “Page Setup”.
This sheet is in front of Model Space.
Rename the Layout tab
| N. | Right click on the Layout1 tab and select Rename from the list. |
| O. | Enter the New Layout name A Size |
| P. | Very important: Save as My Decimal Setup again. |
| Q. | Continue on to Exercise 3C…..you are not done yet. |
CREATE A BORDER AND TITLE BLOCK
| A. | Draw the border rectangle as large as you can within the dashed lines approximately as shown below using layer BORDERLINE, |
| B. | Draw the Title Block as shown using: |
1. Layers BorderLine and Text.
2. Multiline Text ; Justify Middle Center in each rectangular area.
3. Text Style= Text-Classic Text height = varies.
| C. | Very important: Save as My Decimal Setup again. |
| D. | Continue on to Exercise 3D…..you are not done yet. |
The following instructions will guide you through creating a VIEWPORT in the Border Layout sheet. Creating a viewport has the same effect as cutting a hole in the sheet of paper. You will be able to see through the viewport frame (hole) to Modelspace.
| A. | Open My Decimal Setup (If not already open) |
| B. | Select the A Size tab. |
| C. | Select layer Viewport |
| D. | Type: MV <enter> |
| E. | Draw a Single viewport approximately as shown. (Turn off Object Snap) |
| F. | Adjust the Viewport Scale |
1. Confirm the “Model” button is showing.
2. Select “Zoom All”
3. Select the Viewport Scale of 1 = 1
| G. | Lock the Viewport |
| H. | Very important…. Save as My Decimal Setup again. |
| I. | Continue on to Exercise 3E….you are not done yet. |
The following instructions will guide you through the final steps for setting up the master template for plotting. These settings will stay with My Decimal Setup and you will be able to use it over and over again.
| A. | Open My Decimal Setup |
| B. | Select the A Size layout tab. |
| C. | Select the Plot command. |
| D. | Select the printer |
| E. | Select the Paper Size |
| F. | Select the Plot Area |
| G. | Plot offset should be 0.000000 for X and Y |
| H. | Select scale 1 : 1 |
| I. | Select the Plot Style Table Monochrome.ctb |
| J. | Select the Plot options shown |
| K. | Select Drawing Orientation: Landscape |
| L. | Select Preview button. |
If the drawing appears as you would like it, press the Esc key and continue on to M.
If the drawing does not look correct, press the Esc key and check all your settings, then preview again.
Note: The Viewport will not appear in the Preview because it is on a no plot layer.
| M. | Select the ADD button. |
| N. | Type the New page setup name: Plot Setup A |
| O. | Select the OK button. |
| P. | Select the “Apply to Layout” button. |
The settings are now saved to the layout tab for future use.
| Q. | If your computer is connected to the plotter / printer selected, select the OK button to plot, then proceed to S. |
| R. | If your computer is not connected to the plotter / printer selected, select the Cancel button to close the Plot dialog box and proceed to S. Note: Selecting Cancel will cancel your selected setting if you did not save the page setup as specified in M. |
You are almost done.
| S. | Now Save all of this work as a Template. |
1. Select Application Menu / Save As / AutoCAD Drawing Template
2. Type: My Decimal Setup.dwt
3. Select Save button.
Your My Decimal Setup master template is complete.
