Graphics Programs Reference
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You're ready to draw the sink. First, you'll draw the sink countertop. Then, you'll make sure
Running Osnaps and Osnap Tracking are turned on. Finally, you'll draw the bowl of the sink.
Here are the steps for drawing the outline of the sink countertop:
1.
If the grid is on, click the Grid tool in the status bar to turn it off.
2.
Click the Rectangle tool in the Tool Sets palette, or type
rec
↵.
3.
At the prompt
Specify first corner point or [Chamfer/Elevation/Fillet/Thickness/Width]:
enter
0,0
↵. This places one corner of the rectangle in the origin of the drawing.
4.
At the Specify other corner point or [Area/Dimensions/Rotation]: prompt, enter
@2´4,1´6
↵ to place the other corner of the rectangle. Metric users should enter
@71,46
↵.
This makes the rectangle 2´-4˝ wide and 1´-6˝ deep, or 71 cm wide and 46 cm deep for
metric users. The rectangle appears in the lower half of the drawing area.
5.
Click View
Zoom
Extents from the menu bar or type
Z
↵
E
↵. This enlarges the view
of the sink outline so it fits in the drawing area.
6.
Use the Zoom tool in the status bar to adjust your view so it looks similar to the one
shown in Figure 3.17. You can also enter
Z
↵↵ to start the real-time zoom feature or just
use your scroll wheel or Multi-Touch feature on your Magic Mouse or trackpad.
FIGURE 3.17
The view of the
sink countertop
after you've made
some adjustments
