Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Sharing information between Drawings
You can transfer most of the information in a drawing to another drawing. You
can do so in several ways, depending on the kind of information that you need to
transfer. You can drag blocks and lines from one open drawing to another when
both drawings are visible on the screen. You can copy layers, blocks, and other
named objects from a closed drawing into an open one using the DesignCenter.
I'll demonstrate these two features—and touch on a few others—as I finish this
chapter. Note that these features don't contribute to our cabin project, so the
drawing changes you make in the following sections are only temporary and
won't be saved.
Named objects
are, quite simply,
autoCaD objects
with names, such
as blocks and lay-
ers. Lines, circles,
and arcs don't have
individual names, so
they aren't named
objects.
Dragging and Dropping
between two open Drawings
In AutoCAD, several drawings can be open at the same time, just like documents
in a word processing program. You can control which one is visible, or you can
tile two or more to be visible simultaneously. When more than one drawing is
visible, you can drag objects from one drawing to another.
Like most Windows-
based programs,
autoCaD 2010 can
have multiple files
open in a session.
When you open the
application menu
and then click the
Open Drawings
button, a list of the
open drawings is
displayed. to bring
the file you want in
front of the others,
click it.
1. With 07A-FPLAY4.dwg as the current drawing, click the New button
on the Quick Access toolbar.
In the Select Template dialog box, click the arrow—next to the
Open button and then click the Open With No Template—Imperial
(Metric) option. These actions open a blank drawing.
2. Click the Tile Vertically button from the View tab Windows panel.
The new blank drawing (called Drawing#.dwg ) appears alongside
07A-FPLAY4.dwg (see Figure 7.48).
Each drawing has a title bar, but only one drawing can be active at
a time. At this time, the blank drawing (probably named Drawing1 )
should be active. If it is, its title bar is dark blue or some other color,
and the 07A-FPLAY4.dwg title bar is grayed out. If your 07A-FPLAY4.
dwg drawing is active instead, click once in the blank drawing.
the new drawing
might be called
Drawing2.dwg or
Drawing3.dwg .
this doesn't affect
how the exercise
works.
3. Open the Application menu, and then click Drawing Utilities Units.
The Drawing Units dialog box opens. Change the type of units in
the Length area to Architectural (or Decimal if you are working in
Metric), and then click OK.
4. Click the 07A-FPLAY4.dwg drawing to make it active.
5. Perform a Zoom Extents, and then use the scroll wheel to zoom out a
little.
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