HOW TO SET UP YOUR DRAWING - AutoCAD 2010 Essentials - page 82

CREATING OUR PROJECT (IMPERIAL)

Workshop 1-B
1. Start AutoCAD 2010.
2. Close any open fi les.
3. Create a new fi le based on the acad.dwt template.
4. Double-click on the mouse wheel to Zoom Extents .
5. From the Application Menu , select Drawing/Units and make the following
changes:
a. Length Type = Architectural, Precision = 0'-0"
b. Angle Type = Decimal Degrees, Precision = 0
c. Unit to scale inserted content = Inches
6. Assume that one AutoCAD unit = 1 inch and you have a 70' x 60' plan you
want to draw. With these measurements your limits will be:
a. Lower left-hand corner = 0,0
b. Upper right-hand corner = 70',60'
7. Type Limits in the Command Window and set the limits accordingly.
8. Double-click on the mouse wheel to Zoom Extents to the new limits.

9. Create the following layers:

Special
Remarks

Layer Name Color Linetype

Frame Magenta Continuous

Walls Red Continuous

Doors Yellow Continuous

Door_Swing Yellow Dashed

Windows 150 Continuous

Centerlines Green Dashdot

Bubbles Green Continuous

Furniture 41 Continuous

Staircase 140 Continuous

Text Cyan Continuous

Hatch White Continuous

Dimension Blue Continuous

Viewports 8 Continuous No Plot