Advanced AutoCAD 2016 Exercise Workbook. Cheryl R. Shrock
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The following instructions will guide you through the final steps for setting up the master template for plotting. These settings will stay with My Feet-Inches Setup and you will be able to use it over and over again.
In this exercise you will take a short cut by importing the Plot Setup A from My Decimal Setup.dwt. (Note: If the Printer, Paper size and Plot Scale is the same you can use the same Page Setup.)
Note: If you prefer not to use Import, you may go to 3-17 and follow the instructions for creating the Plot- page setup.
A. Open My Feet-Inches Setup
B. Select the A Size layout tab.
You should be seeing your Border and Title Block now.
C. Type Plot <enter>
D. Select Import... from the Page Setup drop down menu
E. Find My Decimal Setup.dwt as follows:
E1. Select Files of type: Template [.dwt]
E2. Select My Decimal Setup.dwt
E3. Select Open button.
F. Select Plot Setup A from the Page Setups list.
G. Select the OK button.
H. Select Plot Setup A from the Page Setup drop down list.
(Note: It was not there before. You just imported it in from My Decimal Setup.dwt)
I. Review all the settings.
J. Select Preview button.
If the drawing appears as you would like it, press the Esc key and continue
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.
K. Select the Apply to Layout button.
(The settings are now saved to the layout tab for future use.)
L. If your computer is connected to the plotter / printer selected, select the OK button to plot, then proceed to N.
M. If your computer is not connected to the plotter / printer selected, select the Cancel button to close the Plot dialog box and proceed to N.
N. Important: Save the file again as My Feet-Inches Setup
O. You are almost done.. ..continue on to 4F.
1. Open My Feet-Inches Setup (If not already open)
2. Select the Dimension Style Manager command
3. Select the NEW button.
4. Enter DIM-ARCH in the “New Style Name” box.
5. Select STANDARD in the “Start With:” box.
6. Select Annotative box.
7. Select the CONTINUE button.
8. Select the Primary Units tab and change your settings to match the settings shown below.
9. Select the Lines tab and change your settings to match the settings shown below.
10. Select the Symbols and Arrows tab and change your settings to match the settings shown below.
11. Select the Text tab and change your settings to match the settings shown below.
12. Select the Fit tab and change your settings to match the settings shown below.
13. Now select the OK button.
Your new DIM-ARCH dimension style should now be in the list.
13. Select the Set Current button to make your new style DIM-ARCH the style that will be used.
14. Select the Close button.
15. Important: Save your drawing as My Feet-Inches Setup again.
16. You are almost done. Now Save all of this work as a Template.
a. Select Application Menu / Save As / AutoCAD Drawing Template
b. Type: My Feet-Inches Setup
c. Select Save button.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
1. Create a Table
2. Insert a Table
3. Modify an existing Table
4. Insert a Block into a Table Cell
5. Insert a Formula into a Table Cell
6. Create a Field
7. Update a Field
8. Edit an existing Field
9. Break a table
A Table is an object that contains data organized within columns and rows. AutoCAD’s Table feature allows you to modify an existing