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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 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 (Note: Make sure you select Inches for inch users, or Millimeters for metric users.)
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.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
1. Create a Master Architectural template.
CREATE A MASTER FEET-INCHES SETUP TEMPLATE
The following instructions will guide you through creating a “Master” Feet-inches 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.
Note:
This template is for “Architectural Inch” units of measurement and no longer used in countries where the metric unit of measurement is used. It is still good practice for metric users, so have a go and see how you do. There have been occasions when I have had to use Architectural drawings that use the inch system.
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. (Not acad3D.dwt)
3. Save the drawing as: My Feet-Inches Setup but keep the drawing 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)
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
2. Select Lineweight Settings.
3. Change to inches and adjust the Display scale as shown below.
4. Select the OK button.
Note: Metric users will be showing metric lineweights. Change to Inches then re-save the drawing. Close down AutoCAD then re-open My Feet-Inches Setup.
F. Create new Layers as follows:
1. Load the linetype Dashed.
2. Assign names, colors, linetypes, lineweights and plotability as shown below: Make the Viewport layer No Plot and the Walls layer current.
G. Create 2 new Text Styles as follows:
1. Select Text Style
2.