Customizing the CAD Environment

Customizing the CAD Environment

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TEMPLATE DRAWINGS

Objective:

The student will create a template drawing.

Assignment:

Create a template drawing using the given general set of parameters.

Save the template drawing under a file name of your choice. The file name extension will be .DWT.

File Name: ______

Template Files

A drawing template file (DWT) is a drawing file that has been saved with a (.dwt) file extension. A drawing template file automates the process of using an existing drawing as a starting point for a new drawing. A template includes drawing settings for specific applications that are preset each time you begin a new drawing. Templates usually include the following:

Units and Limits

Drawing aids such as dynamic input, grid display, and snaps

Layers with specific line standards

Text, dimension, multileader, table and plot styles

Common symbols and blocks

Layouts with border, sheet blocks, and general notes

Layout Tabs

A layout is a 2D working environment for creating drawing sheets. The area within a layout is calledpaper space, where you can add a title block, display scaled views of model space withinlayout viewports, and create tables, schedules, notes, and dimensions for your drawing. You can access one or more layouts from the tabs located at the bottom-left corner of the drawing area to the right of the Model tab. You can use multiple layout tabs to display details of the various components of your model at several scales and on different sheet sizes. Each layout stores its ownpage setupwhich controls the appearance and format for displaying and printing each layout.

Page Setup Manager

A page setup is a collection of plot devices and other settings that determine how a drawing plots. Plot settings include plot device selection, paper size and orientation, plot area and offset, plot scale, and plot style. These settings are stored in the drawing file and can be modified and applied to other layouts. To save time, you can store these settings with the drawing as anamed page setup.

Evaluation:

Save your Template drawing file to your USB flash drive storage device and the designated grading folder.

Refer to the PROJECT EVALUATION handout for the required items to be turned in for evaluation.

·  Project Assignment Sheets (assignment handouts) including all drawings.

·  The template file copied to the designated grading folder

Vocabulary:

TEMPLATE DRAWING UNITS LAYER MENU STYLE TEXT

PLINE FILLET CHAMFER FILEDIA CMDDIA DIM (STATUS)

INSERT EXPLODE DIM (Command and parameters) PAGESETUP

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TEMPLATE DRAWING PARAMETERS

Page setup manager (Model Tab)

Set up a page setup for size A paper

Create page setup name (SIZE A MODEL)

Printer/plotter (soD104a)

Paper size (letter)

What to plot (limits)

Plot offset (center the plot)

Plot scale (1:1)

Plot style table (pen assignments) monochrome.ctb

Drawing orientation (landscape)

Set up a page setup for size B paper

Create page setup name (SIZE B MODEL)

Printer/plotter (sod104a)

Paper size (11 x 17)

What to plot (limits)

Plot offset (center the plot)

Plot scale (1:1)

Plot style table (pen assignments) monochrome.ctb

Drawing orientation (landscape)

Set up a page setup for size C paper

Create page setup name (SIZE C MODEL)

Printer/plotter (sod104b)

Paper size (arch size C 18 x 24)

What to plot (limits)

Plot offset (center the plot)

Plot scale (1:1)

Plot style table (pen assignments) monochrome.ctb

Drawing orientation (landscape)

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Layout Tabs

Create a layout tab for size A size B size C paper and insert a border and title block for each size

Layout 1

Layout 1 rename to SIZE A PAPER

Set limits for size a paper (10.44, 7.94)

Insert border A-5

Cut a window into the border drawing area (MVIEW)

Scale the Viewport to 1=1 using the MVSETUP command

Use the Page Setup Manager to create plotting parameters named SIZE A LAYOUT. Use the parameters listed above and change the “what to plot” from Limits to Extents.

Layout 2

Layout 2 rename to SIZE B PAPER

Set limits for size a paper (16.54,10.60)

Insert border B-7

Cut a window into the border drawing area (MVIEW)

Scale the Viewport to 1=1 using the MVSETUP command

Use the Page Setup Manager to create plotting parameters named SIZE B LAYOUT. Use the parameters listed above and change the “what to plot” from Limits to Extents.

Layout 3

Layout 3 rename to SIZE C PAPER

Set limits for size a paper (23.60,16.66 )

Insert border C-7

Cut a window into the border drawing area (MVIEW)

Scale the Viewport to 1=1 using the MVSETUP command

Use the Page Setup Manager to create plotting parameters named SIZE C LAYOUT. Use the parameters listed above and change the “what to plot” from Limits to Extents.

Page setup manager (Layout Tabs)

Set up a page setup for size A paper

Create page setup name (SIZE A LAYOUT)

Printer/plotter (sod104a)

Paper size (letter)

What to plot (Extents)

Plot offset (center the plot)

Plot scale (1:1)

Plot style table (pen assignments) monochrome.ctb

Drawing orientation (landscape)

Set up a page setup for size B paper

Create page setup name (SIZE B LAYOUT)

Printer/plotter (sod104a)

Paper size (11 x 17)

What to plot (Extents)

Plot offset (center the plot)

Plot scale (1:1)

Plot style table (pen assignments) monochrome.ctb

Drawing orientation (landscape)

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Set up a page setup for size C paper

Create page setup name (SIZE C LAYOUT)

Printer/plotter (sod104b)

Paper size (arch size C 18 x 24)

What to plot (Extents)

Plot offset (center the plot)

Plot scale (1:1)

Plot style table (pen assignments) monochrome.ctb

Drawing orientation (landscape)

Layer Setup: Create the following layers:

Layer name Color Linetype lineweight

CENTER LINES CYAN (4) CENTER2 0.010

CUTTING PLANE 1 BLUE (5) PHANTOM2 0.030

CUTTING PLANE 2 BLUE (5) HIDDEN 0.030

DIMENSIONS MAGENTA (6) CONTINUOUS 0.010

HATCHING RED (1) CONTINUOUS 0.010

HIDDEN LINES GREEN (3) HIDDEN2 0.015

OBJECT LINES YELLOW (2) CONTINUOUS 0.020

Display Parameters (Model layout):

Limits.....16.49 x 10.44

Grid...... (.25)

Snap...... (.25)

Units...... Two place decimal

Text Parameters (Model layout):

Style name: TEMPLATE

Font style...... Arial

letter height...... (set default value to 0)

Draw Parameters (Model layout):

PLINE width...... (.02)

Fillet Radius...... (.12)

Chamfer length...... (.12)

Note:

When entering the PLINE width, FILLET radius, and CHAMFER length you must draw something using these commands and then erase the entity. This records your settings into memory, otherwise the settings will be lost when you end the drawing.

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Create a dimension style (Model layout):

Dimension style name: TEMPLATE

In the Lines section:

Dimension Lines section:

Set the Baseline Spacing for 0.25

Extension Lines section:

Set the Extend Beyond Dim Lines value to 0.125

Set the Offset from origin value to 0.0625

In the Symbols and Arrows section:

(Choose an arrowhead style)

Set the Arrow Size to .125

Center Marks for Circles section:

Set the Type to None

In the Text Section:

Text Appearance section:

Set the Text Style to TEMPLATE

Set the Text height value to 0.125

Text Placement section:

Set Vertical and Horizontal to centered

Text Alignment section:

Set the text alignment for either Horizontal or Aligned with dimension line.

In the Fit Section:

In the Fit Options section:

Set the fit to "either the text or the arrows, whichever fits best"

In the Text Placement section:

Set the text placement to “Beside the dimension line”

In the Primary Units Section:

Linear Dimensions section:

Set the Unit Format to Decimal

Set the Precision to 0.00 (two decimal places)

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