Beginning AutoCAD 2006
Placing emphasis on learning by doing, this step-by-step guide provides a detailed exploration of AutoCAD functions required at each stage of producing a 2D drawing.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Beginning AutoCAD 2006
Creating a text style from a dialogue box
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From the menu bar select Format-Text Style and
prompt
Text Style dialogue box
with
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ST1 as the Style Name as we have just used this style
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romans.shx as the Font Name
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Height: 0.0, Width Factor: 1.00, Oblique Angle: 0.0
respond
pick New and:
prompt
New Text Style dialogue box
respond
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alter Style Name to ST2
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pick OK
prompt
Text Style dialogue box
with
ST2 as the Style Name
respond
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pick the scroll arrow at right of romans.shx
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scroll and pick italicc.shx
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ensure that: Height: 0.0, Width Factor: 1.00, Oblique Angle: 0.0
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note the Preview box Figure 13.3
Figure 13.3: The Text Style dialogue box for created style ST2. -
pick Apply then Close.
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Now use the Text Style dialogue box to create another text style with:
a style name and font name:
ST3 and Arial Black
b height, width factor and oblique angle:
0, 1, 0
c backwards, upside-down, vertical:
all OFF.
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using the Text Style dialogue box, scroll at Style Name, pick ST1 then close the dialogue box
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save A3PAPER file as both a template and drawing file, updated the existing file
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we have now saved the three created text style (ST1, ST2 and ST3) to our A3PAPER standard sheet.
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