TABLE OF CONTENTS Trades and other professions outside the area of architecture and construction use text with AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT in exactly the same way as demonstrated in this chapter.
For more practice using single-line text, follow these steps:
Close all drawings, and then open Cabin04c-addon.dwg.
Using the DesignCenter, bring in the Title and Label text styles from the Cabin10a drawing while it's closed.
Place labels on the features that were added:
Use the Title text style to identify the addition as GARAGE.
Use the Label text style to give the features the following names: WALKWAY, STORAGE, OFFICE, and CAR.
For more practice using Mtext, follow these steps:
Open Cabin10c, and zoom in to the blank space between the structural grid and the top border.
Create a new text style called Description that uses the Times New Roman font and a height of 12".
Start Mtext, and specify a rectangle for the text that covers the width of the sheet between the borders and occupies the space above the structural grid.
Enter the following text exactly as shown here, spelling errors and all:
This is a design for a small vaction cabin. It contains approximately 380 square feet of living space and includes one bedrooms and one bath. It can be adopted to provide shelter in all climates and can be modified to allow constuction that uses local building materials. Please sund all inquiries to the manufacturer.
Double-click the new text, and...
