The following instructions will guide you through creating a Master feet-inches setup drawing. You will follow the same steps you did in Lesson 3 with a few additional scaling issues.

NEW SETTINGS

1. Begin your drawing without a template as follows:

   1. Select FILE/NEW .

   2. Select START FROM SCRATCH Box.

   3. Select OK .

   4. Your screen should be blank, no grids and the current layer is 0

      

1. Set drawing specifications as follows:

   1. Set UNITS of measurement.

      Use FORMAT/UNITS and change the settings as shown below, then select OK.

      

   2. Set DRAWING LIMITS (size of drawing area).

      USE FORMAT/DRAWING LIMITS .

      1. Lower left corner=0 ?0 , 0 ?0

      2. Upper right corner=24, 18. (Notice this is inches, not feet.)

      3. Use VIEW/ZOOM/ ALL to generate the new limits.

   3. Set SNAP AND GRID

      Use TOOLS/DRAFTING SETTINGS.

      

      (Set your grids to ON to display the paper size.)

   4. Set PICK BOX size (your preference).

      Use Tools/Options/Selection tab.

NEW LAYERS

1. Create new layers.

   1. Load linetype,

      • DASHED2

      • PHANTOM

   2. Assign names, colors, linetypes and plotability. (Use Format/Layer)

      NAME	COLOR	LINETYPE	LWT	PLOT
      BORDER	RED	CONTINUOUS	.039	YES
      CABINETS	CYAN	CONTINUOUS	.016	YES
      CONSTRUCTION	WHITE	CONTINUOUS	Default	NO
      DIMENSION	BLUE	CONTINUOUS	Default	YES
      DOORS	GREEN	CONTINUOUS	.016	YES
      ELECTRICAL	CYAN	CONTINUOUS	.010	YES
      FURNITURE	MAGENTA	CONTINUOUS	.016	YES
      HARDSCAPE	WHITE	CONTINUOUS	.024	YES
      HATCH	GREEN	CONTINUOUS	Default	YES
      HIDDEN	MAGENTA	DASHED2	Default	YES
      MISC	CYAN	CONTINUOUS	.016	YES
      OBJECT	RED	CONTINUOUS	.024	YES
      PLUMBING	9