Engineering Drawing

Standard Paper Size: A0: 841 x 1189 mm A1: 594 x 841 mm A2: 420 x 594 mm A3: 297 x 420 mm A4: 210 x 297 mm A: 8.5 x 11 in B: 11 x 17 in C: 17 x 22 in D: 22 x 34 in E: 34 x 44 in F: 28 x 40 in

Frame 1

Frame 2

A0 A1 A2 A3 A4

e 20 20 10 10 10

c 10 10 10 5 5

a 25 25 25 25 25

If the drawing dose not need to be bound, use “e” instead of “c” and “a” in above table.

Frame 3

Create a frame for a drawing: File -> Set Working Directory New -> Format -> Select position (e.g. Landscape)

and standard size (e.g. A4) -> Sketch (Chain & straight line)

-> Sketch the frame -> Save -> OK

Table 1

Table 2

Create a table: Table -> Table -> Select Ascending, Leftward, By Length, and

On Entity -> Select the lower right corner of thee frame -> give the coordinates for each column and each row -> DONE

Merge Cells and Unmerge Cells: Merge Cells -> Select the cells you want to merge them

together Unmerge Cells -> Select the cells you want to unmerge

them

Table 3

Add Text to the Table: Double clicks on the cell you want to add a text -> Write your text in

Note Properties Window -> OK Change Text Style:

Text style -> Select the options (e.g. Height) you want to change -> OK Create Your Own Style:

Format -> Manage Text Styles -> New -> Style name -> Select the options (e.g. Height) you want to change -> OK

Table 4

Use following items to show the information automatically in the table:

&todays_date, &model_name, &scale, &dwg_name, &type, &format, &current_sheet &total_sheets, &dtm_name

Create an Engineering Drawing

Move the frame file (*.FRM) and all the part files (*.PRT) into one folder

File -> Set working directory -> select the holder New -> Drawing -> Don’t select use default template -> Name -

> OK Browse -> Select a part (a part file) -> Open -> Empty with

Format -> Browse to find a frame file -> Open -> OK