Wednesday, 16 January 2013

How to setup 2D Design BEFORE you begin

Before you begin to design your shopfront in 2D Design you must follow these steps otherwise your diagram will not save/print correctly!
  1. From the Setup > Drawing > Layout menu, select ISO A4 as your paper type, click OK.

  2. From the Setup > Drawing > Scale menu, select 1:20 as your Drawing Scale, click OK.

     
  3. Double click on the 'Dim Lines' icon on the left hand side

  4. From this menu change the Units to 'Manual' and then click on 'Units'.

  5. Double check that the Length Units is set to Millimetres and then tick 'Display Units', click OK.

  6. Lastly, select 'Grid Lock' from the menu on the right hand side.

  7. Double check that you have set this up correctly, if you have, you are ready to begin designing!

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