
Creating a New Drawing
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To create a new drawing from start up using default settings
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In the Start Up dialog box, click Create New Drawing From Scratch, then
click OK. The AutoSketch application window appears using the default
template and settings.
To create a new drawing from start up using custom settings
1
On the Start Up dialog box, click Create Precision Drawing, then click OK.
The AutoSketch application window and the New Drawing Wizard appear.
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The New Drawing Wizard presents a series of dialog boxes that walk you
through the process of setting up your drawing.
To create a new drawing using default settings
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Click the New button on the Standard toolbar.
OR
1
On the File menu, click New. The New dialog box appears.
2
Click Create New Drawing From Scratch, then click OK.
To create a new drawing using custom settings
1
On the File menu, click New. The New dialog box appears.
2
Click Create Precision Drawing, then click OK.
3
The New Drawing File Wizard presents a series of dialog boxes that walk
you through the process of setting up your drawing.
If you don’t want the Start Up dialog box or the New dialog box to appear,
they can be turned off using controls in the Drawing Options dialog box.
When the Start Up dialog box or the New dialog box is disabled, AutoSketch
opens each new drawing session as if you had selected Create New Drawing
From Scratch from the Start Up dialog box.
To disable the Start Up dialog box
1
On the Tools menu, click Drawing Options. The Drawing Options dialog
box appears.
2
Click the File page tab, then uncheck the Show Start Up Dialog check box.
When this box is checked, the Start Up dialog box appears when you
begin AutoSketch.
Summary of Contents for 00308-011408-9F30A - VLA AUTOSKETCH R8-MEDIA W9X/NT
Page 1: ...October 2001 AutoSketch User s Guide RELEASE 8 ...
Page 12: ...2 ...
Page 20: ...10 Chapter 1 Welcome ...
Page 28: ...18 Chapter 2 Important Concepts ...
Page 42: ...32 Chapter 3 Screen Layout ...
Page 44: ...34 ...
Page 68: ...58 Chapter 5 Setting Up a New Drawing ...
Page 84: ...74 Chapter 6 Customizing the Grid ...
Page 136: ...126 Chapter 10 Entering Lengths Angles ...
Page 138: ...128 ...
Page 164: ...154 Chapter 12 Polylines Polygons Curves ...
Page 176: ...166 Chapter 13 Arcs Circles ...
Page 194: ...184 Chapter 14 Symbols ...
Page 206: ...196 Chapter 15 3D Effects ...
Page 220: ...210 ...
Page 256: ...246 Chapter 19 Markers ...
Page 258: ...248 ...
Page 270: ...260 Chapter 20 Selecting Deleting Entities ...
Page 274: ...264 Chapter 21 Undoing Redoing Repeating Actions ...
Page 308: ...298 Chapter 23 Trimming Entities ...
Page 340: ...330 Chapter 26 Making Inquiries ...
Page 342: ...332 ...
Page 350: ...340 Chapter 27 Storing Data in a Drawing ...
Page 360: ...350 Chapter 28 Retrieving Data From a Drawing ...
Page 366: ...356 Chapter 29 Using Web Tools ...
Page 388: ...378 Glossary ...
Page 400: ...390 Index ...