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Setting the Drawing Scale
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3 Click the template you want to delete in the Templates list box, then
click Delete.
4 AutoSketch prompts you for a confirmation. Click Yes, then click Close.
To add a template
1 Click the Template page tab in the Start Up or New dialog boxes.
2 Click the Organize Templates button. The Organize Templates dialog box
appears.
3 Click Add. The Add Template From Drawing dialog box appears.
4 Enter the filename and the folder location to use as a template in the
Drawing Name text box. If you don’t know the filename or exact location,
click the Browse button, then select a drawing and click OK.
5 (optional) Check the Delete Existing Entities When Making Template
check box. When this option is checked, all entities in a drawing are
deleted from the template. Leave this check box unchecked if you want to
include entities such as title blocks in the new template.
6 Enter a new name for the template, then click OK. The Organize
Templates dialog box appears.
Setting the Drawing Scale
The drawing scale is the ratio of an object’s size on scaled output to its real
world size. AutoSketch lets you draw and measure using the real world size
of the items you are drawing. This allows you to enter lengths using real
world measurements. AutoSketch uses the drawing scale to resize your
printed drawing. For example, in a drawing whose scale is at one-quarter
inch equals one foot, a line that is one-quarter inch long when printed
represents a line that is actually one foot long.
You can change the drawing scale at any time. The controls are located on
the Scale page of the Drawing Options dialog box. You can choose from
many pre-set scales or enter a custom scale.
The Apply Scale Change check box applies any changes in scale to all text,
markers, and dimensions. These are specified in size on output, rather than
real world size. In all but rare cases, this option should be checked. All draw-
ing parameters are updated, if this box is checked, by the ratio of the previous
scale to the new scale. If there are existing dimensions, text, or markers in
your drawing, click the Scale Annotation or Do Not Scale Annotation buttons
located to the left of the Apply Scale Change check box.