Autodesk AUTOSKETCH 8, User Manual

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Chapter 5 Setting Up a New Drawing
The Wizards
Since Wizards are, in general, self-explanatory, this book does not cover them
in detail. For a more complete discussion of Wizards, see online Help.
When you first begin AutoSketch, the Start Up dialog box appears. The
Wizard page lists several Wizards that direct you through various drawing
processes. Just click one of the following wizards and let it guide you through
the process of setting up the drawing:
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Precise Drawing Wizard
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Building Wizard
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Office Layout Wizard
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Workbench Wizard
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Diagram Wizard
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Mechanical Part Wizard
Creating a New Drawing
You can create a new drawing anytime you are working in AutoSketch. The
Start Up dialog box appears when you first begin AutoSketch and allows
you to:
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Start new drawings
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Select from a list of the most recently opened drawings
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Load a template
You can also begin a new drawing after you have started a drawing session.
The New dialog box is a simpler form of the Start Up dialog box. Both list two
ways to begin a drawing:
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Create New Drawing From Scratch allows you to begin drawing immediately
using AutoSketch’s default settings.
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Create Precision Drawing allows you to configure AutoSketch for the
specific object you plan to draw by establishing an appropriate scale,
setting the page size and orientation, setting up the reference grid, speci-
fying the units of measurement to be used, and so on.
Until you save the drawing, the name “Drawing” and a unique number
appear in the drawing window’s title bar. This name is replaced with the
drawing name you designate when you save it.