Autodesk AUTOSKETCH 8, User Manual

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Chapter 5 Setting Up a New Drawing
Setting the Angular Units of Measurement
AutoSketch allows you to choose from six standard units of measurement for
angles: degrees, degrees-minutes-seconds, minutes, radians, bearing, and
grads. You can specify the precision AutoSketch uses to display angular
values from 1.0 to 0.0000001. You can specify whether AutoSketch measures
angles using the standard format or using compass orientation. For informa-
tion on compass angles, see “Compass Angles & Bearings” in online Help.
To set the angular units of measurement
1 On the Tools menu, click Drawing Options. The Drawing Options dialog
box appears.
2 Click the Units page tab.
3 Select the angular units of measurement from the first drop-down list box
in the Angle section.
4 (optional) Select a value from the Decimal Precision drop-down list box.
5 (optional) Select a method in the Orientation drop-down list box.
6 Click OK.
Setting the Area Units of Measurement
AutoSketch allows you to choose from eight standard units of measurement
for areas. Five are English measurements and three are metric. You can also
specify the precision AutoSketch uses to display area values. The choices for
decimal precision range from 1 to 0.0000001.
To set the area units of measurement
1 On the Tools menu, click Drawing Options. The Drawing Options dialog
box appears.
2 Click the Units page tab.
3 Click the units of measurement from the first drop-down list box in the
Area section.
4 (optional) Click a value from the Decimal Precision drop-down list box.
5 Click OK.