Engineering Drawing Standard Paper Size: A0: 841 x 1189 mm A1: 594 x 841 mm A2: 420 x 594 mm A3: 297 x 420 mm A4: 210 x 297 mm A: 8.5 x 11 in B: 11 x 17 in C: 17 x 22 in D: 22 x 34 in E: 34 x 44 in F: 28 x 40 in
Frame 1
Frame 2 A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 e c 5 5 a 25 If the drawing dose not need to be bound, use “e” instead of “c” and “a” in above table.
Frame 3 Create a frame for a drawing: File -> Set Working Directory New -> Format -> Select position (e.g. Landscape) and standard size (e.g. A4) -> Sketch (Chain & straight line) -> Sketch the frame -> Save -> OK
Table 1
Table 2 Create a table: Table -> Table -> Select Ascending, Leftward, By Length, and On Entity -> Select the lower right corner of thee frame -> give the coordinates for each column and each row -> DONE Merge Cells and Unmerge Cells: Merge Cells -> Select the cells you want to merge them together Unmerge Cells -> Select the cells you want to unmerge them
Table 3 Add Text to the Table: Double clicks on the cell you want to add a text -> Write your text in Note Properties Window -> OK Change Text Style: Text style -> Select the options (e.g. Height) you want to change -> OK Create Your Own Style: Format -> Manage Text Styles -> New -> Style name -> Select the options (e.g. Height) you want to change -> OK
Table 4 Use following items to show the information automatically in the table: &todays_date, &model_name, &scale, &dwg_name, &type, &format, ¤t_sheet &total_sheets, &dtm_name
Create an Engineering Drawing Move the frame file (*.FRM) and all the part files (*.PRT) into one folder File -> Set working directory -> select the holder New -> Drawing -> Don’t select use default template -> Name -> OK Browse -> Select a part (a part file) -> Open -> Empty with Format -> Browse to find a frame file -> Open -> OK