only be alrered when meyare me original file opened. Bur you
can a number of drawings ro me one mar you are working on. You should srill make use of in individual drawIngs.
Somerimes AutoCAD will appear ro "lockup" on complex
operarions. We have found rhis "lockup" can occur when me
swap files are large and mere is nor enough room lefr. You have
mree choices.
1. Take a break and wair for me program ro sorr our me problem.
2. Use ro rerum ro me command prompL This will
undo me currenr job when AutoCAD finally norices me
new command. Ir may rake a while for me program check
up on you.
3. Take drasric measures: . This will reboor me
enrire sysrem. AutoCAD won'r allow me reboor uncil ir's
ready unIes you choose ro power cycle me compurer.
AutoCAD will creare a lock on me currenr file. Once in c:\
debe mis file (filename.dwk). There will also be swap files
saved in c:\. One rype will have a .swr exrension. The omer
will be a series oflerrers wim a .AC$ exrension. Debe bom
ro free up disk space. As a side nore, any file exrension ending in a "k" is a rype of file lock.
10. The screen will show several opoons.
<1 > scienrific
<2> decimal
<3> engineering
<4> archirecrural
<5> fracrional
11. I assume mar you will use so ar rhe prompr
of choice enrer <4>.
12.
exr prompr will be . Enrer me desired
smallesr denominaror and .
13.
eXI will be and men . Choose me desired value and
. will allow you ro go berween me graphics
screen and me rexr screen. The graphics screen is me
screen mar you do me drawing in. The rexr screen is me
screen mar will show me mosr recenr commands and dara
informarion. Cerrain commands will auromarically flip
you ro rexL will ger you back. AutoCAD will nor
allow you ro change screens during a funcrion.
14.
exr selecr from me puJldown menu and men
. Creare a sound layer ar me prompL Type
in me ride of mis layer and men selecr . Nexr selecr
me sound layer by clicking on ir and men click on . Keeping all your icon work in specific layers will
allow you ro work on and view mem in show drawings
easily. You mighr also wanr ro creare a "sound rexr" layer.
CREATING ICONS
The firsr srep is ro creare your invenrory of imporrable icons.
By crearing mis file you won'r have ro recreare your invenrory
everyrime you do a speaker ploL Firsr serup drawing.
15. will conrrol me size of me viewing and work area
of your drawing. Ser ro a size appropriare ro rhe
size of me icon you are crearing.
1. Open AuroCAD.
2. Selecr from me puJldown menu .
3. Type me ride for me icon men . (I would suggesr
keeping a masrer file ofall icons and ride rhis drawing somerhing like "sndicon" or "key," ere.)
4.
exr you need ro serup me "lrscale" and "unirs" and "limirs".
5.
6. . This command will ser me scale for dashed lines.
16. A command mar you need ro be familiar wim is .
is command me conrrols how much of me drawing and which parr of ir you see. Ir is a magnificarion or
reducrion command. This command can be accessed
through me puJldown menu or by enrering .
This command may also be accessed while in me middle
of omer commands by <'z>. will prompr for me
following:
7. We ser mis variable ar 64 for a scale drawing of 112"=1'.
This command will conrrol me spacing for line rypes like
dashed, cenrerline, ere.
8. Enrer me desired value and .
9.
exr .
all: displays me enrire drawing in me currenr view.
cenrer: you specifY me cenrer poinr for me new view.
dynamic: rhis display permirs you me option of pan
and zoom. AutoCAD will display me drawing limirs
as an oudine and me current view as a boxed oudine.
You can men move me box and change irs size and
regenerare me view in derail.
exrenrs: displays all objecrs in me drawing and nor jusr
irs limirs. makes for a very large drawing.
lower lefr corner: you specifY me lower lefr corner of
me new view.
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