How to make a template in AutoCAD 2010 by Mr. Olson January 26, 2010

1. Left click on the Red A2. Left click on New3. Left click on Drawing, next slide

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1. Make sure “Files of type:” is set to Drawing Template (*.dwt)2. Left click on acad.dwt and open, next slide

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1. In the command line type in limits and hit enter2. Specify lower left corner keep at 0.0000,0.0000 hit enter3. Specify upper right corner change to A-size paper or 11,8.5 hit enter, next slide

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1. Left click on the Red A2. Left click on Drawing Utilities3. Left click on Units

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4. Change Precision to two decimal places5. Select OK, next slide

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1. Left click on Layer Properties2. Left click on New Layer3. Go to the next slide1

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1. Copy the layers exactly as shown, Name, On, Color, Linetype, Lineweight and Plot2. Omit the Defpoint layer, next slide

1. Left click on the Red A2. Left click on Save As3. Left click on AutoCAD Drawing

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4. Make sure Files of type: is a (*.dwt)5. Make sure this is on the (H:) drive6. Name your template and select Save

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7. Change Description8. Click OK, next slide

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1. Left click on the Annotate ribbon 2. Left click on Dimension, Dimension Style3. Left click on Modify4. Next Slide

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1. Left click on Text tab2. Left click on the three dots3. Change Font Name: to Rockwell, then Apply, then Close4. Next Slide

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1. Left click on Symbols and Arrows tab2. Left click the circle under Center marks the Line option3. Next Slide

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1. Left click on Primary Units tab2. Left click Precision arrow and select two decimal places3. Left click on OK4. Left click on Close, next slide

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1. Right click on Layout 22. Left click Delete then OK

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3. Right click on Layout 14. Left click on Rename type in A-Size and

hit enter, next slide

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1. Left click on A-Size your old Layout 12. Left click on the view port and delete it3. Left click on Page Setup Manager4. Next slide

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1. Left click on Modify2. Change the Printer/plotter (ask teacher which one) Leave all other settings alone!3. Left click on OK4. Next slide

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1. Left click on Model Space2. Change layer to Border and draw the following, we will add the text in next slide

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1. Make guidelines as shown .125 distance, (offset)2. Change Layer to Text3. Left click on Multiline Text4. Left click on Single Line5. In the command line it is asking for a start point6. Left click on the guideline as shown, next slide

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1. In the command line it wants you to Specify height2. Set the height to .125, hit enter, next slide

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1. In the command line it wants you to Specify rotation angle2. Set the angle to zero (0), hit enter, next slide

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1. Type in the necessary text, left click when done and then the escape key.2. ENSURE it looks centered when done, use the Move command to help with

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1. Add the rest of the Text as shown2. ENSURE it looks centered when done, use the Move command to help with

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1. Picture placement as shown 2. In the command line type in imageattach and hit enter, ALL one word,

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1. This screen will appear, ask the teacher, where the picture files are located and change the Look in: area as assigned.

2. Select your picture and left click on Open, next slide

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1. This screen will appear, left click on OK, Leave all setting as shown2. Select your picture and left click on Open, next slide

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1. You are to Specify insertion point2. Select the lower point and drag to the left as shown and left click, next slide

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1. You are to Specify scale factor, we do this by adjusting the box to fit the area2. You adjust until you can see that it fits perfectly, two yellow lines appear,

then left click, next slide

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1. And your picture is attached2. Now use the move command and move the picture so it is touching the line,

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1. Left click on the Red A2. Left click on Save As3. Left click on AutoCAD Drawing

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4. Make sure Files of type: is a (*.dwt)5. Make sure this is on the (H:) drive6. Name your template and select Save

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7. Select Yes8. Keep Description9. Click OK, next slide

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1. Place a window around your title block and select everything, see below2. Right click and select Cut, next slide

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1. Left click on A-size, next slide

1. Right Click in the window2. Left Click on Paste, next slide

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1. Place title block so it is INSIDE of the dashed lines, and left click, next slide

1. While in Paper Space double click your wheel on the mouse2. Then left click on Model, next slide

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1. While in Model Space double click your wheel on the mouse2. Make sure to change the current layer to Object Lines, next slide

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1. Left click on the Red A2. Left click on Save As3. Left click on AutoCAD Drawing

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4. Make sure Files of type: is a (*.dwt)5. Make sure this is on the (H:) drive6. Name your template and select Save

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7. Select Yes8. Keep Description9. Click OK, next slide

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You are done! Great Job! Now you can use this template for all future drawings!!