autocad general

[adrian.moigradan]

Hello! .......and helppppp
I join your forum tree days ago and I fallow your tutorials instructions but I really have a problem: guide me exactly haw I plot what I draw, haw do I set my drawing space??? pls:(

[ReMark]

Welcome to the forum adrian.

Where are you plotting from? Directly from model space or from a layout?

I'm not sure what you mean by "set your drawing space". Could you be a bit more specific? If you are referring to the size then I wouldn't really worry about it. You should be drawing everything full size (1:1). Worry about scale when it comes time to plot.

[Alan Cullen]

Wow. First up, welcome to the forum.

What you are asking is a really big ask. Me, myself, it's Friday night and I don't have the inclination to write a short tutorial for you at the moment. But all the Poms, and Yanks are here, so they should help you out.

Apart from that, when I wake up tomorrow morning, and after 5 cups of coffee, I will be only too happy to give you a hand. If you can wait that long. :lol: o:) :P

[adrian.moigradan]

ok!
I will explain: I draw my house floor space (rooms, bla bla) and 1m= 1cm (in model space) and if I try to plot this draw on A4 sheet paper do not fit.:geek:

[rkmcswain]

Everything in model space should be drawn 1:1.
Do your scaling to fit to a certain paper size in the layout.
Layout tutorial (http://rkmcswain.blogspot.com/2007/10/layout-paper-space-tutorial-part-1.html)

[PS_Port]

adrian you should always draw 1:1 in acad, then either scale the plot or scale a viewport.:)

[ReMark]

Your house floor plan is drawn in model space. Where you put your text, dimensions, notes, etc. is up to you. When done, you switch over to a layout, set up a viewport and it is this viewport that is scaled.

[Alan Cullen]

wooooo, I see a big tutorial coming up in the morning. Thanks McS for getting involved here. :D

[SLW210]

Everything in model space should be drawn 1:1.
Do your scaling to fit to a certain paper size in the layout.
Layout tutorial (http://rkmcswain.blogspot.com/2007/10/layout-paper-space-tutorial-part-1.html)

That's pretty good.

adrian.moigradan,

You will also need to study up on creating .ctb and/or .stb. Check out Tools>Wizards>Add Plot Style Table and Add Color-Dependent Plot Style Table after looking up plot styles in help.

[Ritch7]

wooooo, I see a big tutorial coming up in the morning. Thanks McS for getting involved here. :D

yeh thatl be cool i think everybody should get together on this site and employ loads more FAQ's and add some new tutorials because it is the same questions comming up time and time again in begin's area and acad general

[ReMark]

Nice tutorial R.K.M. Concise and easy to follow. Should be a big help new newbies.

[adrian.moigradan]

Thank you so much!
I am sorry that I bring one in discussion something that was already explain but I panic because I was doing (in my opinion) a good job drawing my home floor. The problem was that I haven't drawing 1:1 so everiting was up side down from this point, but I falow your instrucion (eactly McSwain's instructions) and I made it. Thank you again and I hope I don't have to ask again stupid qoustions.

[ReMark]

No one is saying it was a stupid question. We just have so many people asking the same question that it gets tiresome repeating the answer. That's why there is an AutoCAD FAQ section. Newbies should check there first. Next, they should conduct a search on the topic. If neither of these options produces an answer then they should feel free to ask their question.