Getting started?

Hey guys, i have just started college and all is going well

in my introdutory modules.

I have a autocad 2009 at home and i am having trouble getting started with it?

We have introductory templates at college but when i open

a new drawing (acadiso.dwt) it seems huge and the starting point in

the corner point is something like 2000.2000.

Being completely new to this how in the simplest terms possible,how

do i set up the page to a good size to be able to do basic exercises on?

Thanks (sorrry for being such a newb!)

These introductory templates were provided by the college? Why wouldn't the bottom left-hand corner not be something like 0,0?

These introductory templates were provided by the college? Why wouldn't the bottom left-hand corner not be something like 0,0?

No i just start the acadiso.dwt template from on my own

autocad 2009 at home.

I thought the bottom corner would be 0,0 by default?

I never gave it much thought (bottom corner of template being 0,0). I'll have to check that out.

I never gave it much thought (bottom corner of template being 0,0). I'll have to check that out.

Like i said, i've only being doing this a couple of weeks

so i must be doing something wrong!

I have looked at tutorials and it mentions setting limits and

scales to have a good starting point but i

dont know much about this.

I seldom set hard limits unless there is a need to. These have already been incorporated in our master titleblock and borders for the various sheet sizes we use.

As far as scales go you are drawing full size in model space are you not?

I seldom set hard limits unless there is a need to. These have already been incorporated in our master titleblock and borders for the various sheet sizes we use.

 

As far as scales go you are drawing full size in model space are you not?

I am assuming so, i have just turned on the program and selected the template.

The work area seems huge. The dragging icons take ages to get from

one side to another?

Icons? What icons are we dragging? Do you mean blocks/symbols?

Just out of curiousity what is the readout when you type LIMITS at the command line for the lower-left / upper-right hand corners of your template?

Icons? What icons are we dragging? Do you mean blocks/symbols?

 

Just out of curiousity what is the readout when you type LIMITS at the command line for the lower-left / upper-right hand corners of your template?

Lower left is 0000.0000 and upper right is 420.0000 - 297.0000

Lower left is 0000.0000 and upper right is 420.0000 - 297.0000

I seem to be having better luck with the acad.dwt template, it seems

more like the set up we use in college.

Re: acad.dwt template.

That's good to hear. Then you are all set to go right? Ready to design the next big thing? What will it be? Give us a hint.

Re: acad.dwt template.

 

That's good to hear. Then you are all set to go right? Ready to design the next big thing? What will it be? Give us a hint.

:DSorry for being so ignorant! I'm sure you knew it all from the get go, right?

I do not consider you ignorant just because you ask a few questions. I have many questions myself each and every day. I come here and most often as not I find the answer to those questions. We have a lot of knowledgeable and friendly people willing to help here.

I readily admit I do not know it all. I think I know some but definitely not all.

Keep it real. Peace out.