If You Want to Experiment...

If You Want to Experiment

At this point, you might want to experiment with the settings described in this chapter to identify the ones that are most useful for your work. You can then establish these settings as defaults in a prototype file or the Acad.dwt file.

It's a good idea to experiment even with the settings you don't think you will need often ” chances are you will have to alter them from time to time.

As an added exercise, try the steps shown in Figure 9.26. This exercise will give you a chance to see how you can update dimensions on a drawing that has been scaled down.

Figure 9.26: A sample mechanical drawing with dimensions