Starting A Drawing

1. Open AutoCAD 2007.

2. Select AutoCAD Classic from the options then click ok.
3. Select Metric from the options then click ok.
4. Close the AutoCAD menus that appear on the screen until you get the CAD environment screen
below.

5. From the menu bar, select Tools then click Drafting Settings (Shorthand Command: dsettings).
6. In the Drafting Settings menu, follow inputs in the fields of the picture below to set your
distance reference.

SNAP, GRID and ORTHO mode buttons

These three buttons control three of AutoCAD’s tools for ensuring precision drawing and
editing.
 Snap constrains the crosshairs to regularly spaced hot spots, enabling you to draw objects a
fixed distance apart more easily.

Grid displays a series of regularly spaced dots, which serve as a distance reference.

Ortho constrains the crosshairs to horizontal and vertical movement, which makes drawing
orthogonal (straight horizontally and vertically) lines easy.

Note: Make sure to uncheck ‘Display grid beyond limits’ checkbox.

7. To configure your drawing space, go to Format from the menu bar and select Drawing Limits
(Shorthand Command: limits).
 Specify lower corner or [ON/OFF]<0.0000,0.0000>: press enter
 Specify upper right corner <12.0000,9.0000>: 22,28 (portrait)
 Specify upper right corner <12.0000,9.0000>: 28,22 (landscape)
8. To set your view in the selected workspace, go the menu bar then select View>Zoom>All.
9. Turn on GRID from the Status Bar below to activate grid on your workspace.
10. Start drawing.

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