Modifying the original CLOCKDEMO drawing

Updating the A3 standard sheet 95

10 With the left viewport active, VPOINT R again and:

a) enter R R for the rotate option

b) enter 210 as the angle in the XY plane

c) enter 30 as the angle from the XY plane

11 We have set two viewpoints in this layout tab, one from above (the right viewport)

and one from below (the left viewport)

12 Right-click on Layout1 tab name and:

prompt Shortcut menu

respond pick Rename

prompt Rename Layout dialogue box

respond 1. alter name to MVLAY2

2. pick OK

13 Now have created two layout settings, MVLAY1 and MVLAY2 and the Model tab still

available.

A third layout tab display

Although we already have two layout tabs, we will create a third layout configuration

which is slightly different from the two ‘traditional’ layouts MVLAY1 and MVLAY2.

The sequence is long and uses co-ordinates for most of the entries. I would ask

the user to persevere with this exercise, as the end result is worth the time and

effort spent.

1 Still with the MVLAY2 tab, the right viewport active UCS BASE and layer VP

current

2 Left-click on the Layout2 tab and:

prompt Page Setup – Layout2 tab dialogue box

respond 1. Plot Device tab active and set:

a) Plotter configuration: None

2. Layout Settings tab active and set:

a) Paper size: ISO A3 (420.00  297.00 MM)

b) Drawing orientation: Landscape

c) Plot area: Layout

d) Plot scale: 1:1

e) pick OK

and Paper space entered with:

a) white drawing paper

b) dashed line plotting area

c) coloured rectangle – a new viewport

respond erase the viewport

3 Make layer SHEET current

4 Menu bar with Draw-Rectangle and:

prompt Specify first corner point and enter: 0,0 R

prompt Specify other corner point and enter: 405,257 R

5 Zoom-all and PAN to suit

6 Draw a line from: 0,15 to: @405,0 and customise the area below this line using

layer SHEET

7 Make layer VP current

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8 Menu bar with View-Viewports-Polygonal Viewport and:

prompt Specify start point and enter: 5,140 R

prompt Specify next point and enter: 140,140 R

prompt Specify next point and enter: 170,195 R

prompt Specify next point and enter: 170,250 R

prompt Specify next point and enter: 5,250 R

prompt Specify next point and enter: C R – the close option

9 A five sided viewport will be displayed at the top left corner of the drawing area

10 Menu bar with Modify-Mirror and:

prompt Select objects

respond pick any point on viewport border then right-click

prompt First point of mirror line and enter: 202.5,15 R

prompt Second point of mirror line and enter: 202.5,250 R

prompt Delete source objects and enter: N R

11 Repeat the menu bar with Modify-Mirror selection and:

prompt Select objects

respond pick any point on the two viewports then right-click

prompt First point of mirror line and enter: 0,136 R

prompt Second point of mirror line and enter: 405,136 R

prompt Delete source objects and enter: N R

12 We have now created four polygonal viewports

13 Menu bar with View-Viewports-Polygonal Viewport and:

prompt Specify start point and enter: 152.5,136 R

prompt Specify next point or [Arc/Length/Undo]

enter A R the arc option

prompt Enter arc boundary option

enter CE R – the centre point option

prompt Specify center point of arc and enter: 202.5,136 R

prompt Specify endpoint of arc and enter: 252.5,136 R

prompt Specify endpoint of arc and enter: 152.5,136 R

prompt Specify endpoint of arc and RETURN to end command

14 We have now added a circular viewport to our Layout3 display

15 Enter model space and make any of the new viewports active

16 Menu bar with View-Display-UCS Icon and ensure that On and Origin are both

active. I had to complete this sequence in all the five viewports.

17 In all viewports set UCSVP to 0

18 Make layer MODEL current and restore UCS BASE

19 Set five viewpoints to your own specification. I set the viewpoints to SE Isometric,

Left, Right, Front and Top, but it is your choice

20 Right-click on Layout2 tab and:

a) pick Rename from shortcut menu

b) enter MVLAY3 as the layout name

c) pick OK

21 At this stage the layout tab should display Model, MVLAY1, MVLAY2 and MVLAY3

similar to Fig. 12.1(b)

22 If you want the layout tabs to ‘be in order’ then right-click an MVLAY name and use

the Move/Copy option of the shortcut menu to position as required.

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Saving the layouts as a new standard sheet

1 Make any layout tab MVLAY1 (for example) current

2 Enter model space with the lower left viewport active

3 Layer MODEL and UCS BASE current

4 Menu bar with File-Save As and:

prompt Save Drawing As dialogue box

respond 1. scroll at Files of Type

2. pick AutoCAD Drawing Template File (*.dwt)

prompt list of existing template files in the AutoCAD template folder

respond 1. enter File name as: MV3DSTD

2. pick Save

prompt Template Description dialogue box

respond 1. enter: My multi-view 3D prototype layout drawing created on

XX/YY/ZZ

2. Measurement: Metric

3. pick OK

5 Repeat step 4, but save as a template to your named folder with the same name, i.e.

MV3DSTD

6 Menu bar with File-Save As and:

prompt Save Drawing As dialogue box

respond 1. scroll and pick AutoCAD 2004 Drawing (*.dwg)

2. scroll and pick your named folder (MODR2004)

3. enter file name: MV3DSTD

4. pick Save

7 This saved template/drawing file will be used extensively when starting new model

exercises.

Checking the new MV3DSTD layout

Now that the MV3DSTD template file has been created we will add some 3D objects to

‘check’ the layout. Try and reason out the co-ordinate entries.

1 Close any existing drawings

2 Menu bar with File-New and:

prompt Create New Drawing dialogue box

respond 1. pick Use a Template

2. scroll and pick MV3DSTD.dwt – Fig. 12.2

3. pick OK

Figure 12.2 The Create New Drawing (Use a Template) dialogue box.