Difference between revisions of "HOWTO:New Drawing"

There are a couple of things you need to think about before you create your new drawing:

What type of paper/printer layout will you be using when it comes time to print your project.

What will this drawing be named.

|1. ''Click'' '''File>New Drawing''' OR ''Click'' the ''New Drawing'' tab in the ''Project Explorer'' Or enter '''nd''' in the ''Command Line'' || [[File:New Drawing.png|thumb|New Drawing]]  

|2. A dialog box will pop up asking you to select a drawing template. This will be based on the type of paper you plan to print your drawings on. || [[File:Drawing Template.png|thumb|Drawing Template]]  

|3. Select your template and ''Click'' '''[Next]'''. || You will now have a dialog box pop up asking you to select if you want to use ''Model Space Boundries''. Selecting use ''Model Space Boundries'' will put a ''Boundry'' on your model space based on your template choice. You can draw outside the boundry but if you print that page, anything outside that boundry will not be printed. {{Note|You can add Model Space Boundries later if you desire by ''Clicking'' '''Format>Model Space Boundries'''}} [[File:Model Space.png|thumb|Model Space Boundries]]

|4. After selecting whether or not to use boundries, ''Click'' '''[Next]''' || You will now have a dialog box pop up asking you to ''Click'' '''[Finish]''' [[File:Finish.png|thumb|Finish Dialog Box]]

|5. ''Click'' '''[Finish]''' and WireCAD will open your new drawing with your Model Space Boundries placed in them. || [[File:New Drawing 1.png|thumb| New Drawing]]