Difference between revisions of "HOWTO:New Drawing"

Revision as of 16:13, 11 October 2011

Before You Start

There are a couple of things you need to think about before you create your new drawing: 1. What type of paper/printer layout will you be using when it comes time to print your project.
2. What will this drawing be named.

How To Create a New Drawing

Step	Description
1. Click File>New Drawing OR Click the New Drawing tab in the Project Explorer Or enter nd in the Command Line	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.	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 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] Finish Dialog Box
5. Click [Finish] and WireCAD will open your new drawing with your Model Space Boundries placed in them.	New Drawing