Chapter 7: Mastering Viewing Tools, Hatches, and External References
- Assemble the parts. Technical drawings are often made up of repetitive parts that are drawn over and over. AutoCAD makes quick work of repetitive elements in a drawing, as shown in the first part of this chapter.
- Master It What is the object used as the basic building block for the floor plan drawing in the beginning of this chapter?
- Solution Blocks of a typical unit plan are used to build a floor plan of an apartment building.
- Take control of the AutoCAD display. Understanding the way the AutoCAD display works can save you time, especially in a complex drawing.
- Master It Name the dialog box used to save views in AutoCAD. Describe how to recall a saved view.
- Solution The View Manager dialog box allows you to save views. You can recall views by selecting them from the Views flyout on the View tab's Views panel.
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