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Scale Dimensioning:- For TurboCAD (v1- v3)
1. Establish the scale you wish to use and
the size of paper you wish to use and in menu File > Page Layout select your
scale - for architectural we commonly use 1/20th so select User Defined and
type in 1/20 and the field automatically calculates the decimal - this is now
the drawing scale. All future line-work will be scaled from the full size, so
you draw full size, it's that easy. As your drawing take shape and you know the
extents of it you can change the Rows and Columns to suit, if you check the box
that says 'show drawing in preview', it becomes quite easy to see where you are
going. This puts you in the picture, so to speak - now for the dimensioning.
This is where it gets long winded.
2. First establish your arrow head ( or dim'n
line terminator ) style and size in menu DimPen select Arrow Head > Style
and check your terminator, then select Arrow Head size. This opens a dialogue
box that has pre-set values - Multiply all these values by the denominator of
your scale - in this case - 20, all except for the angle - for obvious reasons.
Click the OK button.
3. Text sizes for both dimension and notes.
Select the Text icon on the Main Tool Palette then Text in the menu, then Size
> User Defined, I commonly use 3.5mm, so again multiply this by your scale
denominator ( 3.5 x 20 = 70 ) and check the Model radio button, then Ok.
4. Dimension text is much the same way. Just
select the Dimension Icon on the Main Tool Palette and DimText in the menu, if
you use different size text for notes and dimensions this would affect your
values.
5. Now we put it together in the manager.
From the menu select Dimension > Standards Layout >
Standards Manager. This opens a dialogue box with a whole set of values with a
heading file relating to a current Standard i.e. ( DIN; JIS; ISO ); Scroll
through and Select the one you are using. The values relating to the dimension
lines should all be multiplied by your HowUpdated: 2010-02-23
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