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Create a drawing
Create a drawing
Click the + symbol in the bottom left corner.
Click on the 'Create Drawing.
drawing settings
drawing settings
Click on the various settings as shown in the image above.
select your part studio
select your part studio
If it does not automatically get selected, click on the Insert icon.
Click on the Part Studio symbol.
Your Part Studio will appear below as mine have done.
Click on your Part Studio and then move your mouse across to the drawing area.
insert the first view
insert the first view
Place your first view to the left bottom as I have done by moving the view that is attached to your mouse cursor to this location and clicking.
adding projected views
adding projected views
After you have clicked the first view into place, you will notice that the icon at the top of the screen switches from 'Insert' to 'Projected View'.
Move your mouse to the right and it will show you the Projected View on the screen.
Click the mouse button and it will place it ther for you.
Do this again for the Top/Plan view.
If the Plan View does not appear, click your mouse on the Side View once, release the button and move your mouse up to where the plan view needs to be and it should appear.
Click to place the view.
spacing views apart
spacing views apart
Move your views apart so that there is room all around them to add dimensions.
You will notice that if you move the front view, the side view will stay aligned with it. Furthermore, if you move the plan view, the view below will stay aligned with it.
adding an isometric 3D view
adding an isometric 3D view
Click on the icons shown in the image above.
placing your 3d isometric view
placing your 3d isometric view
Move your mouse to the top right corner of the page and click to place it.
At this stage, you must look at your page and decide whether the scale of your views is correct on your page. Most of you will have a scale of 1:2. This means that your drawing is half the size of your lamp in real life. However, if you have a large lamp, it might be that you need to change the scale to 1:3 or 1:4.
At this stage, you must look at your page and decide whether the scale of your views is correct on your page. Most of you will have a scale of 1:2. This means that your drawing is half the size of your lamp in real life. However, if you have a large lamp, it might be that you need to change the scale to 1:3 or 1:4.
adding dimensions
adding dimensions
You now need to add the most important dimensions that will help us to order the materials you need. The lengths, widths and thicknesses of the different parts and of your overall model. Adding the dimensions can be done in three different ways. See the next three stages which explain.
adding by slecting points
adding by slecting points
Hover over a point and it will go orange.
Click on the first point.
Hover over the next point and click again.
Drag your mouse away to create the dimension.
adding by selecting a line
adding by selecting a line
Click on the line.
Drag away to create the dimension.
Adding by selecting two lines
Adding by selecting two lines
Click the first line.
Click the second line.
Drag away to create the dimension.
Showing hidden lines
Showing hidden lines
Make sure the box around the view is orange by clicking on it.
Right click on the mouse.
Select Show / Hide
Select show hidden lines.
dimensioning hidden features
dimensioning hidden features
It is now possible to dimension the important features that are hidden on your drawing.
Above, I have dimensioned the length of the cut out under the base and how deep the neck of the lamp goes into the base.
The hidden detail also shows me that the tube goes all the way through the neck and pieces of acrylic to connect to the top piece of acrylic.
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