It is possible to create custom views of the object. In the General and Axonometric tabs you can specify the location, scale and separation of each view. Select the type of projection you want to use.Select the object you wish to project into the drawing.There are two common standards: Third Angle and First Angle projections.įor this tutorial, these projections aren't used because our objects only have a meaningful representation in the XY plane. These are used in Engineering to specify the properties of an object that will be machined. Projections are defined as the visual representation of an object on a specific plane, it displays the properties of the object that are visible from that specific orientation. This object will contain everything related to the Drawing. We now have a folder called Page in the Tree View. Slect the dropdown menu next to New A3 landscape drawing.Templates are the base for the creation of Drawings, you can use the templates provided or create your own.

Select the elements that you wish to add and drag them into the group.

You can alter the name of the group by double clicking on it from the Tree View.

In the Tree View, right-click on the name of the document.

To reduce the time required for this tutorial, it is compulsory to group together similar elements in the Tree View to apply operations at the same time to several elements.

The reader has finished the Draft tutorial.The reader has the basic knowledge to use the Part and PartDesign Workbenches.This tutorial is meant to introduce the reader to the basic workflow of the Drawing Workbench, as well as most of the tools that are available to create blueprints.

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