Comments on: Preparing Your AutoCAD Template http://cad-notes.com/2009/09/preparing-your-autocad-template/ CAD Tutorials and Best Practices for professionals and students Wed, 16 May 2012 16:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: heather lockwood http://cad-notes.com/2009/09/preparing-your-autocad-template/#comment-53031 heather lockwood Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:33:15 +0000 http://cad-notes.com/?p=78#comment-53031 I will often have to import objects from files given to us by an architect with different layers and such. I change things to match our format and then purge to get rid of their layers that I am no longer going to use. However, I have not begun the drawings that I need to do and therefore do not want the layers I created for my template to be purged as well. I will often have to import objects from files given to us by an architect with different layers and such. I change things to match our format and then purge to get rid of their layers that I am no longer going to use. However, I have not begun the drawings that I need to do and therefore do not want the layers I created for my template to be purged as well.

]]> By: Edwin Prakoso http://cad-notes.com/2009/09/preparing-your-autocad-template/#comment-53029 Edwin Prakoso Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:07:58 +0000 http://cad-notes.com/?p=78#comment-53029 Heather, I'm not sure if there's a way to do that. I'll try to look around. Why do you want to do it anyway? Having a layer without object in it? Heather,
I’m not sure if there’s a way to do that. I’ll try to look around.
Why do you want to do it anyway? Having a layer without object in it?

]]> By: heather http://cad-notes.com/2009/09/preparing-your-autocad-template/#comment-53028 heather Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:34:55 +0000 http://cad-notes.com/?p=78#comment-53028 Is there a way to make a layer non purgeable without adding objects, meaning can I create a template where the layers I create will not be purged when I have not used them yet, similar to the 0 and Defpoints layers. Is there a way to make a layer non purgeable without adding objects, meaning can I create a template where the layers I create will not be purged when I have not used them yet, similar to the 0 and Defpoints layers.

]]> By: Edwin Prakoso http://cad-notes.com/2009/09/preparing-your-autocad-template/#comment-50911 Edwin Prakoso Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:08:37 +0000 http://cad-notes.com/?p=78#comment-50911 Hi Neil, Have you tried to select a plotter and check your units? The available paper sizes are related to the plotter. Hi Neil,
Have you tried to select a plotter and check your units? The available paper sizes are related to the plotter.

]]> By: Neil Borgman http://cad-notes.com/2009/09/preparing-your-autocad-template/#comment-50553 Neil Borgman Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:37:19 +0000 http://cad-notes.com/?p=78#comment-50553 Hi Edwin, my company has recently upgraded from AutoCad 2004 to AutoCad 2011. I'm having problems creating the company specfic title block for the different size papers we use. The paper sizes are all ANSI sizes. The templates that come with the program are only "A" size 8.5" x 11". How do you create the larger sheet sizes. I've spent more time trying to get these templates created than modeling the assemblies that I need drawings of. Thanks for your help in advance, Neil Hi Edwin, my company has recently upgraded from AutoCad 2004 to AutoCad 2011. I’m having problems creating the company specfic title block for the different size papers we use. The paper sizes are all ANSI sizes. The templates that come with the program are only “A” size 8.5″ x 11″. How do you create the larger sheet sizes. I’ve spent more time trying to get these templates created than modeling the assemblies that I need drawings of.
Thanks for your help in advance,
Neil

]]> By: Edwin Prakoso http://cad-notes.com/2009/09/preparing-your-autocad-template/#comment-976 Edwin Prakoso Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:23:04 +0000 http://cad-notes.com/?p=78#comment-976 Thank you for the additional tip Edward. I believe it will be very useful for CAD Notes readers. Thank you for the additional tip Edward.
I believe it will be very useful for CAD Notes readers.

]]> By: MF http://cad-notes.com/2009/09/preparing-your-autocad-template/#comment-910 MF Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:38:03 +0000 http://cad-notes.com/?p=78#comment-910 Hi Edwin, you were right .. the problem was in the units. Oddly enough, since i never changed it and the work on other drawings hasn't been affected by that. The template was in meters and the drawing i wanted to use it in was in centimeters. I created a new template and it worked just fined. thanks for your efforts ! cheers! Hi Edwin,
you were right .. the problem was in the units. Oddly enough, since i never changed it and the work on other drawings hasn’t been affected by that.
The template was in meters and the drawing i wanted to use it in was in centimeters.
I created a new template and it worked just fined. thanks for your efforts !
cheers!

]]> By: Edward Winter http://cad-notes.com/2009/09/preparing-your-autocad-template/#comment-909 Edward Winter Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:06:30 +0000 http://cad-notes.com/?p=78#comment-909 Hi Edwin, Like point 4. where you stress out that it's better to make use of a block library, this could be the same for step 3. "setup my layout for plotting". Here you can also make use of one DWG file with all available Layouts and title blocks prepared. Now when you need one of the predefined Layouts, make use of Design Center, dragging and dropping the required Layouts is a piece of cake. Further more, this way you will not have all the layouts in a template available and your drawing is clean from unused Layouts. Of course, this is only valid when you want to make use of more then one Layout per drawing. Regards. Hi Edwin,

Like point 4. where you stress out that it’s better to make use of a block library, this could be the same for step 3. “setup my layout for plotting”. Here you can also make use of one DWG file with all available Layouts and title blocks prepared. Now when you need one of the predefined Layouts, make use of Design Center, dragging and dropping the required Layouts is a piece of cake. Further more, this way you will not have all the layouts in a template available and your drawing is clean from unused Layouts.
Of course, this is only valid when you want to make use of more then one Layout per drawing.

Regards.

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