Setting the Margins. Autodesk AUTOSKETCH 8

Autodesk AUTOSKETCH 8 is a powerful and versatile 2D design and drafting software that provides users with a comprehensive set of tools to create professional-quality drawings. With its intuitive interface and robust feature set, AUTOSKETCH 8 is perfect for architects, engineers, designers, and anyone else who needs to create accurate and detailed drawings.

AUTOSKETCH 8 includes a wide range of features that make it easy to create and edit drawings. These features include:

A comprehensive set of drawing tools for creating lines, circles, arcs, polylines, and other shapes
Support for layers and blocks to help organize drawings
Dimensioning and annotation tools for adding text and dimensions to drawings
A powerful printing system for creating high-quality prints
The ability to import and export a wide range of file formats
And much more

If you are looking for a powerful and versatile 2D design and drafting software, then Autodesk AUTOSKETCH 8 is the perfect choice for you.

Setting the Margins

Most printers cannot print on the margin. AutoSketch indicates the margins onscreen with a shaded band around the page. When you create a new drawing, AutoSketch reads the hard margin from the current Windows printer driver. You can specify a larger margin using the Page Setup dialog box, but the hard margin is the minimum margin that your printer driver supports.

To adjust the margins

1 On the File menu, click Page Setup. The Page Setup dialog box appears.

2 Click the Margins page tab.

3 Enter the margin values in the appropriate text boxes.

4 Click OK.

Setting the Units of Measurement

You can set the default units of measurement using the Drawing Options dialog box. The default units of measurement are the ones used by

AutoSketch to display measurements. AutoSketch also assumes the default units of measurement if you do not specify a particular unit when entering data. Regardless of the default units of measurement, you can always enter a measurement using any of the units AutoSketch supports.

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Chapter 5 Setting Up a New Drawing

Key Features

Easy-to-use interface with a familiar Windows-like environment
Comprehensive set of drawing tools for creating lines, circles, arcs, polylines, and other shapes
Layer and block support for organizing drawings
Dimensioning and annotation tools for adding text and dimensions to drawings
Printing system for creating high-quality prints
Import and export for a wide range of file formats