
144 ■ Chapter 2: Creating Basic Drawings
Practice Exercise: Setting Units
In this practice exercise, you create a new blank
drawing, set the drawing units to Architectural, and
draw a rectangle 54' 6" x 34'2". Then you zoom all to
see your work.
1.
Begin a new drawing. In the Select template
dialog box, select the acad drawing template.
2.
To set the architectural drawing units:
■ On the command line, enter units and
press ENTER.
■ In the Drawing Units dialog box, under
Length, select Architectural in the Type list.
■ Click OK to exit.
3.
To draw the 54'6" x 34'2" rectangle:
■ On the Home tab, click Draw panel >
Rectangle.
■ Specify the first corner point.
■ To specify the opposite corner, enter:
@54'6,34'2
Note: You do not have to enter inches.
4.
To zoom your drawing:
■ Enter Z and press ENTER.
■ Enter A and press ENTER.
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