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How do you start a new design/drawing?

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Question added by Noufal Ali , Designer (2D & 3D) , SAUDI FAN INDUSTRIES
Date Posted: 2016/03/13

feel free to start any design but when you have concept to do something you should follow you concept 

APPA RAO KOPPALA
by APPA RAO KOPPALA , Senior Structural steel Designer and Estimator , FBS

1. Open autocad from start menu or desktop short cut.

2. In the file menu select New.

3. Select desired template for 2d or 3d as you wish. (for 2d select Acad)

4. Set the units by typing units in command prompt.

5. You can also set limits of drawing by typing limits in command prompt.

After this you can start doing drawing in CAD..

 

Hope this is info is helpful, please let me know if any doubts.

 

All the best

 

Thanks

Suzalina Ali
by Suzalina Ali , Intern Architect , MOHAMAD SAIFULLAH RODZI ARCHITECT

Before start my drawing or design I will look through the drawing on dimension and prepare the drawing library. If the drawing need to see on 3D perspective, I  will do the sketches or 3D perspective in sketchup just for a revision view. Next continue doing drawing in CAD. 

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Any new project I feel free to start with Autocad.

Mushreq Abdulmajeed
by Mushreq Abdulmajeed , Senior Project Supervisor , Lagoon Spring Company

Good answers from specialist !!!

Paulvictoraugustine kayyalakkakam
by Paulvictoraugustine kayyalakkakam , Auto Cad Draftsman , Kalandoor Contracting.LLC

Set a scale and dimension  and start drawing 

Akash Joseph Madassery
by Akash Joseph Madassery , Quantity Surveying , Aiswarya Builders & Contractors

From the 'File',  select new file. Then set the Limits according to drawing. Adjust the UCS icon. Adjust the View bu using 'Zoom' command. Then start drawing

MONDHER CHEBBI
by MONDHER CHEBBI , PROJECT MANAGER , MINISTÈRE DE L EQUIPEMENT, DE L HABITAT ET DE L AMÉNAGEMENT DE TERRITOIRE

feel free to start any design 

Thanks for the invite I agree with the answers relevant experts

Ghada Eweda
by Ghada Eweda , Medical sales hospital representative , Pfizer pharmaceutical Plc.

Thanks for invitation. Agree with expert answers.

Hamdan Ali
by Hamdan Ali , Freelance Architect , Adeptware

There is no standard way of starting, it all depends on the content.

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