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54 | Tutorial 2 — Create a Birdhouse Drawing
Create the Floor of the Birdhouse
In this exercise, you learn to
❒ Rename and save the drawing file.
❒ Zoom in to a section of a drawing.
❒ Use the Absolute Coordinates dial to place an entity precisely.
❒ Set line widths.
In the drawing for this tutorial, entities already exist for the back, roof, and
sides of the birdhouse. In this exercise, save the drawing file, and then create
a rectangular entity that represents the floor of the birdhouse.
To create the birdhouse floor
1 In AutoSketch, on the File menu, click Save As.
2 In the Save Drawing File dialog box, in the File Name box, type
My_Birdhouse, and then click Save.
3 On the Standard toolbar, click the Zoom In button.
Now, use absolute coordinates to zoom in to a precise location in the
drawing. The Absolute Coordinates dial, the first set of coordinates dis-
played on the right side of the status bar (at the bottom of the AutoSketch
window), places your points in exact locations.
4 In the drawing window, move the pointer, and click when 9.00", 11.00" is
displayed on the status bar in the Absolute Coordinates dial.