Creating a Drawing Frame and Defining a Template

This guide explains how to create a drawing frame (title block) and define it as a template in IJCAD. By defining a drawing frame template, you can simplify operations when creating drawings.

目次

• Drawing Size and Drawing Frame
• Creating a Drawing Frame in IJCAD
  • How to Create a Drawing Frame in IJCAD
  • How to Create a Title Block in IJCAD
• Saving as a Template
  • How to Save the Drawing Frame as a Template
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Drawing Size and Drawing Frame

The drawing size becomes the edge of the paper, and the drawing frame has margins set as shown below. !

Creating a Drawing Frame in IJCAD

Start IJCAD and create the A3 paper edge and the drawing frame outline using the rectangle function.

How to Create a Drawing Frame in IJCAD

1. Create the drawing frame (paper edge).
   Execute the 「Rectangle」 command.
   「Specify first corner point or」->「0, 0」Enter
   「Specify other corner point or」->「420, 297」Enter
   
   
2. Create the outline of the drawing frame.
   Change the line weight of the drawing frame to 「0.5mm」 in 「Object Properties Management」.
   
   
3. Create the outline.
   Press Enter to execute the 「Rectangle」 command.
   「Specify first corner point or」->「10, 10」Enter
   「Specify other corner point or」->「400, 277」Enter
   
   
   ※If the display of the drawing frame's line weight does not change, right-click on the screen to display the dialog.
   
   Select 「Options」, then click the 「User Preferences」 tab - 「Lineweight Settings」
   
   Check 「Display Lineweight」 and click 「OK」
   
   Clicking 「OK」 again will display the line as thick.
   
   

How to Create a Title Block in IJCAD

1. Change the line weight of the drawing frame back to 「Bylayer」.
   
   
   
2. Uncheck 「Endpoint」 in 「Object Snap」.
     Turn on 「Snap Mode」.
   The initial setting for 「Snap spacing」 and 「Grid spacing」 is 「10mm」.
     Turn on 「Ortho Mode」.
   
   
3. Execute the 「Line」 command.
   「Specify first point」->Click A (「160mm」 to the left from the bottom right of the drawing frame)->Click B (「70mm」 up)->Click C (「160mm」 to the right), and press Enter
   
   Create a straight line as shown below.
   
   
   
4. Set the text font.
   「Annotate」 tab -> 「Text Style Control」 -> Click 「Other」
   
   「New」 -> Enter the new style name 「NEW」
   Uncheck 「Use Big Font」.
   
   「Font Name」 -> 「MSP Gothic」 -> 「Apply」 -> Click 「Close」
   
   5.Enter the names in the 「Title Block」.
    Execute the 「Multiline Text」 command.
   「Specify first corner」->Specify a point inside the frame->「Specify opposite corner」->
   Specify a point for the text box->Enter 「Drawing Number」
   
   Click 「OK」
   Uncheck 「Snap Grid」 and adjust the text position
   
   Enter the text strings in the title block as shown below.
   
   
   

Saving as a Template

Save the created drawing frame as a template.

How to Save the Drawing Frame as a Template

1. Save as a template.
   Click 「File」 -> 「Save As」
   「Files of type」 -> Select 「AutoCAD Drawing Template」
   「File name」 -> Enter 「A3 Title Block」
   
   
   
2. Click 「Save」.
   When creating a new drawing, if you set the file type to 「AutoCAD Drawing Template」,
   the drawing frame will be displayed. You can select the appropriate drawing frame and begin your work.

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