Configure your AutoCAD with these settings.

AutoCAD configurations to get started.

In this article, I am providing all the configuration of AutoCAD as suggested by our professors.

Units and Limits

The first thing we need to do is to specify our work area and create a rectangle.

UNITS → set Precision = 0; Units = Millimeter

LIMITS → 0, 0 ↲ Enter; 600, 400 ↲ Enter

RECTANGLE → 0, 0 ↲ Enter; 600, 400 ↲ Enter

Layers

Layer Properties Manager

We need to create layers to get different styles of lines.

Layer	Color	Linetype
Construction	252	Continuous
Center	Yellow	CENTER2
Dimension	Cyan	Continuous
Hidden	254	HIDDEN2
Hatch	Magenta	Continuous

Dimensions

DIMSTYLE → Modify

1. Lines
   1. Baseline Spacing: 1
   2. Extend beyond dim lines: 1
   3. Offset from origin: 1
2. Symbol and Arrows
   1. Arrow size: 3
   2. Center marks → Mark: 1
   3. Break size: 1
   4. Jog height factor: 1
3. Text
   1. Vertical: Above
   2. Offset from dim line: 1
   3. Text alignment: ISO standard
4. Primary Units
   1. Precision: 0

As of now, these are the settings we need to apply before starting our project in AutoCAD. If you have anything to add here, you can email me on the address given below. Join our WhatsApp Group

Guided Tutorial

If you’re having trouble setting up Units and Limits, check out this video by Manas Patnaik showing you how to set up Units and Limits in AutoCad step-by-step:

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Posted by Ninad Naik