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Specifying Polar CoordinatesTo enter the exact distance of 3 (or 9 metric) units to the right of the last point you selected, do

the following:

1. Click the Line tool on the ome ta!"s #raw panel, or type L.2. Click a point slightly to the left of the center of the drawing area to select the start point$

3. Type @3


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command terminates$ The ru!!er1!anding line also disappears, telling you that &utoC has finished

drawing line segments$ +ou can also use the ru!!er1!anding line

to indicate direction while simultaneously entering the distance through the key!oard$ ee the side!ar

.6ther Days to 5nter #istances$/ To finish drawing a series of lines without closing them, you canpress 5sc, , or the space!ar$

$nterpreting t%e C&rsor 'odes and (nderstanding Pro"ptsThe key to working with &utoC successfully is understanding the way it interacts with you$ This

section will help you !ecome familiar with some of the ways &utoC prompts you for input$

Enderstanding the format of the messages in the Command window and recogni=ing other eents on

the screen will help you learn the program more easily$

(nderstanding C&rsor 'odes&s the Command window aids you with messages, the cursor gies you clues a!out what to do$ igure$ illustrates the arious modes of the cursor and gies a !rief description of the role of each mode$Take a moment to study this figure$

)t%er *ays to +nter ,istances& third method for entering distances is to point in a direction with a ru!!er1!anding line and then

enter the distance through the key!oard$ or example, to draw a line 3 units long from left to right,

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click the Line tool on the ome ta!"s #raw panel, click a start point, and then moe the cursor so the

ru!!er1!anding line points to the right at some ar!itrary distance$ Dith the cursor pointing in the

direction you want, type 3$ The ru!!er1!anding line !ecomes a fixed line 3 units long$ Esing this

method, called the #irect #istance method, along with the 6rtho mode or 'olar Tracking descri!ed inChapter 3, can !e a fast way to draw orthogonal lines of specific lengths$

C%oosing Co""and )ptions%any commands in &utoC offer seeral options, which are often presented to you in the Command

window in the form of a prompt$

ere, you"ll draw the arc for the door you started in the preious exercise:

1. Click the &rc tool in the ome ta!"s #raw panel$ The pecify start point of arc or FCenterG: promptappears, and the cursor changes to 'oint election mode$ 5xamine the pecify start point of arc or

FCenterG: prompt$ The start point containstwo options$ The default option is the one stated in the main part of the prompt$


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Dhen you moe or copy o!-ects, &utoC prompts you for a !ase point, which is a difficult concept

to grasp$ &utoC must !e told specificallyfrom where and to where the moe occurs$ The base point

is the exact location from which you determine the distance and direction of the

moe$ &fter the !ase point is determined, you can tell &utoC where to moe the o!-ect in relation tothat point$ ollow these steps to practice using !ase points:

1. To select a !ase point, press hiftJright1click$ & menu appears, displaying the 6!-ect nap options(see igure $K)$ Dhen you right1click the mouse, make sure the cursor is within the &utoC

drawing area> otherwise, you won"t get the results descri!ed in this !ook$2. Choose


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There are seeral other selection options you haen"t tried yet$ +ou"ll see how these options work in

exercises later in this !ook$ 6r, if you"re adenturous, try them now on your own$ To use these options,

type their key!oard a!!reiations (shown in !rackets in the following list) at any elect o!-ects:

prompt$dd -add witches from Nemoe mode to the &dd mode$ ee the description for Nemoe later in

this side!ar$

ll -all elects all the o!-ects in a drawing except those in fro=en or locked layers$ (ee Chapter *

for information on layers$)o6 -7 orces the standard selection window so a left1to1right selection uses a standard window and

a right1to1left selection uses a crossing window$Crossing -c imilar to the Dindow selection option (descri!ed later in this side!ar) !ut selects

anything that is entirely within or crosses through the window that you define$

Crossing Polygon -cp &cts exactly like Dindow 'olygon (see later in this side!ar), !ut like the

Crossing selection option, selects anything that crosses through a polygon !oundary$

8ence -f elects o!-ects that are crossed !y a temporary line called afence$ This operation is like

using a line to cross out the o!-ects you want to select$ &fter you inoke this option, you can then pickpoints, as when you"re drawing a series of line segments$ &fter you finish drawing the fence, press ,

and then go on to select other o!-ects or press again to finish your selection$

ro&p -g &llows you to select a group !y name$

Last -l elects the last o!-ect you created$

'&ltiple -" Lets you select seeral o!-ects first, !efore &utoC highlights them$


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Single -si orces the current command to select only a single o!-ect$


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Iext, you"ll select o!-ects with an automatic crossing window:

1. 'ick a point !elow and to the right of the door$ &s you moe the cursor left, the crossing (dotted)window appears$

2. elect the next point so that the window encloses the door and part of the arc (see igure $)$ The

entire door, including the arc, is highlighted$3. Click the %oe tool$

4. 'ick any point on the screen> then enter @1


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Setting (p a *or; rea7efore !eginning most drawings, you should set up your work area$ To do this, determine the

measurement system, the drawing sheet size, and thescale you want to use$ The default work area is

roughly KR S 9R at full scale, gien a decimal measurement system in which unit euals inch$

%etric users will find that the default area is roughly ** mm S 3 mm, in which unit euals mm$


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4. Click the 'recision drop1down list -ust !elow the Type list$ Iotice the options aaila!le$ +ou can setthe smallest unit &utoC will display in this drawing$ or now, leae this setting at its default alue

of U1 ZKR$ %etric users will keep the setting at $$

!. 'ress the 5sc key to close the drop1down list, and then click the #irection !utton at the !ottom ofthe #rawing Enits dialog !ox to open the #irection Control dialog !ox$ The #irection Control dialog

!ox lets you set the direction for the 4 angle$ or now, don"t change these settingsByou"ll read more

a!out them in a moment$

. Click the Cancel !utton$. Click the drop1down list in the S


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!. %oe the cursor to the upper1right corner of the drawing area and watch the coordinatereadout$ Iotice that now the upper1right corner has a + coordinate of approximately @U1KR, or for

metric users$ The 8 coordinate depends on the proportion of your &utoC window$ The coordinate

readout also displays distances in feet and inches$

. Click the Qrid #isplay tool in the status !ar to turn off the grid$


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(sing Polar >rac;ing


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)rt%o 'ode7esides using 'olar Tracking mode, you can restrain the cursor to a ertical or hori=ontal direction !y

using 6rtho mode$ To use 6rtho mode, hold down the hift key while drawing$ +ou can also press @

or click 6rtho %ode in the status !ar to keep 6rtho mode on while you draw$ Dhen you moe thecursor around while drawing o!-ects, the ru!!er1!anding line moes only ertically or hori=ontally$

Dith 6rtho mode turned on, 'olar Tracking is automatically turned off$

Polar ngle 'eas&re"ent These radio !uttons let you determine the =ero angle on which 'olar

Tracking !ases its incremental angles$ The &!solute option uses the current &utoC setting for the 4

angle$ The Nelatie To Last egment option uses the last drawn o!-ect as

the 4 angle$ or example, if you draw a line at a 4 angle and the Nelatie To Last egment option is

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Locating an )7ect in Reference to )t%ersTo define the toilet seat, you"ll use an ellipse$ ollow these steps:

1. Click the Center 5llipse tool in the ome ta!"s #raw panel, or type +l.2. &t the pecify axis endpoint of ellipse or F&rcHCenterG: prompt, pick the midpoint of the !ottomhori=ontal line of the rectangle$ To do this, hiftJright1click to open the 6!-ect nap shortcut menu and

select %idpoint> then moe the cursor toward the !ottom line$ (Nemem!er, hiftJclick the right mouse

!utton to open the 6!-ect nap menu$) Dhen you see the %idpoint 6snap marker on the line, click the

left mouse !utton$

'odifying an )7ectIow let"s see how editing commands are used to construct an o!-ect$ To define the !ack edge of the

seat, let"s put a copy of the line defining the front of the toilet tank 3R (? cm for metric users) toward

the center of the ellipse:1. Click the Copy tool in the ome ta!"s %odify panel, or type co.2. &t the elect o!-ects: prompt, pick the hori=ontal line that touches the top of the ellipse$ The line ishighlighted$ 'ress ;to complete your selection$

3. &t the pecify !ase point or F#isplacementHm6deG 2#isplacementM: prompt, pick a !ase point nearthe line$ Then point the cursor down and enter 3B , or ;if you"re a metric user$

4. 'ress ;to exit the Copy command$ +our drawing should look like igure 3$*$

Iotice that the Copy command acts exactly like the %oe command you used in Chapter except that

Copy doesn"t alter the position of the o!-ects you select and you must press ;to exit Copy$

>ri""ing an )7ectIow you must delete the part of the ellipse that isn"t needed$ +ou"ll use the Trim command to trim off

part of the ellipse:

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1. Click the Trim tool in the ome ta!"s %odify panel$


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Iow you hae the outline of the tu!$ Iotice that you don"t hae to enter the at sign (0) or angle

specification$ while

6ffset allows only one o!-ect to !e copied at a time, it can remem!er the distance

you specify$ The 6ffset option doesn"t work with all types of o!-ects$ 6nly lines, arcs, circles, ellipses,

splines, and # polylines can !e offset$

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P&tting )n t%e 8inis%ing >o&c%esThe inside of the tu! still has some sharp corners$ To round out these corners, you can use the ersatile

illet tool on the ome ta!"s %odify panel$ illet ena!les you to -oin lines and arcs end to end, and itcan add a radius where they -oin so there is a smooth transition from arc to arc or line to line$ illet can-oin two lines that don"t intersect, and it can trim two crossing lines !ack to their point of intersection$

&nother tool, called Chamfer, performs a similar function, !ut instead of -oining lines with an arc,

Chamfer -oins lines with another line segment$ ince they perform similar functions, illet and

Chamfer occupy the same location on the %odify panel$


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select a point that is exactly at the center of a rectangle$


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(sing t%e &toC, 'odes as ,rafting >ools7efore you finish this chapter, you"ll want to know a!out a few of the other drafting tools that are

common to drawing programs$ These tools may !e compared to a !ackground grid (Gridmode) and

the a!ility to .snap/ to grid points (Snap mode)$ These drawing modes can !e indispensa!le tools

under certain conditions$ Their use is fairly straightforward$ +ou can experiment with them on your

own using the information in the following sections$

(sing rid 'ode as a ac;gro&nd ridEsing Qrid mode is like haing a grid under your drawing to help you with layout, as shown in igure

3$W$


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Dhen you turn an o!-ect into a !lock, it"s stored in the drawing file, ready to !e recalled at any time$

The !lock remains part of the drawing file een when you end the editing session$ Dhen you open the

file again, the !lock is aaila!le for your use$


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3. oilet.4. &7 for the description$+ou can press or right1click the mouse and choose Nepeat 7L6CP from the shortcut menu to start

the Create 7lock tool$

$nserting a Sy"7ol+ou can recall the Tu! and Toilet !locks at any time, as many times as you want$


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1. #elete the original tu! and toilet drawings$ Click the 5rase tool in the %odify Ni!!on panel, andthen enter ll to erase the entire isi!le contents of the drawing$ (#oing so has no effect on the

!locks you created preiously$)

2. #raw a rectangle ?U1KR S *U$ %etric users should draw a @ cm S * cm rectangle$ 6rient therectangle so the long sides go from left to right and the lower1left corner is at coordinate U1R,U1R

(or coordinate *K$,*K$ for metric users)$


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The options in the


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already made it a more conenient si=e$ +ou"ll turn the door !ack into a !lock, this time using the

door"s lower1left corner for its insertion !ase point:

1. &7 .The Tu! !lock is now saed asa file$

. Nepeat steps through K for the Toilet !lock$ Qie the file the same name as the !lock$

Replacing +6isting 8iles :it% loc;s

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The D!lock command does the same thing as choosing 5xport Y 6ther ormats, !ut output is

limited to &utoC #DQ files$ Let"s try using the D!lock command this time to sae the #oor !lock

you modified:

1.


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7lock, 5xport, and D!lock are extremely ersatile commands, and if used -udiciously, they can !oost

your productiity and simplify your work$


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3. Turn on the &nnotatie option in the 7ehaior section of the 7lock #efinition dialog !ox$ +ou canalso turn on the %atch 7lock 6rientation To Layout option if you want the sym!ol to appear always in

a ertical orientation (see igure W$)$

4. elect the o!-ects that make up the !lock, and indicate an insertion point as usual$

!. Qie the !lock a name and then click 6P$&fter you"e followed these steps, you need to apply an annotation scale to the newly created !lock:

1. Click the new !lock to select it$

2. Night1click and choose &nnotatie 6!-ect cale Y &ddH#elete cales$ The &nnotation 6!-ect caledialog !ox appears (see igure W$)$

3. Click the &dd !utton$ The &dd cales To 6!-ect dialog !ox appears (see igure W$3)$

4. elect from the list the scale you"ll !e using with this !lock$ +ou can CtrlJclick to select multiplescales$ Dhen you"re finished selecting scales, click 6P$ The selected scales appear in the &nnotation

6!-ect cale dialog !ox$

!. Click 6P to close the &nnotation 6!-ect cale dialog !ox$&t this point, the !lock is ready to !e used in multiple scale iews$ +ou need only to select a

scale from the %odel iew"s &nnotation cale drop1down list or the Layout iew"s Oiewport cale

dropdown list, which are !oth in the lower1right corner of the &utoC window (see igure W$W)$ The

&nnotation cale drop1down list appears in %odel iew, and the Oiewport cale dropdown list appearsin Layout iew and when a iewport is selected$ (ee Chapter K for more a!out layouts and

iewports$)


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Feeping >rac; of Layers and loc;s


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& new layer named Layer appears in the list !ox$ Iotice that the name is highlighted$ This tells you

that !y typing, you can change the default name to something !etter suited to your needs$

4. Type *all$ &s you type, your entry replaces the Layer name in the list !ox$

!. Dith the Dall layer name highlighted, click the Color icon in the Dall layer listing to display adialog !ox in which you can assign a color to the Dall layer$ The Color icon can !e found under the

Color column and currently shows Dhite as its alue$ The icon is -ust to

the left of the word white.The elect Color dialog !ox opens (see igure *$)$

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(nderstanding t%e Layer Properties 'anager Pal etteThe Layer 'roperties %anager conforms to the Dindows interface standard$ The most

prominent feature of this palette is the layer list !ox, as you saw in the preceding exercise$ Iotice that

the !ar at the top of the list of layers offers seeral !uttons for the arious layer properties$ ust

as you can in Dindows 5xplorer, you can ad-ust the width of each column in the list of layers !y

clicking and dragging either side of the column head !uttons$ +ou can also sort the layer list !ased on aproperty !y clicking the property name at the top of the list$ &nd -ust as with other

Dindows list !oxes, you can also hiftJclick names to select a !lock of layer names, or you canCtrlJclick indiidual names to select multiple layers that don"t appear together$ These features will

!ecome helpful as your list of layers grows$

&!oe the layer list, you can see four tool !uttons:

Iew Layer #elete Layer

Iew Layer O' ro=en in &ll Oiewports et Current

+ou"e already seen how the Iew Layer tool works$ The tool next to the Iew Layer tool, the

Iew Layer O' ro=en


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4. Click the downward1pointing arrow to the far right of the Layer option to display a list of all theaaila!le layers$

!. elect the Dall layer from the list$ Iotice that the wall lines you selected change to a green color$This tells you that the o!-ects hae !een assigned to the Dall layer$ (Nemem!er that you assigned agreen color to the Dall layer$)

. Close the 'roperties palette !y clicking the 8 at the top of its title !ar$ The !athroom walls are nowon the new layer called Dall, and the walls are changed to green$ Layers are more easily distinguished

from one another when you use colors to set them apart$

Controlling Colors and Linetypes of loc;ed )7ectsLayer has special importance to !locks$ Dhen o!-ects assigned to layer are used as parts of a !lock

and that !lock is inserted on another layer, those o!-ects take on the characteristics of their new layer$

6n the other hand, if those o!-ects are on a layer other than layer , they maintain their

original layer characteristics een if you insert or change that !lock to another layer$ or example,

suppose the tu! is drawn on the #oor layer instead of on layer $


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the door -am!s are green$ This gies you immediate feed!ack a!out which layer you"re on as you draw$

Iow you"ll use the part of the wall !etween the -am!s as a line representing the door header (the part

of the wall a!oe the door)$ To do this, you"ll hae to cut the line into three line segments and then

change the layer assignment of the segment !etween the -am!s:

1. Click the 7reak &t 'oint tool in the ome ta!"s expanded %odify panel$

2. &t the elect o!-ect: prompt, click the wall !etween the two -am!s$

3. &t the pecify first !reak point: prompt, use the 5ndpoint osnap oerride to pick the endpoint of the

door"s arc that is touching the wall, as shown preiously in igure *$K$4. Click 7reak &t 'oint on the expanded %odify panel again and then repeat steps and 3, this timeusing the -am! near the door hinge location to locate the !reak point (see igure *$K)$&lthough it may not !e o!ious, you"e -ust !roken the right1side wall line into three line segments:

one at the door opening and two more on either side of the -am!s$ +ou can also use the 7reak tool

(!elow the 7reak &t 'oint tool) to produce a gap in a line segment$ The 7reak &t 'oint tool won"t work

on a circle$ +ou can, howeer, use the 7reak tool to place a small gap in the circle$


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Finding the Layers You WantWith only a handful of layers, its fairly easy to nd the layer you ant to turn o!. "t#e$o%es %u$h %ore di&$ult, hoe'er, hen the nu%#er of layers e($eeds 20 or 30.)he *ayer +roerties -anaer o!ers so%e useful tools to hel you nd the layers youant /ui$ly.

Taming an Unwieldy List of Layershan$es are youll e'entually end u ith a fairly lon list of layers. -anain su$h a list$an #e$o%e a niht%are, #ut uto ro'ides so%e tools to hel you oranie layersso you $an ee tra$ of the% %ore easily. n the left side of the *ayer +roerties-anaer is a set of tools and a list #o( desined to hel you ith your layer%anae%ent tass see iure 5.9. "n the uerleft $orner of the alette is a tool#arith three tools:The New Property Filter tool lets you lter your list of layers to dislay only layersith $ertain roerties, su$h as se$i$ $olors or na%es.The New Group Filter tool lets you $reate na%ed rous of layers that $an #e /ui$lyre$alled at any ti%e. )his tool is helful if you often or ith se$i$ sets of layers. ore(a%le, you %iht ha'e a set of layers in an ar$hite$tural drain that ertains to the

ele$tri$al layout. ;ou $ould $reate a rou lter $alled ust li%it hi$h layers are dislayed in the %ain layer list.The Layer States Manager tool lets you $reate sets of layer states. or e(a%le, ifyou ant to sa'e the layer settins that ha'e only the all and door layer turned on, you$an do so #y usin this tool.

Freeze Lo!" Transparen!y and #ther Layer #ptions;ou %ay ha'e noti$ed the reee and )ha i$ons in the *ayer +roerties -anaer. )heseotions are si%ilar to n and ! i$ons. ?oe'er, reee not only %aes layers in'isi#le,

it also tells uto to inore the $ontents of those layers hen you use the llresonse to the @ele$t o#>e$ts: ro%t. reein layers $an sa'e ti%e hen you issue a$o%%and that reenerates a $o%le( drain. )hisis #e$ause uto inores o#>e$ts on froen layers durin reen. ;oull et rsthande(erien$e ith reee and )ha in hater 7.nother air of *ayer +roerties -anaer otions, *o$ and Anlo$, o!er fun$tionalitysi%ilar toreee and )ha. "f you lo$ a layer, you $an 'ie and sna to o#>e$ts on that layer, #utyou $ant edit those o#>e$ts. )his feature is useful hen youre orin on a $rodeddrain and you dont ant to a$$identally edit ortions of it. ;ou $an lo$ all the layerse($et those you intend to edit and then ro$eed to or ithout fear of %ain

a$$idental $hanes. )he e(anded *ayers Bi##on anel o!ers a *o$ed *ayer adinslider that allos you to distinuish lo$ed layers %ore easily #y fadin the%. )he sliderdoes not a!e$t lotter outut #e$ause it is only a 'isual aid to use hen you are editinyour drains.)hree %ore otionsC*ineeiht, +lot @tyle, and +lotCo!er $ontrol o'er the aearan$eof rinter or lotter outut. *ineeiht lets you $ontrol the idth of lines in a layer. +lot@tyle lets you assin lotter $onurations to se$i$ layers. ;oull learn %ore a#outlot styles in hater 9. +lot lets you deter%ine hether a layer ets rinted in hard$oy outut. )his $an #e useful for settin u

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layers you %ay use for layout uroses only. )he *inetye otion lets you $ontrol lineatterns, su$h as dashed or $enter lines.)ransaren$y is a ne otion in uto 2011, and as the na%e suests, it ena#lesyou to %aea layer transarent. ;ou $an enter a 'alue fro% 0, hi$h is $o%letely oa/ue, to 90,hi$h is the %a(i%u% transaren$y alloed. fter settin the transaren$y 'alue, you

%ay need to enter $eto see the transaren$y of the layer. inally, you $an sa'e layersettins for later re$all #y usin the *ayer @tates -anaer tool in the uerleft $orner ofthe *ayer +roerties -anaer. )his feature is e(tre%ely useful hen you antto sa'e di!erent layer $o%#inations. hater 15 shos you ho to use this feature. )hisotion is also a$$essi#le fro% the @tate otion in the $o%%andline 'ersion of the *ayer$o%%and.

Linetypes Trou%leshooting"f you $hane the linetye of a layer or an o#>e$t #ut the o#>e$t re%ains a $ontinuousline, $he$ the *ts$ale syste% 'aria#le. "t should #e set to your drain s$ale fa$tor. "fthis doesnt or, set the Dieres syste% 'aria#le to a hiher 'alue see endi( E.

Dieres $an also #e set #y the r$ nd ir$le @%oothness otion in the islay ta# ofthe tions dialo #o(. )he #eha'ior of linetye s$ales deends on hether youre in-odel @a$e or in a drain layout. "f your e!orts to $ontrol linetye s$ale ha'e noe!e$t on your linetyes 'isi#ility, you %ay #e in a drain layout. @ee hater 16 for%ore on -odel @a$e and layouts.

&dding the Final 'etail"f youre orin throuh the tutorial, your nal tas is to set u an insertion oint forthe $urrent

drain to fa$ilitate its insertion into other drains in the future. ollo these stes:())ye *ase.+) t the


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.eeping Tra!" of *lo!"s and Layers)he "nsert dialo #o( and the *ayer +roerties -anaer let you 'ie the #lo$s andlayersa'aila#le in your drain #y listin the% in a indo. )he *ayer +roerties -anaer alsoin$ludes infor%ation a#out the status of layers. ?oe'er, you %ay foret the layer onhi$h ano#>e$t resides. ;ou'e seen ho the +roerties otion on the short$ut %enu shos you

the roertiesof an o#>e$t. )he *ist tool in the +roerties anel also ena#les you to et infor%ationa#outindi'idual o#>e$ts.Ase these stes to see an alternate ay to 'ie the roerties of a #lo$:

() li$ the *ist tool fro% the ?o%e ta#s +roerties anel."f you >ust ant to /ui$ly $he$ hi$h layer an o#>e$t is on, $li$ it. "ts layer ill aearinthe *ayer drodon list of the *ayers anel.

+) t the @ele$t o#>e$ts: ro%t, $li$ the )u# #lo$, and then ress to oen theuto )e(t Windo.

,) "n the uto )e(t Windo, a listin aears that shos not only the layer the tu#ison, #ut also its sa$e, insertion oint, na%e, rotation anle, and s$ale.

)he infor%ation in the )e(t Windo, e($et the handle listin, is duli$ated in the+roertiesalette you see hen you riht$li$ and $hoose +roerties. Eut ha'in the data in theuto)e(t Windo i'es you the Ke(i#ility to re$ord it in a te(t le in $ase you need to storedata a#outarts of your drain. ;ou $an also use the uto )e(t Windo to a$$ess and store

othertyes of data reardin your drains.)he @a$e roerty listed for the )u# #lo$ desinates hether the o#>e$t resides in-odel@a$e or +aer @a$e. ;oull learn %ore a#out these sa$es in haters 8 and 16.

Getting a Te/t File List of Layers or *lo!"sWith $o%le( drains, it $an #e helful to et a te(t le that lists the layers or

#lo$s in yourdrain. ;ou $an do this #y usin the lole feature in uto. t the o%%andro%t, enter

Log0lemode

, and then enter (

. )ye 1La

2

dont foret the %inus sin at the#einnin of

the *a $o%%and. "f your list of layers is e(tensi'e, you %ay #e ased to ress to$ontinue. o so.

;our list of layers aears in the o%%and indo. or a list of #lo$s, enter 13nsert2

. When

you'e o#tained your list, $lose the lole feature #y tyin Log0lemode4.

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&ssigning -olors Linetypes and Linetype S!ales to 3ndi5idual#%6e!ts

"f you refer, you $an set u uto to assin se$i$ $olors and linetyes too#>e$ts instead ofha'in o#>e$ts tae on the $olor and linetye settins of the layer on hi$h they reside.Lor%ally,o#>e$ts are i'en a default $olor and linetye $alled Ey*ayer, hi$h %eans ea$h o#>e$ttaes on the$olor or linetye of its assined layer. ;ou'e ro#a#ly noti$ed the ord ByLayer in the+roertiesanel and in 'arious dialo #o(es and tool alettes.Ase the +roerties anel to $hane the $olor or linetye of e(istin o#>e$ts. )his anellets you set theroerties of indi'idual o#>e$ts. or ne o#>e$ts, use the #>e$t olor drodon list onthe +roertiesanel to set the $urrent default $olor to red for e(a%le instead of Ey*ayer. )hene'erythin you draill #e red, reardless of the $urrent layer $olor. )he #>e$t olor drodon list also

o!ers a @ele$tolors otion that oens the @ele$t olor dialo #o( you sa earlier in this $hater.or linetyes, you $an use the *inetye drodon list in the +roerties anel to sele$t adefaultlinetye for all ne o#>e$ts. )he list shos only linetyes that ha'e already #een loadedinto thedrain, so you %ust rst load a linetye #efore you $an sele$t it.nother ossi#le $olor and linetye assin%ent is EyElo$, hi$h you also set ith the+roertiesanel. EyElo$ %aes e'erythin you dra hite until you turn your drain into a #lo$and then

insert the #lo$ on a layer ith an assined $olor. )he o#>e$ts then tae on the $olor ofthat layer.)his #eha'ior is si%ilar to that of o#>e$ts dran on layer 0. )he EyElo$ linetye orssi%ilarlyto the EyElo$ $olor.inally, if you ant to set the linetye s$ale for ea$h indi'idual o#>e$t instead of relyinon thelo#al linetye s$ale the *ts$ale syste% 'aria#le, you $an use the +roerties alette to%odify thelinetye s$ale of indi'idual o#>e$ts. "n la$e of usin the +roerties alette, you $an setthe elts$ale

syste% 'aria#le to the linetye s$ale you ant for ne o#>e$ts.s %entioned earlier, stay aay fro% assinin $olors and linetyes to indi'idual o#>e$tsuntilyoure $o%forta#le ith uto= e'en then, use $olor and linetye assin%ents$arefully. therusers ho or on your drain %ay ha'e di&$ulty understandin your drainsoraniationif you assin $olor and linetye roerties indis$ri%inately.

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Part +Mastering 3ntermediate S"ills-hapter 78 9diting and $eusing 'ata to Wor"9:!iently-hapter ;8 Mastering 8 3ntrodu!ing Printing Plotting andLayouts-hapter ?8 Understanding Plot Styles-hapter (48 &dding Te/t to 'rawings-hapter ((8 Using Fields and Ta%les-hapter (+8 Using 'imensions

9diting and $eusing 'atato Wor" 9:!ientlyt least 5 uto $o%%ands are de'oted to duli$atin o#>e$tsC10 if you in$lude therisotions. Why so %anyM "f youre an e(erien$ed drafter, you no that you fre/uentlyha'e todra the sa%e ite% se'eral ti%es in %any drains. uto o!ers a 'ariety of ays toreusee(istin eo%etry, there#y auto%atin %u$h of the reetiti'e or usually asso$iatedith%anual draftin.

"n this $hater, as you nish drain the studio aart%ent unit, youll e(lore so%e ofthe aysto e(loit e(istin les and o#>e$ts hile $onstru$tin your drain. or e(a%le, youlluse e(istinles as rototyes for ne les, eli%inatin the need to set u layers, s$ales, and sheetsies forsi%ilar drains. With uto, you $an also duli$ate o#>e$ts in %ultile arrays. "nhater 3,

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you sa ho to use the #>e$t @na sna o'errides on o#>e$ts to lo$ate oints fordrain $o%le(for%s. )his $hater des$ri#es other ays of usin lines to aid your drain.Ee$ause youll #ein to use the Noo% $o%%and %ore in the e(er$ises in this $hater,youllre'ie this $o%%and as you o alon. ;oull also dis$o'er the +an $o%%andCanothertool tohel you et around in your drain.

;oure already fa%iliar ith %any of the $o%%ands youll use to dra the aart%entunit.@o, rather than oin throuh e'ery ste of the drain ro$ess, the e(er$ises illso%eti%esas you to $oy the drain fro% a ure and, usin notes and di%ensions as uides,uto#>e$ts on the indi$ated layers. "f you ha'e trou#le re%e%#erin a $o%%and you'ealreadylearned, o #a$ and re'ie the aroriate se$tion of the #oo."n this $hater, youll learn to do the folloin:reate and use te%lates

oy an o#>e$t %ultile ti%es e'elo your drain ind an e(a$t distan$e alon a $ur'e hane the lenth of o#>e$ts reate a ne drain #y usin arts fro% another drain

-reating and Using Templates-ost rora%s today in$lude hat are $alled te%lates. template is a le that isalready set

u for a se$i$ ali$ation. or e(a%le, in your ord ro$essor, you %iht ant to setu ado$u%ent ith a loo, a return address, and a date so you dont ha'e to add theseele%ents ea$hti%e you $reate a letter. ;ou %iht also ant to for%at in'oi$es in a slihtly di!erentay. ;ou$an set u a te%late for the needs of ea$h tye of do$u%ent. )hat ay, you dont ha'eto sendti%e refor%attin ea$h ne do$u%ent you $reate.

-reating a Template)he folloin e(er$ise uides you throuh $reatin and usin a te%late drain foryour studiosit$henette. Ee$ause the it$henette ill use the sa%e layers, settins, s$ale, and sheetsieas the #athroo% drain, you $an use the Eath le as a rototye. ollo these stes:

() @tart uto in the usual ay.+) hoose en fro% the Jui$ $$ess tool#ar to oen the @ele$t ile dialo #o(.

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,) *o$ate the Eath le you $reated in the last $hater. ;ou $an also use the le 06#ath.d.

@) li$ the e$ts that %ae u the #athroo%, #ut other ele%ents, su$h as layers,linetyes,and stored #lo$s, re%ain in the drain.

A) hoose @a'e s fro% the li$ation %enu to oen the @a'e rain s dialo #o(.enthe ile f )ye drodon list, and sele$t uto rain )e%late O.dt. )he lelist indo $hanes to dislay the $urrent te%late les in the P)e%lateP folder.

7) "n the ile La%e te(t #o(, enter the na%e &r!h>/((h. "f youre a %etri$ user, enterthena%e &@plan.

;) li$ @a'e to oen the )e%late tions dialo #o( see iure 6.1.>) B %y(( in!hmedia. -etri$ users should enter the des$rition &r!hite!tural (8(4 s!ale drawing

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in hi$h to sa'e your ne it$hen le. or e(a%le, you $an sa'e your le in the -yo$u%ents folder #y $li$in the -y o$u%ents short$ut in the left $olu%n.

A) li$ @a'e to $reate the Qit$hen le and $lose the dialo #o(.;ou'e $reated and used your on te%late le. *ater, hen you'e esta#lished a

$o%forta#leorin relationshi ith uto, you $an $reate a set of te%lates that are $usto%%ade to

your arti$ular needs.?oe'er, if youre in a hurry, you dont need to $reate a te%late e'ery ti%e you antto reusesettins fro% another le. ;ou $an use an e(istin le as the #asis or rototye for a nele ithout$reatin a te%late. en the rototye le, and $hoose @a'e s fro% the li$ation%enuto $reate a ne 'ersion of the le under a ne na%e. ;ou $an then edit the ne 'ersionithouta!e$tin the oriinal rototye le.

-opying an #%6e!t Multiple Times*ets e(lore the tools that let you /ui$ly duli$ate o#>e$ts. "n this se$tion, youll #einto draarts of a s%all it$hen. )he rst e(er$ise introdu$es the rray $o%%and, hi$h you $anuse todra the as #urners of a rane to.s youll see, an array $an #e either in a $ir$ular attern, $alled apolar array, or a %atri(of$olu%ns and ros, $alled a rectangular array.

Ma"ing -ir!ular -opies)o start the rane to, rst set the layer on hi$h you ant to dra, and then dra a

$ir$le reresentinthe ede of one #urner:

() @et the $urrent layer to i(ture #y sele$tin i(ture fro% the *ayer drodon list inthe?o%e ta#s *ayers anel.Ee$ause you used the Eath le as a te%late, Bunnin snas for


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the @na -ode tool in the status #ar.

+) ra a 4H line startin fro% the $oordinate 4G1H,4G0H and endin to the riht of thatoint.-etri$ users should dra a 9 $% line startin at $oordinate 122,120 and endin to theriht of that oint.

,) d>ust your 'ie so it loos si%ilar to iure 6.2.

;ou'e ot the #asi$ arts needed to $reate the #urner rill. ;oure ready to %ae%ultile$oies of the line. or this art, youll use the rray dialo #o(:

() li$ rray on the -odify anel, or tye &$

to oen the rray dialo #o( seeiure 6.3.

+) li$ the @ele$t #>e$ts #utton. )he dialo #o( te%orarily $loses, ena#lin you tosele$t o#>e$ts.

,))ye Lto sele$t the last o#>e$t dran, or $li$ the o#>e$t you ant to array.@) +ress to $onr% your sele$tion. )he rray dialo reoens.A) li$ the +olar rray radio #utton at the to of the dialo #o( to tell uto youanta $ir$ular array. )he rray dialo #o( dislays the +olar rray otions see iure 6.4.

7) li$ the +i$ enter +oint #utton to te%orarily $lose the rray dialo #o(.;) @hiftUriht$li$ and sele$t enter, and then la$e the $ursor on the $ir$le. When yousee the $ir$ular sna %arer at the $enter of the $ir$le, $li$ the %ouse. )his sele$tsthe$ir$les e(a$t $enter for the $enter of the olar array. fter you'e $li$ed, the rraydialo#o( returns.Be%e%#er that to a$$ess osnas other than those set u as Bunnin snas, you@hiftUriht$li$ the %ouse and then sele$t the osna you ant to use fro% the resultin%enu.

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t this oint, you'e sele$ted an o#>e$t to array, and you'e indi$ated the $enter lo$ationofthe array. "f you'e sele$ted the ron o#>e$t or the ron $enter oint, you $an o #a$andse$ify these otions aain.Lo to $o%lete the ro$ess, tell uto the nu%#er of $oies in the array and thee(tentof the array throuh the $ir$le:

() "n the rray dialo #o(, enter > in the )otal Lu%#er f "te%s te(t #o(. )his tellsutoto %ae eiht $oies in$ludin the oriinal.

+) $$et the default of 360 for the nle )o ill te(t #o(. )his tells uto to sreadthe$oies e'enly o'er the full 360 derees of the $ir$le. f $ourse, you $an enter other'alueshere. or e(a%le, if you enter 180, the array ill ll half the $ir$le.;ou $an $li$ the +i$ nle )o ill #utton to the riht of the nle )o ill te(t #o( torahi$ally sele$t an anle in the drain.

,) -ae sure the Botate "te%s s oied $he$ #o( in the loerleft $orner of the dialo#o(is sele$ted. )his ensures that the arrayed o#>e$t is rotated a#out the array $enter. "f you$learthis otion, the $oies ill all #e oriented in the sa%e dire$tion as the oriinal o#>e$t.

@) li$ the +re'ie #utton. uto shos you the results of your array settins.A) Biht$li$ to a$$et the array. )he $ir$ular array aears in the drain, as shon iniure 6.5."n ste 5, you $ould $li$ to return to the rray dialo #o( and $hane settins #efore$o%%ittinto a nal array attern. ;ou $ould also ress


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@o%eti%es the rray tool $an #e o'erill if you only need to %ae a fe e'enly sa$ed$oies.ortunately, ri editin o!ers a feature that lets you /ui$ly %ae e'enly sa$ed$oies. ?eresho its done:

() +ress the e$tsyou ant to $oy.

+) li$ a ri oint as your #ase oint.,) Biht$li$ your %ouse, and sele$t -o'e.@) trlU$li$ a lo$ation to la$e a $oy of the sele$ted o#>e$t. )his rst $oy illdeter%ine theinter'al distan$e for additional $oies.

A) ontinue to hold don the trl ey and sele$t additional oints to %ae $oies atreularlysa$ed inter'als.)he $oies sna to the distan$e you indi$ate ith the rst trlU$li$ oint in ste 4.;ou $an use

osnas to sele$t a distan$e #ased on the osition of another o#>e$t. n$e you'e %adethe rst$oy ith the trlU$li$, you $an release the trl ey to %ae %ultile $oies at rando%inter'als.nother otion is to use +olar @na hile %ain ri edit $oies. With +olar @na, you$an entera se$i$ distan$e for the inter'als. @ee hater 3 for %ore on +olar @na.

Finishing the .it!henetteEefore you sa'e and $lose the Qit$hen le, you need to do one %ore thin. ;oull #eusin thisdrain as a sy%#ol and insertin it into the o'erall lan of the studio aart%ent unit. )ofa$ilitatea$$urate la$e%ent of the it$hen, youll $hane the lo$ation of the #ase oint of thisdrainto the uerleft $orner of the it$hen. )his ill then #e the drains grip:

() o%lete the it$henette as indi$ated in the #otto% anel of iure 6.11, shonearlierin this $hater. s the ure indi$ates, %ae sure you ut the it$henette on the i(turelayer. )his ill hel you $ontrol the 'isi#ility of the it$henette in future edits of this le.

ra the sin rouhly as shon in the ure.+) li$ the @et Ease +oint tool in the ?o%e ta#s e(anded Elo$ anel.

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,) @a'e the Eath le. "f you use the online le, $hoose @a'e s fro% the li$ation%enuand sa'e it as Eath.

@) li$ the lose i$on in the uerriht $orner of the drain area or $hoose losefro%the li$ation %enu to $lose the #ath drain.Le(t youll $reate a ne le. Eut this ti%e, instead of usin the @tart ro% @$rat$h or Ase)e%late otion in the reate Le rain dialo #o(, youll try the Ase Wiardotion:

() li$ Le fro% the Jui$ $$ess tool#ar to oen the @ele$t )e%late dialo #o(.+) *o$ate and sele$t the a$ad.dt te%late le. -etri$ users should lo$ate thea$adiso.dtte%late le.

,) li$ en to oen the ne le.@) "f youre usin "%erial %easure%ents, $hoose rain AtilitiesAnits fro% theli$ation %enu= then in the rain Anits dialo #o(, sele$t r$hite$tural fro% the*enth rous )ye drodon list and $li$ Q. -etri$ users, use the default de$i%al

lenth tye.A))ye Limits. t the @e$ify loer left $orner or RLST F00V,00VI:ro%t, ress to a$$et the default drain oriin for the loerleft $orner.

7) "f youre usin "%erial %easure%ents, enter A+>@4>at the ne(t ro%t. )heseare the

aroriate di%ensions for an 8H 11H drain at 1S4H X 1G0 H s$ale. -etri$ usersshouldenter (@>A(4A4. )his is the or area for a 1:50 s$ale drain on an 4 sheet.

;) li$ ll fro% the Noo% Kyout on the Die ta#s La'iate anel or $li$ Noo% ll fro%the na'iation #ar.*ets $ontinue #y layin out a tyi$al studio unit. ;oull dis$o'er ho i%ortin a le alsoi%orts a 'ariety of drain ite%s su$h as layers and linetyes. ollo these stes:

() Eein the unit #y drain to re$tanles, one 14G lon #y 24G ide and the other 14G lon#y 4G ide. -etri$ users should %ae the re$tanles 426 $% ide #y 731 $% lon and426$% ide #y 122 $% lon. +la$e the% as shon in iure 6.12. )he lare re$tanlereresentsthe interior of the aart%ent unit, and the s%all re$tanle reresents the #al$ony.)he sie and lo$ation of the re$tanles are indi$ated in the ure.

+) li$ the "nsert tool on the ?o%e ta#s Elo$ anel to oen the "nsert dialo #o(.,) li$ the Erose #utton, and lo$ate and sele$t the #athroo% drain #y usin the@ele$train ile dialo #o(. )hen $li$ en. "f you ha'ent sa'ed a #athroo% drain fro%earlier e(er$ises, you $an use 05$#ath.d.

@) "f youre usin the 05$#ath.d le, do the folloin: fter sele$tin 05$#ath.d inste 3, $hane the na%e that aears in the La%e te(t #o( to Eath instead of 05$#ath#efore you $li$ Q in ste 5. )his i'es the inserted le a #lo$ na%e of Eath, e'en

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thouh its oriinatin lena%e is 05$#ath.

A) li$ Q in the "nsert dialo #o(, and then $li$ the uerleft $orner of the unitsinterioras the insertion oint see iure 6.13. ;ou $an use the e$ts. )he folloin e(er$ises shoyou thero$ess of drain lines rather than >ust ho indi'idual $o%%ands or. While youre#uildinalls and addin doors, youll et a $han$e to #e$o%e %ore fa%iliar ith +olar )ra$inand sna )ra$in.

$oughing 3n the Line Wor")he #athroo% you inserted in the re$edin se$tion has only one side of its interior allsdran. Walls are usually shon #y dou#le lines. "n this ne(t e(er$ise, youll dra theotherside. Bather than tryin to dra the all erfe$tly the rst ti%e, youll set$h in the lineor

and then $lean it u in the ne(t se$tion, in a ay si%ilar to %anual draftin.Ase these stes to rouh in the all lines:

() Noo% in to the #athroo% so that the entire #athroo% and art of the area around itaredislayed, as in iure 6.14.

+) @ele$t Wall fro% the *ayer drodon list in the *ayers anel to %ae Wall the$urrent layer.

,) -ae sure that the #>e$t @na )ra$in and #>e$t @na tools on the status #ar are

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turned on.

@) li$ *ine fro% the ra anel, or tye L.A) t the @e$ify rst oint: ro%t, ho'er your $ursor o'er the loerriht $orner ofthe #athroo% so that the


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(4) ra a line $onne$tin the to door >a%#s. )hen assin that line to the eilinlayer.@ee the to anel in iure 6.16.

(() ra a line 6H donard fro% the endoint of the door >a%# nearest the $orner.@ee theto anel in iure 6.16.

-hamfer 5s) Fillet)he ha%fer $o%%and erfor%s a si%ilar fun$tion to the illet $o%%and, #ut unlieillet, itena#les you to >oin to lines ith an inter%ediate #e'eled line rather than ith an ar$.ha%fer$an #e set to >oin to lines at a $orner in e(a$tly the sa%e %anner as illet.

-leaning Up the Line Wor";ou'e dran so%e of the all lines, aro(i%atin their endoint lo$ations. Le(t youlluse theillet $o%%and to >oin lines e(a$tly end to end and then i%ort the it$hen drain.ollo these stes to >oin the lines:

() li$ the illet tool on the -odify anel, or tye F.)he ha%fer and illet tools share the sa%e lo$ation in the -odify tool#ar, so the tool ti%ay say ha%fer instead of illet. "f it does say ha%fer, then $li$ the Kyout arroheadne(t to the tool and sele$t illet.

+))ye $4to %ae sure the llet radius is set to 0.,) illet the to lines #y i$in the 'erti$al and horiontal lines, as indi$ated in the#otto%anel in iure 6.16 shon earlier in this $hater. Loti$e that these oints lie on the

ortion of the line you ant to ee. ;our drain ill loo lie the #otto% anel iniure 6.16.

@) illet the #otto% all of the #athroo% ith the left all of the unit, as shon in iure6.17.-ae sure the oints you i$ on the all lines are on the side of the line you ant toee,not on the side you ant tri%%ed.

A) illet the to all of the unit ith the rihtside all of the #athroo%, as shon iniure 6.17.;ou $an sele$t to lines at on$e for the llet oeration #y usin a $rossin indo= to do

so,tye -at the @ele$t rst o#>e$t or ...: ro%t. )he to endoints $losest to the lletlo$ation are tri%%ed.

Where you sele$t the lines a!e$ts ho the lines are >oined. s you sele$t o#>e$ts tollet, theside of the line here you $li$ is the side that re%ains hen the lines are >oined. iure6.18illustrates ho the illet $o%%and ors and shos hat the illet otions do.

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3f you sele!t two parallel lines during the Fillet !ommand thetwo lines are 6oined with an ar!)Lo i%ort the it$hen lan you dre earlier in this $hater:

() li$ "nsert on the Elo$ anel, and then, in the "nsert dialo #o(, $li$ the Erose#uttonto lo$ate the it$hen drain you $reated earlier in this $hater. -ae sure you lea'e

the @e$ify n@$reen $he$ #o( unsele$ted under the @$ale and Botation rous of the"nsert dialo #o(.

+) +la$e the it$hen drain at the all interse$tion #elo the #athtu#. @ee the toi%aein iure 6.19."f you didnt $o%lete the it$hen earlier in this $hater, you $an insert the 06ait$hen.dle. -etri$ users $an insert 06 it$hen%etri$.d.

,) d>ust your 'ie ith +an and Noo% so that the uer ortion of the aart%ent unitis$entered in the drain area, as illustrated in the to i%ae in iure 6.19.

#ther Methods for Using the *rea" -ommand"n the e(er$ise for nishin the unit lan, you used the Erea $o%%and to la$e a a ina linea$$urately o'er the entry door. "n hater 5, you #roe a line at a sinle oint to $reate%ultile,$ontiuous line se%ents."n this $hater, you used the Erea $o%%ands otion, hi$h allos you to se$ify therst ointof a #rea. ;ou $an also #rea a line ithout the otion, #ut ith a little less a$$ura$y.When youdont use the otion, the oint at hi$h you sele$t the o#>e$t is used as the rst #reaoint. "fyoure in a hurry, you $an disense ith the otion and la$e a a in an aro(i%atelo$ation.;ou $an then later use other tools to ad>ust the a."n addition, you $an use lo$ations on other o#>e$ts to sele$t the rst and se$ond oints ofa #rea.or e(a%le, you %iht ant to alin an oenin ith another oenin so%e distan$eaay. fteryou'e sele$ted the line to #rea, you $an then use the otion and sele$t to oints onthe e(istinoenin to dene the rst and se$ond #rea oints. )he #rea oints ill alin in anorthoonaldire$tion to the sele$ted oints.

Using Polar and #snap Tra!"ing as -onstru!tion Line Tools@o far, you'e #een usin e(istin eo%etry to la$e o#>e$ts in the lan a$$urately. "nthis se$tion,youll use the +olar and sna )ra$in tools to e(tend the uer all line 5H 13 $% for

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%etri$ users #eyond the rihtside interior all of the unit. ;oull also learn ho to usetheonstru$tion *ine tool to lo$ate door >a%#s a$$urately near the #al$ony.@tart #y $hanin the +olar )ra$in settin to in$lude a 45Y anle:

() Biht$li$ the +olar )ra$in #utton in the status #ar at the #otto% of the utoindo,and $hoose @ettins to oen the raftin @ettins dialo #o( at the +olar )ra$inta# see iure 6.21.

+) @ele$t 45 fro% the "n$re%ent nle drodon list in the uerleft $orner of thedialo #o(.

,) "n the #>e$t @na )ra$in @ettins #utton rou, %ae sure that the )ra$ Asin ll+olar nle @ettins otion is sele$ted and $li$ Q.

Lo youll nish the #al$ony #y addin a slidinlass door and a rail. )his ti%e, youlluse lines for $onstru$tion as ell as for arts of the drain. irst, youll add the door>a%# #ydrain a $onstru$tion line. construction line is a line that has an innite lenth, #ut

unlie aray, it e(tends in #oth dire$tions. fter drain the $onstru$tion line, youll use it toosition thedoor >a%#s /ui$ly.ollo these stes:

() Noo% in to the #al$ony area, hi$h is the s%aller re$tanle at the #otto% of thedrain.

li$ the onstru$tion *ine tool on the e(anded ra anel. ;ou $an also tye HL.;oull see this ro%t:@e$ify a oint or R?orSDerSnSEise$tS!setT:

+))ye #to sele$t !set.,) t the @e$ify o!set distan$e or R)hrouhT F0G5HI: ro%t, tye @E. -etri$users should tye 122.

@) t the @ele$t a line o#>e$t: ro%t, $li$ the all line at the riht of the unit.A) t the @e$ify side to o!set: ro%t, $li$ a oint to the left of the all to dislaythe $onstru$tion line. @ee the to i%ae of iure 6.25.

7) t the @ele$t a line o#>e$t: ro%t, $li$ the left all line and then $li$ to the rihtof the sele$ted all to $reate another $onstru$tion line. ;our drain should loo lie the

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to i%ae in iure 6.25.Le(t youll edit the $onstru$tion lines to for% the >a%#s.

;) li$ )ri% on the -odify anel, or tye Tr.>) @ele$t the $onstru$tion lines and the to horiontal lines reresentin the all#eteen

the unit and the #al$ony, and ress . ;ou $an either use a $rossin indo or sele$tea$h

line indi'idually. ;ou'e >ust sele$ted the o#>e$ts to tri% to.;ou $an also use the en$e sele$tion otion to sele$t the lines to #e tri%%ed.

?) li$ the horiontal lines at any oint #eteen the to $onstru$tion lines. )hen $li$the$onstru$tion lines a#o'e and #elo the horiontal lines to tri% the%. ;our drain looslie the #otto% i%ae in iure 6.25.

(4) ssin the tri%%ed $onstru$tion lines to the [a%# layer.(() dd lines on the eilin layer to reresent the door header.(+) ra lines #eteen the to >a%#s on the oor layer to indi$ate a slidinlassdoor seeiure 6.25.)he all fa$in the #al$ony is no $o%lete. )o nish the unit, you need to sho ahandrailand the $orners of the #al$ony all:

() !set the #otto% line of the #al$ony 3H toard the to of the drain. -etri$ usersshould o!set the line 7.6 units.

+) reate a ne layer $alled rail, and assin this o!set line to it.,) dd a 5H 13 $% for %etri$ users horiontal line to the loer $orners of the #al$ony,asshon in iure 6.26.

@) li$ the @et Ease +oint tool fro% the ?o%e ta#s e(anded Elo$ anel to set the#aseoint at the loerleft $orner of the #al$ony, at the lo$ation shon in iure 6.26.

A) Noo% #a$ to the re'ious 'ie. ;our drain should no loo lie iure 6.27.7) li$ @a'e fro% the Jui$ $$ess tool#ar to sa'e the drain, and then $lose the le.;our studio aart%ent unit lan is no $o%lete. )he e(er$ises you'e >ust $o%letedde%onstratea tyi$al set of oerations youll erfor% hile #uildin your drains. "n fa$t, nearly80 er$ent of hat youll do in uto is reresented here.Lo, to re'ie the drain ro$ess and to $reate a drain youll use later, youll drathe

aart%ent #uildins lo##y. s you follo the stes, refer to iure 6.28.

The -onstru!tion Line #ptions)here is %ore to the onstru$tion *ine $o%%and than you'e seen in the e(er$ises inthis $hater.?ere is a list of the onstru$tion *ine otions and their uses:=or ras horiontal $onstru$tion lines as you $li$ oints


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&ng ras $onstru$tion lines at a se$ied anle as you i$ oints*ise!t ras $onstru$tion lines #ise$tin an anle or a lo$ation #eteen to oints#Iset ras $onstru$tion lines o!set at a se$ied distan$e fro% an e(istin line

s is usual in Koor lans, the ele'ator shaft is indi$ated #y the #o( ith the lare \throuh it,and the stair shaft is indi$ated #y the #o( ith the ro of 'erti$al lines throuh it. "f

youre in ahurry, use the nished 'ersion of this le, $alled *o##y.d *o##y%etri$.d for %etri$users.)o dra the aart%ent #uildin lo##y, follo these stes:

() reate a ne le $alled *o##y, usin the Anit le as a rototye. en the Anit le,$hoose @a'e s fro% the li$ation %enu, and enter Lo%%y for the ne lena%e.

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() li$ the +oint @tyle tool in the ?o%e ta#s Atilities anel, or enter ddpstyleto oenthe+oint @tyle dialo #o( iure 6.29.

+) li$ the \ i$on in the to ro. lso #e sure the @et @ie Belati'e )o @$reen radio#uttonis sele$ted. )hen $li$ Q.;ou $an also set the oint style #y settin the +d%ode syste% 'aria#le to 3.

,) li$ -easure fro% the +oint Kyout on the e(anded ra anel, or tye me

seeiure 6.30.

The 'iIeren!e *etween 'i5ide and Measure)he i'ide tool i'ide fro% the +oint Kyout on the e(anded ra anel %ars o! aline, an ar$,or a $ur'e into e/ual di'isions, as oosed to di'isions of a lenth you se$ify. ;ou %ihtuse i'ideto di'ide an o#>e$t into 12 e/ual se%ents, for e(a%le. side fro% this di!eren$e infun$tion,i'ide ors e(a$tly the sa%e ay as -easure.

@) t the @ele$t o#>e$t to %easure: ro%t, $li$ the end of the $ur'e that you ant to

use as the startin oint for your distan$e %easure%ent.A) t the @e$ify lenth of se%ent or RElo$T: ro%t, enter the distan$e youant. series of \s aears on the $ur'e, %arin o! the se$ied distan$e alon the$ur'e. ;ou $an sele$t the e(a$t lo$ation of the \s #y usin the Lode sna o'erride seeiure 6.31.

Using *lo!"s instead of Points)he Elo$ otion of the -easure $o%%and ena#les you to se$ify a #lo$ to #e insertedat the se$iedse%ent lenth in la$e of the \s on the ar$. ;ou $an alin the #lo$ ith the ar$ as itsinserted.

)his is si%ilar to the olar arrays Botate #>e$ts s )hey re oied otion.

-reating a New 'rawing %y UsingParts from &nother 'rawing)his se$tion e(lains ho to use the


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shaft. )his tells uto the #ase oint for the ne drain.

7) t the @ele$t o#>e$ts: ro%t, use a indo to sele$t the stair shaft, as shon iniure 6.32.

;) When the stair shaft, in$ludin the door, is hihlihted, ress to $onr% your sele$tion.)he stairs disaear.

>) Ee$ause you ant the stairs to re%ain in the lo##y drain, $li$ the Ando #utton to#rin the% #a$. Ando doesnt a!e$t any les you %iht e(ort #y $hoosin


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e%ty te(t o#>e$ts.V )his has lon #een on the ish list of uto users, and it does >ust hat itsays: "t ures o#>e$ts that ha'e no lenth as ell as te(t o#>e$ts that do not $ontain any te(t.

-hapter ;

Mastering ust for the dislay of the o#>e$ts in your drains you dra, uto starts to #uild an a$$urate, $ore data#ase of o#>e$ts and their roerties.t the sa%e ti%e, it $reates a si%ler data#ase that it uses >ust to dislay the drain

/ui$ly. uto uses this se$ond data#ase to allo /ui$ %aniulation of the dislay of yourdrain. or the uroses of this dis$ussion, "ll $all this si%lied data#ase the virtual display#e$ause its lie a $o%uter %odel of the o'erall dislay of your drain. )his 'irtual dislay isin turn used as the #asis for hat is shon in the drain area. When you issue a Bedra $o%%and,youre tellin uto to reread this 'irtual dislay data and dislay that infor%ationin the drain area. Been $o%%and, on the other hand, tells uto to re#uild the 'irtualdislay #ased on infor%ation fro% the $ore drain data#ase.;ou %ay noti$e that the +an Bealti%e and Noo% Bealti%e $o%%ands dont or #eyond a$ertain area in the dislay. When you rea$h a oint here these $o%%ands see% to sto orin,you'e $o%e to the li%its of the 'irtual dislay data. )o o #eyond these li%its, uto %ustre#uild the 'irtual dislay data fro% the $ore data= in other ords, it %ust reenerate the drain.

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;ou $an usually do this #y oo%in out to the e(tents of the drain.@o%eti%es, hen you oo% in to a drain, ar$s and $ir$les %ay aear to #e fa$etedinstead of s%ooth $ur'es. )his fa$etin is the result of utos 'irtual dislay si%lifyin$ur'es to $onser'e %e%ory. ;ou $an for$e uto to dislay s%oother $ur'es #y tyin $9,hi$h is the short$ut for the Been $o%%and.

-ontrolling 'isplay Smoothnesss you or in uto, you %ay noti$e that linetyes so%eti%es aear $ontinuous e'en hen

theyre suosed to #e dotted or dashed. ;ou %ay also noti$e that ar$s and $ir$les o$$asionallyaear to #e se%ented lines althouh theyre alays lotted as s%ooth $ur'es. $o%%and$alled Dieres $ontrols ho s%oothly linetyes, ar$s, and $ir$les are dislayed in an enlared

'ie. )he loer the Dieres 'alue, the feer the se%ents and the faster the redra and reeneration.?oe'er, a lo Dieres 'alue $auses non$ontinuous linetyes, su$h as dashes or $enterlines, to aear as thouh theyre $ontinuous, ese$ially in drains that $o'er 'ery lare areasfor e(a%le, $i'il site lans.indin a Dieres 'alue that #est suits the tye of or you do ill tae so%e e(eri%entation. )hedefault Dieres settin is 1000. ;ou $an try in$reasin the 'alue to i%ro'e the s%oothness of ar$sand see if a hiher 'alue ors for you.


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@) li$ the ene Windo radio #utton. )he dialo #o(es %o%entarily disaear, and theyna%i$ inut dislay turns on.

A) t the @e$ify rst $orner: ro%t, $li$ to oints to la$e a sele$tion indoaround the area around the ele'ator lo##y, as shon in iure 7.6. Loti$e that the dislay$hanes so that the nonshaded area shos the area you sele$ted. "f you arent satisedith the sele$tion area, you $an la$e another indo in the 'ie.

7) When youre satised ith your sele$tion, ress or riht$li$. )he dialo #o(es reaear.

;) li$ the Die La%e inut #o(, and tye 9le5ator Lo%%y for the na%e of the 'ie you>ust dened.>) li$ the Q #utton. )he Le Die S @hot +roerties dialo #o( $loses, and you see


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ollo these stes to set u the layer:

() en the 07aunit.d le. -etri$ users should oen 07aunit%etri$.d. )hese lesare si%ilar to the Anit drain you $reated in earlier $haters and are used to $reate theo'erall lan in the 07#lan and 07#lan%etri$ les. Be%e%#er that you also stillha'e the 07#lan or 07#lan%etri$ le oen.

+) Noo% in to the #athroo% and it$hen area.,) reate a ne layer $alled lrat.@) -ae lrat the $urrent layer.Lo that you'e set u the layer for the hat$h attern, you $an la$e the attern in the drain:

() li$ the ?at$h tool on the ?o%e ta#s ra anel, or tye =. )he ?at$h reation

Bi##on ta# aears iure 7.8.

+) "n the ?at$h )ye drodon list #o( of the +roerties anel see iure 7.8, sele$t Aserened. )he Aser ened otion lets you dene a si%le $rosshat$h attern #y se$ifyin

the line sa$in of the hat$h and hether its a sinle or dou#lehat$h attern.

,) ou#le$li$ the ?at$h @a$in te(t #o( in the loer riht of the +roerties anel seeiure 7.8, and enter 7 %etri$ users should enter (A. )his tells uto you ant thehat$hs line sa$in to #e 6 in$hes, or 15 $%. *ea'e the nle 'alue at 0 #e$ause you antthe attern to #e alined ith the #athroo%.

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3nheriting Patterns@ay you ant to add a hat$h attern that you'e re'iously inserted in another art of the drain.

With the -at$h +roerties tool in the tions anel of the ?at$h reation ta#, you $an sele$t a re'iouslyinserted hat$h attern as a rototye for the $urrent hat$h attern. ?oe'er, this feature

doesnt or ith e(loded hat$h atterns.

&dding Prede0ned =at!h Patterns"n the re'ious e(er$ise, you used the Aser ened otion to $reate a si%le $rosshat$h attern.;ou also ha'e a nu%#er of other redened hat$h atterns to $hoose fro%. ;ou $an also ndother hat$h atterns on the "nternet, and if you $ant nd the attern you ant, you $an $reate

your on see hater 28.)ry the folloin e(er$ise to see ho you $an add one of the redened atterns a'aila#lein uto:

() +an your 'ie so that you $an see the area #elo the it$henette. Asin the Be$tanletool in the ra anel, dra the 3G0H8G0H outline of the Koor tile area, as shon in

iure 7.9. -etri$ users should $reate a re$tanle that is 91 $% 228 $%. ;ou $an also usea $losed olyline.

+) li$ the ?at$h tool in the ra anel.,) "n the +roerties anel of the ?at$h reation Bi##on ta#, sele$t the +attern otion in the?at$h )ye drodon list.

@) li$ the ?at$h +attern tool in the +attern anel. "f you dont see the ?at$h +attern tool,si to ste 6. Kyout aears that dislays a sele$tion of hat$h atterns iure 7.10.)his list has a s$roll #ar to the riht that lets you 'ie additional atterns.

A) @$roll don the Kyout and lo$ate and sele$t B+BJ1 iure 7.10.7) "f you didnt see the ?at$h +attern tool in ste 4, s$roll throuh the atterns in the +atternanel usin the don arro to the riht of the anel to lo$ate and sele$t the B+BJ1attern. ;ou $an also e(and the anel #y $li$in the arrohead #elo the s$roll arrosiure 7.10.

;) li$ inside the re$tanle you >ust dre.>) Biht$li$ and sele$t


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&dding Solid Fills;ou $an use the @olid otion fro% the ?at$h )ye drodon list in the ?at$h reation ta#s+roerties anel to $reate solid lls. )he ?at$h olor drodon list lets you set the $olor of yoursolid ll. nd dont foret that you $an dra and dro solid lls and hat$h atterns fro% the toolalettes you sa in hater 1.

Positioning =at!h Patterns &!!urately"n the re'ious hat$h attern e(er$ise, you %ay ha'e noti$ed that the hat$h attern t neatly intothe 8G^3G re$tanle. )he B+BJ1 attern is %ade u of 1G s/uares so they ill t e(a$tly inan area that is of e'en 1G in$re%ents. "n addition, uto la$es the oriin of the attern in the#otto%left $orner of the area #ein lled #y default.

;ou ont alays ha'e a hat$h attern t so easily in an area. "f you'e e'er laid tile in a #athroo%,for e(a%le, you no that you ha'e to $arefully sele$t the startin oint for your tiles inorder to et the% to t in an area ith leasin results. "f you need to netune the osition of ahat$h attern ithin an en$losed area, you $an do so #y usin the otions in the riin anel ofthe ?at$h reation ta#.)he %ain tool in the anel, @et riin, lets you sele$t an oriin oint for your hat$h attern.;ou $an also use the ?+B"]"L syste% 'aria#le to a$$o%lish this. ;ou $an also e(and theriin anel for a set of redened oriin lo$ations. )hese lo$ations are Eotto% *eft, Eotto%Biht, )o *eft, )o Biht, enter, and Ase urrent riin. )he Ase urrent riin otionrefers to the \,; oriin of the drain.

"f you are hat$hin an irreular shae, these oriin lo$ations are alied to the boundaryextents of the shae. n i%ainary re$tanle reresents the outer%ost #oundary, or the #oundarye(tents of the shae, as shon in iure 7.11.

)he @tore s efault riin otion lets you sa'e your sele$ted oriin as the default oriin forfuture hat$h atterns in the $urrent drain.Lo that you'e learned ho to add a hat$h attern, lets $ontinue ith a loo at ho yournely edited lan $an #e used. "n the ne(t e(er$ise, youll use this udated 07aunit le toudate all the units in the +lan le.

Updating a *lo!" from an 9/ternal Files you roress throuh a desin ro>e$t, you %ae $ountless re'isions. With traditional draftin

%ethods, re'isin a drain su$h as the studio aart%ent Koor lan taes a ood deal ofti%e. "f you $hane the #athroo% layout, for e(a%le, you ha'e to erase e'ery o$$urren$e of the#athroo% and redra it 16 ti%es. With uto, on the other hand, re'isin this drain $an#e a /ui$ oeration. ;ou $an udate the studio unit you >ust %odied throuhout the o'eralllan drain #y rela$in the $urrent Anit #lo$ ith the udated Anit le. uto $anudate all o$$urren$es of the Anit #lo$. )he folloin e(er$ise shos ho this is a$$o%lished.or this e(er$ise, re%e%#er that the #lo$s reresentin the units in the 07#lan and07#lan%etri$ les are na%ed 07aunit and 07aunit%etri$:

() -ae sure you'e sa'ed the 07aunit 07aunit%etri$ for %etri$ users le iththe $hanes, and then return to the 07#lan le that is still oen. li$ the eno$u%ents tool fro% the li$ation %enu and then sele$t 07#lan.d. -etri$ users

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should use 07#lan%etri$.d.

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li$ Q to ro$eed ith the #lo$ su#stitution.;ou $an use this %ethod of rela$in #lo$s if you ant to see ho $hanin one ele%ent of yourro>e$t $an $hane your desin. ;ou %iht, for e(a%le, dra three di!erent aart%ent unit lansand i'e ea$h lan a uni/ue na%e. ;ou $ould then enerate and lot three aart%ent #uildindesins in a fra$tion of the ti%e it ould tae you to do so #y hand.Elo$ su#stitution $an also redu$e a drains $o%le(ity and a$$elerate reenerations. )o su#stitute#lo$s, you te%orarily rela$e lare, $o%le( #lo$s ith s$he%ati$ 'ersions. or e(a%le,you %iht rela$e the Anit #lo$ in the +lan drain ith another drain that $ontains >ust asinleline reresentation of the alls and #athroo% (tures. ;ou ould still ha'e the all linesfor referen$e hen insertin other sy%#ols or addin %e$hani$al or ele$tri$al infor%ation, #ut thedrain ould reenerate %u$h faster. When you did the nal lot, you ould reinsert the oriinalAnit #lo$ shoin e'ery detail.

-hanging the =at!h &rea;ou %ay ha'e noti$ed the sso$iati'e otion in the ?at$h nd ]radient dialo #o(. When thisradio #utton is sele$ted, uto $reates an asso$iati'e hat$h attern.Associative hat$hes ad>usttheir shaes to any $hanes in their asso$iated #oundary, hen$e the na%e. )he folloin e(er$isede%onstrates ho this ors.@uose you ant to enlare the tiled area of the it$hen #y one tile. ?eres ho its done:

() li$ the Jui$ Die rains tool in the status #ar and sele$t the Anit le fro% the re'ieanels. li$ inside the drain area hen the Anit drain aears iure 7.13.

+) li$ the outline #order of the hat$h attern you $reated earlier. Loti$e the ris thataear around the hat$hattern area.

,) @hiftU$li$ the ri in the loerleft $orner of the hat$h area.Sele!ting =at!h Grips"f the #oundary of the hat$h attern $onsists of line se%ents, you $an use a $rossin indo orolyon$rossin indo to sele$t the $orner ris of the hat$h attern.

@) With the loerleft ri hihlihted, @hiftU$li$ the loerriht ri.

A) li$ the loerriht ri aain, #ut dont @hiftU$li$ this ti%e.7) usts to the ne sie of the hat$h #oundary.

;) +ress the ) hoose @a'e fro% the Jui$ $$ess tool#ar to sa'e the Anit le.?) Beturn to the +lan le usin the Jui$ Die rains tool in the status #ar, and reeatthe stes in the se$tion ZAdatin a Elo$ fro% an e$ts are la$ed on a layer that is o! or froen, so the #oundary o#>e$ts arent 'isi#le. lso, thehat$h attern %iht #e on a layer that is turned o! and you ro$eed to edit the le not nointhat a hat$h attern e(ists. When you en$ounter su$h a le, tae a %o%ent to $he$ for hat$h#oundaries so you $an deal ith the% roerly.

Modifying a =at!h Pattern*ie e'erythin else in a ro>e$t, a hat$h attern %ay e'entually need to #e $haned in so%eay. ?at$h atterns are lie #lo$s in that they a$t lie sinle o#>e$ts. ;ou $an e(lode a hat$hattern to edit its indi'idual lines. )he +roerties alette $ontains %ost of the settins youllneed to %ae $hanes to your hat$h atterns. Eut the %ost dire$t ay to edit a hat$h attern isto use the ?at$h


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9diting =at!h Patterns from the =at!h 9ditor Ta%ollo these stes to %odify a hat$h attern #y usin the ?at$h

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