hi, im not a newbie with regards to autodad drafting but i just dont know how to get it started when starting a drawing. i need somebody to help me how to set up a scale in the model space before drafting an object. example, i want to draw a rectangle with dimensions 42,000mm x 52,000mm but the object is too huge for me to see the whole object. can you please help me with this. tnx so much

[QUOTE=ivanz143_ph]hi, im not a newbie with regards to autodad drafting but i just dont know how to get it started when starting a drawing. i need somebody to help me how to set up a scale in the model space before drafting an object. example, i want to draw a rectangle with dimensions 42,000mm x 52,000mm but the object is too huge for me to see the whole object. can you please help me with this. tnx so much[/QUOTE]

 
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When you are ready to draw it is better to start from a template Drawing ex:acadiso.dwt or ect.
 
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