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Model space and paper space

Model space and paper space - AutoCAD Tutorial

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Model space and paper space

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We're staying in our 00groundfloorplan.dwg file and as you can see we're looking at the floor plan and we're in the model tab. If you look bottom left of your AutoCAD application window we are in the model tab. Now this is where you work full size. So as I mentioned this is a metric millimeters drawing. So do you remember when we checked out units earlier on in the course we measured a known distance didn't we or a known object So that we knew which unit we were working in So in the model space the model tab we draw everything full-size So if I zoom in on let's say a door swing like that And I go to the home tab on the ribbon utilities panel here click on the fly out there for measure and select distance This will basically measure in millimeters like that. There you go. Eight eight two point six five millimeters So basically what that means is I'm drawing everything in millimeters real-life full size in the model space in my model tab I'll just double click on the wheel now to zoom…

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