Scale a plumbing fixture using AutoCAD LT
Follow these steps to scale a plumbing fixture in a sample drawing.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to insert and scale a plumbing fixture in a sample drawing. This will allow you to customize templated fixtures to your desired specifications.
Open
- Select Explore Sample Drawings from the start tab.
- Click on Sheet Sets > Architectural > Res > Wall Base.dwg and open the file.
- You will be asked if you want to open the drawing in Read-Only mode. You will not need to save changes, so click Yes.
- Zoom in to room 205.
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Insert
- In the ribbon, click on the Insert tab. In the Block pane, click Insert.Â
- In the Blocks palette, Current Drawing tab, scroll down and click the Sink-Single icon.
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Scale
- Press S for Scale and enter 0.75 to scale the sink to ¾ of its original size.
- Use the Midpoint object snap to place the sink on the midpoint on the front of the splashboard.
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Assign properties
- Select the oval sink. Right-click and select Properties to find out which layer is assigned to it. The sink’s layer, 2_Arch_Plan_Sink, will be specified in the Layer row of the Properties palette, underneath General. Press Esc to deselect.
- Select the new sink that you just placed.
- Right-click and select Properties in the menu.
- In the General section of the Properties palette, select 2_Arch_Plan_Sink from the drop-down menu located to the right of the Layer row.
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Erase
Select the old sink and erase it by clicking Erase from the ribbon or by pressing the Delete key.
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Conclusion
In this tutorial, you learned how to insert a plumbing fixture.
Now you can:
- Open a sample drawing
- Insert a fixture
- Assign layers