MECHANICAL DRAWING TEMPLATE FILE

Create a drawing template file on which you can base a mechanical drawing. Open the
Title Blocks.dwg drawing, and re-save it in your user folder as Mechanical.dwt.
Layer Configuration
Configure the following layers with indicated settings.
This layer configuration conforms to ASME standards.

Table 1. Layer Configuration information
NAME COLOR LINETYPE LINEWEIGHT PLOT
Border White Continuous .60mm
Center Cyan Center .30mm
Cutting Plane White Phantom .60mm
Dimensions Green Continuous .30mm
Hatch Magenta Continuous .30mm
Hidden Blue Hidden .30mm
Isometric Yellow Continuous Default
Notes Green Continuous .30mm
Phantom Red Phantom .30mm
Text White Continuous .30mm
Threads Red Continuous Default
Viewports Magenta Continuous Default No
Visible Red Continuous .60mm

Drawing Properties
Drawing properties are settings that are saved with your drawing.
Set yourself as the Author of this template.
Post the File menu and choose Drawing Properties.
In the Properties dialog, select the Summary tab.
Enter your initials in the box labeled Author.

Text Styles
Text style settings reflect the requirements for annotating mechanical drawings.
Do not re-define the Standard text style.
This drawing already contains a text style named Mech Text. Set this text style current.
Dimension Styles
Dimension style settings reflect the requirements for dimensioning mechanical parts.
Every dimension style you create is based on an existing style.
Do not re-define the Standard dimension style.
Create the following dimension styles with indicated settings. The Mechanical style is for
most of your dimensions. The other two are specialized styles for measurements
requiring 3 decimal places and circles or arcs with large diameters. Accept default values
for any properties not shown.
Table 2. Mechanical Dimension Style
STYLE NAME TAB PROPERTY SETTING
Lines
Color By Block
Linetype By Block
Lineweight By Block
Dimension Lines
Baseline Spacing .38
Color By Block
Linetype By Block
Lineweight By Block
Extend beyond dimension lines .12
Extension Lines
Offset from origin .04
Symbols and Arrows
Arrowheads (First and Second) Closed filled
Leader Closed filled
Arrowheads
Arrow size .10
Line Center marks
Size .06
Text
Text style MechText
Text color By Block
Fill color None
Text appearance
Text height .10
Text placement (Horizontal and
Vertical)
Centered
Text placement
Offset from dim line .06
Text alignment Horizontal
Fit
Fit options

Either text or
arrows (best fit)
Text placement

Beside the
dimension line
Scale for dimension
features
Use overall scale of 1.00
Fine tuning None
Primary Units
Unit format Decimal
Precision .00
Linear dimensions
Decimal separator . (Period)
Measurement scale Scale factor 1.00
Zero suppression Leading
Mechanical
(start with
Standard)
Angular dimensions Default settings for all properties
Name the second dimension style Three Decimals. Base it on the Mechanical style. This
style is only for measurements requiring 3 decimal places.
Table 3. Three Decimals Dimension Style
STYLE NAME TAB PROPERTY SETTING
Primary Units Three
Decimals
(start with
Mechanical)
Linear dimensions Precision .000

Name the third dimension style Large Diameter. Base it on the Mechanical style. This style
is only for circles with diameter greater than or equal to 2, or arcs with radius greater than
or equal to 1. The dimension line and arrowheads appear inside of large circles and arcs
(see Figures 1a and 1b below).
Table 4. Large Diameter Dimension Style
STYLE NAME TAB PROPERTY SETTING
Fit
Fit options Text
Large
Diameter
(start with
Mechanical)
Fine tuning

Check both
boxes


Figure 1a. Small circles and arcs Figure 1b. Large circles and arcs

Before you close the Dimension Style Manager dialog box, set the Mechanical
dimension style current.

Table Style
Create a table style on which you can base a Parts List table in a mechanical assembly
drawing. Name your table style Parts List, based on the Standard table style. Apply the
following settings.
On the Data tab:
Set the Text style to MechText.
Set the Text height to .1.
On the Column Heads tab:
Make sure the Include Header row box is checked.
Set the Text style to MechText.
Set the Text height to .1.
On the Title tab:
Make sure the Include Title row box is checked.
Set the Text style to MechText.
Set the Text height to .125.

Layout Configuration
Create the three layouts shown below for this template. You can rename existing layouts
if you wish.
Name the first layout Assembly.
Name the second layout Details 1.
Name the third layout Details 2.

Page Setup
Click on each layout tab, one at a time, and provide the following page setup.
Select the printer that is in your classroom.
Set the paper size to 11x17.
Make sure the plot area (What to plot) is set to Layout.
Select the monochrome.ctb plot style table.
Make sure the plot scale is set to 1:1.
Make sure the orientation is set to Landscape.

Paper Space Components
To save time later, create paper space components in your drawing template.
Activate the Assembly layout.
Set the Border layer current and draw a polyline border .03 units wide.
Set the Text layer current and insert a Title Block-Mechanical. Attach it to the lower
right corner of the border. Do not enter title block information now we'll take care
of that later.
Select the border and title block, right-click and choose Copy from the shortcut menu.
Activate each of the other two layouts, and paste the border and title block into each
layout.

Tolerancing Table
Mechanical drawings often include a table that specifies tolerancing information (see
Figure 2 below). To add tolerancing information to your mechanical drawing template:
Open the drawing named Tolerances for Title Block.dwg from the Unit 4 folder in the
Shared directory.
Select everything in this drawing.
Right-click and choose Copy with Base Point from the shortcut menu. When prompted
for the base point, select the lower right corner of the table.
Return to your mechanical template and paste the table into the current layout. Snap it
to the lower left corner of the title block. Activate each of the other two layouts and
paste the table into the same position in each.
Figure 2. Tolerancing table and Title block