Posted by JR on Dec 28, 2020; 8:08am
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/Drawing-dimensioned-objects-tp5719935.html


Dimensioned Objects
Setting the Current Drawing Preferences to Paper format/Letter
I would like to draw a rectangle (say 30" x 50") by:
1) Drawing a rectangle and then giving it width and height dimensions.
or
2) Drawing a rectangle w two points, viewing width and height dimensions change as I move the cursor, and using that information to determine where to click the second point. No matter what Drawing Preferences/General Scale settings I use, none of them seem to make a difference as far as the units speeding by in the bottom left corner are concerned.
3) Placing a rectangle, selecting it, finding its listed dimensions, and changing them. (in other words, not defining the rectangle through command line, just drawing it, and changing the dimensions)

How do I do each way?

When I do a print preview, I notice that the rectangles I've drawn seem to automatically be positioned so as to take up a single Letter Size page. (which leaves me wondering how to set up and print a multi-page drawing)

Note: I can draw a tiny tiny rectangle on the grid and zoom into it, but it seems I should be able to adjust the grid so that Letter size sheet takes up approximately full screen and I can approximately position all the elements of the drawing and size them appropriately.

Thanks