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# Day 3 Setting Units & Limits



AutoCAD Tutorial
#Day 3
Setting Units and Limits
Units:
Short cut:  Type a Command : ‘UN’ then Enter
  • Dialog box (open)
  • In this dialog box set decimal, engineering, architecture , fractional and scientific as your wish

Type
Precision
Decimal
0.00
Architectural
0’0.0”
Engineering
0’0”
Fractional
0 1/16
Scientific
0.0000E+01
  •  For making floor plan set “Engineering” and 0’0
  • In units to scale inserted content set “ inches”
  • No need to change angle “decimal angle and 0 degree”



Limits:
Short cut : Type a command : “Limits” then Enter
  • Enter the coordinates for a point at lower left corner of the grid limits .
  • Enter the coordinates of the point at the upper – right corner of the grid limits.
  • At the command prompt, enter grid display and enter a value of "0"

Note : to restore the grid display to the enter XY plane of USC, set grid display to 3 


Thanks and Regards 
Er.Karthiga.B.E,M.E.,

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