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Tutorial 2 Part 11

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Finally we will add the table and chairs.

table position

Select the Circle command circle button and go Relative to P1, move the cursor right and up until the dimensions read 1200 in 'X' and 850 in 'Y', then click to accept. Hit f8 keyand set the radius by setting 500 in 'X' and 0 in 'Y', then click to accept.

Now to draw the chair outline. Select Rectangle rectangle button and go Relative to P2 at the 'Centre' point of the table. Move the cursor right and up and click when the dimensions read 520 in 'X' and 180 in 'Y'. Now move right and down and click when the dimensions read 290 in 'X' and -360 in 'Y' .

chair offsets

Zoom in around the rectangle as below.

Select the Offset button offset button and click on the 'Line 1', drag to the left and click into place when the dimension reads -60, (click the locked button button if the value is locked). Repeat the Offset to create two more lines, one 40 above 'Line 2' and another 40 below 'Line 3'.

Select the Trim/Extend button trim extend button. Select the line parallel to 'Line 2' near to 'P3', make sure Snap is set (Hitf7 key) and snap to the 'End' point, at 'P4'. Repeat Trim/Extend and select the line parallel to 'Line 3' near to 'P5', and snap to the 'End' point, at 'P6'.

Select the lines which form the chair so that the Entity handles are displayed as shown here. Select Rotate rotate button and pick 'P1' (table 'Centre') as the rotation centre point. Now select the 'Quad' point at 'P2' as the reference point. Finally move the cursor anti-clockwise and click when the angle dimension reads 45° (alternatively type 45 in the angle input field and click anywhere to accept).

chair rotate

Now we will copy and arrange the chairs into their final position (shown as dotted here).

chair array

The chair entities should still be selected from the previous operation. Select Polar Array polar array button and check that in the system toolbar 'No.' is set to 4 and that 'Rotate Copies' is ticked ON. Click on 'P1' (table 'Centre') as the rotation centre point. Now select the 'Quad' point at 'P2' as the reference point. Finally move the cursor anti-clockwise and click on the 'Quadrant' point 'P3' as the point to array to.

The tutorial is now complete. Select Zoom Extents T2 - Part 11 | Draft It Cad Software Help and your drawing should appear as below. You may want to practice further and add more detail to your kitchen layout.

completed kitchen layout