It is assumed the cad operators using this system have a good working knowledge of standard AutoCAD® commands and procedures.
This system is set up based on what has become an industry standard set by the AutoCAD® Users group, Australian Standard AS-1100, ISA Standards and API practices. This system can be modified to suit other standards or individual needs.
4.1 Acecad Digitiser Driver (optional).
      Install the Acecad driver for NT then in AutoCAD® configure the pointing device as a Wintab Compatible Device.
4.2 Placement Of The Tablet.
      Place the Base Tablet (see section 4.18) on the digitiser and fix into position. I find that putting it into one or other of the corners is a good idea because when you change from one tablet to another they are always lined up the same. This avoids re-configuring the tablet each time.
4.3 Digitiser Configuration.
      If AutoCAD® has not already been configured for a digitiser then it should be done here.
4.4 Start AutoCAD®.
      If the AutoCAD® has not been started then start AutoCAD® by, using the shortcut or in the Task Bar select AutoCAD® through Programs.
4.5 Start Drawing.
      4.5.1 After installation exit AutoCAD® and initiate again to make the new configuration take effect.
      4.5.2 To start a new drawing choose "NEW", select a prototype drawing and type in the filename, I suggest limit of 8 characters with no punctuation. This option will prompt you for a scale factor (default "1") and the sheet size (default "A1"). In AutoCAD® you should always draw at full size in model space. Paper space scale can be varied to suit. The scale factor is only there for AutoCAD® to adjust things such as snap, grid, text, blocks, line scale, limits, dimensioning, etc if not using paper space.
To work out the scale factor and sheet size combination you consider the length of view across the sheet in real terms in millimetres, e.g. 7500mm. If you want have the drawing on an "A1" sheet, then you divide the length of the view by the length of the sheet, e.g. 7500 divided by 841 equals 8.9 approximately. You round this figure up to the nearest standard scale, this would be 10, and therefore the scale factor would be 1 = 10. Type "10" as the answer to the scale prompt and "A1" as the answer to the sheet size prompt. These values are remembered for the life of the drawing.
      4.5.3 Standard sheet sizes in mm: -
A0 - 1188 x 840, A1 - 841 x 594, A2 - 594 x 420, A3 - 420 x 297, A4 - 297 x 210.
      4.5.4 Standard scale factors: -
1=1, 1=2, 1=5, 1=10, 1=20, 1=50, 1=100, 1=200, 1=500, 1=1000, 1=2000 etc.
      4.5.5 To call up an existing drawing choose "OPEN" and type in the filename. This option will not prompt you for a scale factor or sheet size. The scale factor that was used to originally produce the drawing is retained in the drawing and will appear in the command prompt area.
      4.5.6 If you are editing an existing drawing produced on a system other than this system then you may be prompted for the scale factor as if you were starting a new drawing and this will cause a second regeneration.
      4.5.7 After an existing drawing has regenerated the previously used menu will be current. To load the PEEKAY-CAD menus for the first time, manually load them by typing menu, at the command prompt, and select the particular mnu file from the dialog box in the discipline sub-directories.

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