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| ==== Simple Template ==== | ==== Simple Template ==== | ||
| - | One of the benefits of a template is they guide the user laying out the drawing and, if no entities are placed outside the template, the drawing will be centred on the sheet when printing. This tutorial will create a minimalist A4 landscape template with a border on the edge of the page, the unprintable area of most printers. | + | One of the benefits of a template is they guide the user laying out the drawing and, if no entities are placed outside the template, the drawing will be centred on the sheet when printing. This tutorial |
| - | Templates are nothing more than a simple drawing file that contains various settings and components that can be used repetitively. These settings are limited to the drawing only and will not alter application preferences or other global settings within LibreCAD. The User Manual [[https:// | + | Templates are nothing more than a simple drawing file that contains various settings and components that can be used repetitively. These settings are limited to the drawing only and will not alter application preferences or other global settings within LibreCAD. The User Manual [[https:// |
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| The page border will be displayed in the Drawing Window. Check it and save it with the following commands: File, Print Preview, set scale to 1:1, click " | The page border will be displayed in the Drawing Window. Check it and save it with the following commands: File, Print Preview, set scale to 1:1, click " | ||
| - | File, Save as A4-Landscape-Template.dxf in the template directory (refer [[https:// | + | File, Save as A4-Landscape-Template.dxf in the template directory (refer [[https:// |
| Test the template is working as expected: File, New From Template, Select A4-Landscape-Template.dxf then File, Print Preview. Click " | Test the template is working as expected: File, New From Template, Select A4-Landscape-Template.dxf then File, Print Preview. Click " | ||
| Check the other tutorials for a more complex template with a border and title block. | Check the other tutorials for a more complex template with a border and title block. | ||
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