a drawing is generated from a design file . the design file must be open . open the 2x4 lego block design

open the A4 layout drawing and use save copy as to save it as lego block . open the lego block drawing . select sheet setup from the drawing menu . and set the scale to 25:10 (paper 25 . model 10) note: this is the same as 2.5:1 but prodesktop does not allow decimal points in the scale setting

select modify and select the text tab and check the text height is set to 2 . select the terminators tab and check the length is set to 3 and the width to 1.5 . select the placement tab and check the above level and along line orientation are checked . and select OK

select the select annotations tool and double click on the scale . edit the scale to 2.5:1 and change the EXAM BOARD text to read LEGO PARTS . edit the name, title and date text

select add modelling view from the drawing menu . using the from workplane option select the lego block . check the workplane option is set to base and select OK . move the plan view into position by dragging on the broken line surrounding the view

use the select features tool to select the bottom line of the plan view . select add projected view from the drawing menu . move the front elevation into position . the front elevation must be lined up with the plan view

select the plan view with the select views tool and right click and select align other views . use select features to select the end line of the front view

and use add projected view to add the end elevation

check in the design window that the lego block is in isometric view and in the drawing window select add modelling view from the drawing menu . select the from window tab and select the 2x4block and select OK

use the select views tool to select the isometric view . and right click and deselect the show hidden lines option

select the linear dimension tool dimensions are set by clicking (selecting) the line to be dimensioned from and then clicking and dragging on the line to be dimensioned to . for example: click on the bottom line of the front view and click and drag from the top line of the prong to set the overall height

complete the linear dimensions . dimensions need to be lined up where ever possible . smaller dimensions should be inside bigger dimensions (projection lines should not cross each other) . very small dimension numbers (eg the height of the prong and the width of the shell) can be re-positioned to the right of the projection line . select the select annotations tool and click and drag to re-position a number

the prodesktop default for dimensioning from a line to a circle or from a circle to a circle is to dimension to the centre point of the circle . the centre lines are added automatically

select the diametric dimension tool and dimension the inner and outer diameters of the hidden prongs

select the radial dimension tool and dimension the inner and outer radius of the prongs

select the angular dimension tool and dimension from the prong on the side view to the edge of the block