AUTO CAD 2012 STUDENTS

[Anonymous]

HELP PLEASE....I'M LEARNINFG AUTO CAD FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IM HAVING A FEW CHALLENGES WITH GRID AND SIZE.  AFTER FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVING IN THE INTRODUCTION, MY GRID DOES NOT APPEAR AND MY BACK GROUND IS BLANK. I'M ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH SIZING MY PAGE. wHEN I MOVE MY CROSSLINE TO THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF MY PAGE (RT SIDE OF A COMPAS), THE SIZE I ENTERED ON THE COMMAND LINE IS NOT THERE. I COULD BE LOOKING IN THE WRONG PLACE! LOL

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> wHEN I MOVE MY CROSSLINE TO THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF MY PAGE (RT SIDE OF A COMPAS),

>> THE SIZE I ENTERED ON THE COMMAND LINE IS NOT THERE

And what did you enter in the command line? Especially what command did you use to enter "size"?

- alfred -

[pendean · Accepted solution]

Zoom command, Extents option, then tap the F7 key to toggle grid on/off and see what happens. Remember, LIMITS command settings must match your Zoom Extents view or you won't see much.

Are you taking a class? or have a book to help you learn?

[dgorsman]

Welcome aboard.  FYI - if you notice, the rest of the posters aren't posting in ALL CAPS.  Thats considered "yelling", and impolite if done on a regular basis.

[Anonymous]

Hi Alfred,

Thanks for responding. I don't recall the exact number but it was to place a limit on the frame so I would not go off the page. I eventually figured out I was missing and got right through it. Now Im facing another challenge. lol

[Anonymous]

Sorry, wasn't intentional.

[Anonymous]

I'm taking an on-line class.. thanks for responding.  2ndly,I have moved on sinces than and facing a new challenge. I keep getting a caution message when I open AutoCAD that says "This drawing file being opend was not created by a product from an Autodesk Education Suite. If you save this drawing, it will always be plotted with the following stamp: Produced by an AutoCAD Educational Product. It is recommended that you save this drawing with a different name.

Will this affect my drawings? Thanks in advance.

[JDMather · Accepted solution]

You can ignore that warning - it is just letting you know you are using student license.

This is normal for students - if a commercial user was getting this warning then they would be concerned.

[Anonymous]

That brings a relief....Thank you.