Spacing Your Drawing Objects

When drawing multiview drawings the spacing of your objects in the drawing window now becomes an issue. All objects should be evenly spaced in the drawing window so that the presentation of your drawing looks professional. The drawings should also be aligned so the horizontal baseline is the same for each view. To figure out where to space your objects use the following formulas:

Space between Objects = (Total Space - Total Space taken up by the objects)/# of objects + 1

This same formula is used for vertical spacing but the Total Space is smaller. For the ProA titleblock the Total Horizontal space = 10.25 inches. The Total Vertical Space = 7.00 inches.

Here is a sample calculation:

Total Space = 10.25 inches
Total Space of Objects = 2 inches wide + 2 inches wide = 4 inches total taken up by the objects
Number of Objects = 2 plus 1

So the space between the objects will be 10.25 - (2 + 2)/3 = 2.08 The amount of space between each object should be 2.08 inches. 2 inches would probably be good enough. So your drawing would look something like this:

space of 2 inches --- object 1 --- space of 2 inches --- object 2 --- space of 2 inches

Vertical spacing would be calculated in the same manner but with less space available.

Assume these same two objects were also two inches tall. Here is the calculation for the vertical spacing:

Total Space = 7.00 inches
Total Space of Objects = 2 inches tall + 2 inches tall = 4 inches total taken up by the objects
Number of Objects = 2 plus 1

So the space between the objects will be 7.00 - (2 + 2)/3 = The amount of space between each object should be 1.00 inches. So your drawing would look something like this:

1 inch space Top View 1 inch space Front View 1 inch space

Once you have determined the spacing use the offset command to create construction lines at the appropriate locations to place your objects.