About the Configuration and Setup Guide (AutoCAD Mechanical Toolset)

The Configuration and Setup Guide contains information on how to configure the drafting standard and establish settings before you start drawing.

For Whom is this Guide?

This guide is meant for users responsible for creating and maintaining AutoCAD Mechanical toolset template (.dwt) files. In large organizations, that means the CAD manager or a person to whom the CAD manager has delegated the job.

How is this Guide Organized?

The topic "About Configuring AutoCAD Mechanical toolset" provides a quick overview of configuring AutoCAD Mechanical toolset. This topic contains a flowchart that shows the preferred sequence of operations. On the flowchart, click a box containing a configuration operation to display a topic providing related information. You can also click the navigation links at the bottom of the topic to move through each configuration operation in sequence.

This guide also provides details of a hypothetical case study of a typical configuration scenario. Use the navigation links at the bottom of the screen to walk through case study.