Thank you, that works great!

Thanks, I'll have to digest this.

Just for fun....

https://www.quora.com/What-do-ve-and-+ve-mean

I am trying to learn how to draw on a face of a solid object. For a test, I created a cube and added text to the top face. When I rotate it, I can see through to the other side but I have transparent turned off. Am I missing something? OS: Windows 8.1 Word size of OS: 64-bit Word size of FreeCAD: 64...

In the

Orthographic projection

dialog, what does the

Axis aligned right

selections mean? Do you know of a good article that could explain?

I am loving this

Drawing Dimensioning

tool, very easy to use. Is there a way to configure the tool to display in feet and inches?
For example, 1'-6" instead of 18"

renatorivo

posted a few alternate views of my drawing. Is there a good tutorial that shows how to use the orthographic properties?

Thank you for the tips. I am experimenting with your suggestions.

Making progress but received an error - or did I do something wrong? Attached is a FC file reduced in size to attach. I was drawing 3 different groups, bedroom 1, 2 and the upstairs hall area when I encountered this error. Did I do something wrong or is this a true anomaly? Create new drawing from t...

Thank you all for your tips. After playing around with it for a while, I think I am getting the hang of this.

I am attempting to take a view from above my first floor and project it onto my drawing "First Floor Drawing". The view I named "View of First Floor" in the attached drawing. I selected the "Outer Wall Group" object and selected the "Create Shape2D Views" butt...