Starting a project from a blank drawing

1. Do one of the following:

• Click New project .
• On the File menu, click New.
• Press CTRL+N.

The Material dialog box appears. In it, you enter general information about the project and set the project's constructional properties.

2. Under Project Properties, type general information for the project: name of the .evd file; title for the project; general description of what the project is about; relevant keywords; and the name of who created the project.
3. Under Material, in Base type select the base type of the material.

NOTE: The library of base types follows a tree-like structure, and as you browse deeper into it and select a type, in Name the program displays only the types that fall within the selected type group. For example, click the Base type drop-down list, select Folding Carton Cardboard, and then select White Lined Chipboard (WLC). When you later start browsing in Name, you will be browsing only the materials grouped under the WLC base type.

4. In Name select the specific material that you will use for the project. NOTE: After you have selected a material, in Type you see its name.
5. In Thickness, set the thickness of the material you will be using. TIP: For folding carton, 0.5 is the standard thickness.
6. In Grammage, type the weight — in grams per square meter — of the material you will be using.
7. In F/G Dir, set the direction of the material flute or grain. NOTE: The default value is set in the program's general options.
8. After you have entered the project information you need, to begin working on the project, click Finish.

A black drawing opens.