Translations:Manual:Traditional 2D drafting/11/en


 * Let's start by turning construction mode on, which will allow us to draw some guidelines on which we will draw our final geometry.
 * If you wish, set the working plane to XY. If you do this, the working plane won't change, no matter the current view. If not, the working plane will adapt automatically to the current view, and you should take care of staying in top view whenever you want to draw on the XY (ground) plane.
 * Then, select the [[Image:Draft_Rectangle.svg|16px]] Rectangle tool and draw a rectangle, starting at point (0,0,0), of 2 meters by 2 meters (leave the Z at zero). Note that most of the Draft commands can be fully performed from the keyboard, without touching the mouse, using their two-letter shortcut. Our first 2x2m rectangle can be done like this: re 0 Enter 0 Enter 0 Enter 2m Enter 2m Enter 0 Enter.
 * Duplicate that rectangle by 15cm inside, using the [[Image:Draft_Offset.svg|16px]] Offset tool, turning its Copy mode on, and giving it a distance of 15cm: