Follow these steps to make a scale drawing of a door

 
  Scale drawing of a door
1. The door is drawn to a scale of 2mm=1inch
2. 1 nudge with the arrow key is equal to 2mm
3. 1 square on the grid is equal to 5 nudges (1cm=5")
4. First draw the single door
5. Duplicate the single door
6. Position to form a double door
7. Draw a small circle to make up the key hole
8. Group all the elements that make up the double door.

  Drawing the single door frame
1. Draw the bordering rectangle - 5.4 x 18sqs
2. Draw the vertical rectangle - 0.8 x 18sqs
3. Duplicate and position on left and right side
4. Draw and position the top horizontal rectangle - 3.8 x 0.8sqs
5. Draw and position the bottom horizontal rectangle - 3.8 x 2sqs
6. Group the units that make up the frame of the single door

  Drawing the coloured glass panels
1. Draw the bordering rectangle - 3.8 x 4.4sqs
2. Draw the blue square - 0.6 sqs
3. Duplicate 3 times and position at the corners of the border
4. Now draw the horizontal green rectangle - 2.2 x 0.6sqs
5. Duplicate and centre between the blue squares
6. Draw the vertical green rectangle - 2.2 x 2.8sqs
7. Duplicate and centre between the blue squares
8. Now draw the light blue glass - 2.2 x 2.8sqs and centre in your design
9. Group the units that make up your design and duplicate
10. Draw the wood rectangle between the 2 glass panels - 0.4 x 3.8sqs
11. Position the wooden strip beneath the top glass panel
12. Drag the duplicated glass panel beneath the wooden strip
13. Group both glass panels and the wooden strip.

 

 

Drawing the bottom wood panel
1. Draw the bordering rectangle - 3.8 x 5sqs
2. Draw the bigger rectangle - 3.4 x 4..6sqs
3. Draw the smaller rectangle - 2.4 x 3.6sqs
4. From Draw/Align and Distribute/Align Center and Align Middle
5. Now draw the 4 small diagonal lines touching the corners of the rectangles
6. Finally draw and position the wood strip above the wood panel - 3.8 x 1 sqs
7. Group the units that make up the wood panel and wood strip

  Putting it all together
1. Position the glass panels on the upper part of the frame
2. Position the wood panel on the lower part of the frame
3. The parts should form one whole single door
4. Duplicate the single door
5. Position to form a double door
6. Draw a small circle to make up the key hole
7. Group all the elements that make up the double door.

 
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