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LESSON 4. Basic drawing and editing: Mercury Spacecraft Console Panel Section.

STEP 5. Add the text.

You now have a large amount of text to finish the drawing. You will need to use a small text size. Click on the Set Text Type command and select the #3 (Zone letters and numerals) text size. To place text on the drawing, use the Text command . After clicking on , type in the text you wish to place in the text box that appears. Then, when prompted for Text position, click with the mouse to position the text. (Make sure the Snap is set to Grid.) Type in a rotation angle of 0.

Enter the remaining text to complete the drawing. The labels are, from top to bottom: LAUNCH OXY, TOWER JETT, CAPSULE SEP, STARTER ATT, IN RETRO ATT.

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