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project that is based on that prototype. You can establish the settings once
and then apply them to each new drawing.
Prototype Settings
Every AutoCAD Land Desktop project must be based on a prototype. A pro-
totype stores drawing settings. These settings are copied to each drawing that
is created in the project. AutoCAD Land Desktop includes a prototype for
meters and a prototype for feet.
The Prototype Settings dialog box provides a centralized location from which
you can modify prototype settings. To display the Prototype Settings dialog
box, select Prototype Settings from the Projects menu, select the prototype
you want to modify, and then click OK.
You can establish the prototype settings in two ways:
■ You can use the Edit Prototype Settings dialog box.
■ You can use the Drawing Settings command to establish settings and then
save them to a prototype.
Data File Settings
You can use the Edit Data Files dialog box to access data files for AutoCAD
Land Desktop, civil engineering tools (Civil Design), and surveying tools
(Survey). This dialog box provides a centralized location from which you
1. Choose
the program
that has the
settings you
want to edit.
2. Choose the setting
you want to edit.
3. Click Edit
Settings.