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To open an existing drawing
1 From the File menu, choose Open.
2 In the Select File dialog box, select one or more files and choose Open.
The icons on the left side of the dialog box provide quick access to
commonly used files and file locations. To reorder the icons, drag them to
a new location. To add, modify, or remove an icon, right-click the icon to
display a shortcut menu.
Standard toolbar
Command line
OPEN
To change the default drawing folder
1 On the command line, enter rememberfolders, and then enter 0.
2 On the Windows desktop, right-click the AutoCAD icon. Then choose
Properties.
3 Choose the Shortcut tab.
4 In the Start In box, enter the path of the folder that should be the default
when you open or save drawing files.
5 Choose OK.
Find a Drawing File
You can use the Find dialog box to search for drawings using name, location,
and date filters. For example, you could search a specific network location for
linetype (LIN) files updated within the last ten days.
The Find dialog box for AutoCAD
®
DesignCenter provides further options.
You can search for Windows file properties you added to drawings, for
example, title or keyword.
The Select File dialog box displays drawing file previews. When the RASTER-
PREVIEW
system variable is on, AutoCAD automatically generates a raster pre-
view image that is stored with the drawing when you save it.
See Also
“Add Identifying Information to Drawings” on page 95
“Access Content with DesignCenter” on page 48