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Start a Drawing from Scratch | 79
Use a Default Drawing Template File
The fastest way to begin working on a new drawing is to start automatically
with a default drawing template file. No dialog box is displayed with this
method:
■ You set the STARTUP system variable to 0 (off).
■ You set the FILEDIA system variable to 1 (on).
■ You specify a default drawing template file in the Options dialog box on
the Files tab. Click the node labeled “Drawing Template Settings” and
specify a path and drawing template file.
■ You click Qnew on the Standard toolbar.
From now on, a new drawing is immediately created that is based on the
specified default drawing template file.
If no template file is specified in the Options dialog box, QNEW displays the
Select Template dialog box.
To start a drawing from scratch with the Create Drawing dialog box
1 If necessary, set the
STARTUP system variable to 1 and the FILEDIA system
variable to 1. On the command line, enter startup and 1; then enter filedia
and 1.
2 On the File menu, click New.
3 In the Create New Drawing dialog box, click Start from Scratch.
4 Under Default Settings, click either Imperial or Metric.
The new drawing starts as drawing1.dwg. The default drawing name
changes to reflect the number of new drawings that have been started. For
example, if you start another drawing, the default drawing name is
drawing2.dwg.
Command line
NEW
To start a drawing from scratch from a default drawing template file
1 If necessary, set the
STARTUP system variable to 0 and the FILEDIA system
variable to 1. On the command line, enter startup and 0; then enter filedia
and 1.
2 On the Tools menu, click Options. In the Options dialog box, click the
Files tab.