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Summary
The behavior of the NEW command is determined by the STARTUP system
variable.
■ 1: NEW displays the
Create New Drawing dialog box.
■ 0: NEW displays the Select Template dialog box (a standard file selection
dialog box
).
If the FILEDIA system variable is set to 0 instead of 1, a
Command prompt is
displayed
. If you set FILEDIA to 0, this prompt is displayed regardless of the
Startup setting.
Create New Drawing Dialog Box
Quick Reference
See also:
■ Overview of Starting a New Drawing
Summary
Defines the settings for a new drawing. Start from Scratch creates a new drawing
using either imperial or metric default settings. Use a Template creates a new
drawing using the settings defined in a drawing template you select. Use a
Wizard creates a new drawing using the settings you specify in either the
Quick or Advanced wizard. (The first option, Open a Drawing, is not available
from the NEW command. To open an existing drawing, use OPEN.)
List of Options
The following options are displayed.
Start from Scratch
Starts an empty drawing using default imperial or metric settings
(MEASUREINIT system variable). You can change the measurement system
for a given drawing by using the MEASUREMENT system variable. The
Drawing1.dwg that opens when you start the program is a drawing that is
started from scratch.
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