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Use a Template File to Start a Drawing
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To start a drawing by selecting a template file

  1. Click File menu New.At the Command prompt, enter new.
  2. In the Select Template dialog box, select a template from the list.
  3. Click Open.

    The drawing is opened as drawing1.dwg. The default drawing name changes to reflect the number of new drawings that have been opened. For example, if you open another drawing from a template, the default drawing name is drawing2.dwg.

    To start a new drawing with no template file, click the arrow next to the Open button. Select one of the “no template” options from the list.

 Command entry: NEW