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

To create a drawing template file from an existing drawing

  1. Click File menu Open.At the Command prompt, enter open.
  2. In the Select File dialog box, select the file you want to use as a template.
  3. Click OK.
  4. To delete the existing file contents, click Modify menu Erase.To delete the existing file contents, at the Command prompt, enter erase.
  5. At the Select Objects prompt, enter all, and then select the border and title block (if you want to remove them) and enter r (Remove).
  6. Click File menu Save As.At the Command prompt, enter saveas.
  7. In the Save Drawing As dialog box, under Files of Type, select the Drawing Template file type.

    DWT files must be saved in the current drawing file format. To create a DWT file in a previous format, save the file in the desired DWG format, and then rename the DWG file using a DWT extension.

  8. In the File Name box, enter a name for the template.
  9. Click Save.
  10. Enter a description of the template.
  11. Click OK.

    The new template is saved in the template folder.

 Toolbar: Standard 
 Command entry: OPEN