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Define Standards
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To create a standards file

  1. Click File menu New.At the Command prompt, enter new.
  2. Enter a template file name or press ENTER to continue.
  3. In a new drawing, create any layers, dimension styles, linetypes, and text styles that you want to be part of the standards file.
  4. Click File menu Save As.At the Command prompt, enter saveas.
  5. In File Name, enter a name for the standards file.
  6. In the Files of Type list, select AutoCAD Drawing Standards (*.dws).

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

  7. Click Save.