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Start a Drawing from Scratch
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

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. At the command prompt, enter startup and 0; then enter filedia and 1.
  2. Click Tools menu Options.At the Command prompt, enter options.
  3. In the Options dialog box, Files tab, in the list of nodes, click the plus sign (+) next to Template Settings. Click the plus sign (+) next to Drawing Template File Location, and specify a folder path.
  4. Click the plus sign (+) next to Default Template File Name for QNEW, and specify a drawing template file name.
  5. Click OK.
  6. On the Standard toolbar, click Qnew.

    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.

 Toolbar: Standard 
 Command entry: QNEW