You can start from scratch from the Create New Drawing dialog box, from the Select Template dialog box, or with a default drawing template file that uses no dialog box at all.
Drawing Template File
You can start a drawing that uses predefined settings from a default drawing template file. When you use a default drawing template file, new drawings automatically use the settings defined in the specified file. That template file displays each time you start a new drawing using the QNEW command. You can specify the location of the default drawing template file using the Options dialog box.
Define Settings
You can define drawing settings each time you create a new drawing with the Create New Drawing dialog box.
You can use the Create New Drawing dialog box to choose either imperial or metric units for the new drawing. The setting you select determines default values used for many system variables controlling text, dimensions, grid, snap, and the default linetype and hatch pattern file.
- Creates a new drawing based on the imperial measurement system. The drawing uses internal default values, and the default grid display boundary, called the gridlimits, is 12 x 9 inches.
- Creates a new drawing based on the metric measurement system. The drawing uses internal default values, and the default grid display boundary is 420 x 290 millimeters.
Select a Template
You can choose a different drawing template file each time you create a new drawing with the Select Template dialog box. If you require different settings each time you create a new drawing, such as an imperial template file and a metric template file, you can use the Select Template dialog box to create a new drawing.
