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AutoCAD and Its Applications—Basics
Starting from a Template
The
QNEW
command is the primary means of starting a new drawing. By default,
the
Select template
dialog box appears when you access the
QNEW
command. See
Figure 2-1. The
Select template
dialog box lists the templates found in the specifiedfi
drawing template folder. The default template folder shown in Figure 2-1 includes a
variety of templates supplied with AutoCAD.
The tutorial templates for manufacturing and architecture include a border and
title block. All of the other supplied templates are blank, but include drawing settings
specifi to the requirements of a certain industry or drawing. For general 2D drawing fic
applications, use the default
acad.dwt
template, or select the
acadiso.dwt
template, which
uses basic decimal unit settings according to metric ISO standards. To use a template
to begin a new drawing, double-click on the fi le name, right-click on the file fi and pick fi
Select, or select the fi le and pick the fi
Open
button.
NOTOTE N OT OT TE
All file navigation dialog boxes, including the fi
Select template
dialog
box and those used to save, close, and open fi les, support auto- fi
complete. Type in the
File name:
text box to view a list of fi les matching fi
the characters you enter.
NOTETEOT N OT
You can also access the
QNEW
command from the
W Quick View Drawings
tool described later in this chapter.
QNEW
Quick Access
New
Application Menu
New
Drawing
New
Type
QNEW
[Ctrl]+[N]
Figure 2-1.
Use the
Select template
dialog box to begin a new drawing. Choose a template to reference,
or pick the arrow next to the
Open
button and select an
Open with no Template
option to start
a drawing from scratch.
Default template folder
Selected template d template Pick an option to start a Pick an option to start a
drawing “from scratch”
Pick arrow to
access menu
Pick to start a
new drawing
based on the
selected template a
Preview of
highlighted
template