A drawing template file
provides consistency in the drawings that you create by maintaining
your standard styles and settings.
Select a Drawing Template
File
A
set of drawing template files is installed with AutoCAD. Many
of them are provided either for imperial or for metric units, and
some are optimized for 3D modeling. All drawing template files have
a .dwt file
extension.
While these drawing templates
provide a quick way to start a new drawing, it is best to create
drawing templates specific to your company and the type of drawings
you create.
Create a Drawing Template
File
When
you need to create several drawings that use the same conventions
and default settings, you can save time by creating or customizing
a drawing template file instead of specifying the conventions and
default settings each time you start. Conventions and settings commonly
stored in template files include
By default, drawing template files are stored
in the template folder, where they are
easily accessible. You can use the Options dialog box to set a default for
both the template folder and the drawing template file.
To start a drawing by selecting
a template file
- Click the Application menu, and click
New menu
Drawing.
- In the Select Template dialog box, select
a template from the list.
- Click Open.
To start a new drawing with no template file,
click the arrow next to the Open button. Select one of the “no template”
options from the list.
To create a drawing template
file from an existing drawing
- Click the Application button, and click
Open Drawing.
- In the Select File dialog box, select
the file you want to use as a template. Click OK.
- Erase all of the objects in the drawing
that you do not want to keep.
- Click the Application button, and click
Save As AutoCAD
Drawing Template.
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.
- In the Save Drawing As dialog box, File
Name text box, enter a name for the drawing template.
- Click Save.
- Enter a description for the drawing template.
- Click OK.
The new template is saved in the template folder.
CommandsNEWOPEN
Opens an existing drawing
file.
OPTIONS
Customizes the program
settings.
SAVEAS
Saves a copy of the
current drawing under a new file name.
System VariablesMEASUREMENT
Controls whether the
current drawing uses imperial or metric hatch pattern and linetype
files.
