Drawing Setup in AutoCAD 2011
Use a Drawing Template In this tutorial, you learn how to start a drawing using a drawing template file. When you use a template file, new drawings created from the template automatically use the settings defined in the template. This saves you setup time and helps to make sure each drawing you create follows your company’s CAD standards. Drawing template files have a .dwt file extension Some of the settings stored in drawing template files include ■ Unit type and scale (precision) ■ Title blocks/borders, blocks, and logos ■ Layer names ■ Snap, grid, and ortho settings ■ Grid limits ■ Annotation styles ■ Linetypes To start a drawing with a template Click Start menu (Windows) ➤ (All) Programs ➤ Autodesk ➤ AutoCAD 2011 ➤ AutoCAD 2011 - English. NOTE Close the Welcome Screen, if displayed. The AutoCAD window opens with an empty drawing file Drawing1.dwg. Click ➤ New. In the Select Template dialog box, select Tutorial-iArch.dwt. Click Open to open the Tutorial-iArch.dwt templa