{"id":50,"date":"2024-10-21T14:48:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T06:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dwgsee.com\/cad\/support\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=50"},"modified":"2024-10-21T14:48:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T06:48:49","password":"","slug":"create-a-new-drawing","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/dwgsee.com\/cad\/support\/docs\/create-a-new-drawing\/","title":{"rendered":"Create a new drawing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click &#8220;Get started\/New drawing&#8221; in the startup page to create a new drawing. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose Menu \u201cFile\/New\u201d to create a new drawing with drawing template (.dwt)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>New drawings start from either a default drawing template file or a custom drawing template file that you create. Drawing template files store default settings, styles, and additional data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"GUID-02979F86-385F-4A53-A3FB-7202F1225CDA__GUID-18AF32E2-81E4-49BA-BB40-A66F36A6F5C4\">A drawing template file is a drawing file that has been saved with a .<em>dwt<\/em>&nbsp;file extension, and it specifies the styles, settings, and layouts in a drawing, including title blocks. The default drawing template files are provided as samples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"GUID-02979F86-385F-4A53-A3FB-7202F1225CDA__GUID-7F8388F7-D8CB-4C69-9520-3FD8EC355739\">CAD managers often create, maintain, and distribute drawing template files to maintain consistent standards and styles across an organization. Among the settings specified are<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"GUID-02979F86-385F-4A53-A3FB-7202F1225CDA__UL_6809DE6DD2FE41F7BCC701FE5F960AAB\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Units of measure and measurement style (UNITS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drafting settings (DSETTINGS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Layers and layer properties (LAYER)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Linetype scale (LTSCALE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dimension styles (DIMSTYLE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Text styles (STYLE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Layouts with layout viewports and scales (LAYOUT)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plot and publishing settings (PAGESETUP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"GUID-02979F86-385F-4A53-A3FB-7202F1225CDA__GUID-A15FDFBC-A363-472A-A718-539C045DEDB6\">When you save these settings as a drawing template file, you can start creating designs without having to first specify any settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to create new layout?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Right click the model\/layout label, and then choose \u201cNew\u201d or &#8220;From template&#8221; to create new layout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/dwgsee.com\/cad\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Create-Layout.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwgsee.com\/cad\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Create-Layout.jpg 557w, https:\/\/dwgsee.com\/cad\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Create-Layout-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New drawings start from either a default drawing template file or a custom drawing template file that you create. Drawing template files store default settings, styles, and additional data. 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