SaveAs – BricsCAD Centro Assistenza

Saves drawings in DWG drawing, DWT template, and DXF interchange formats; always displays a dialog box.

Note: This command is intended for saving drawings by different file names or format, such as ones opened in read-only mode.

Accessing the Command

command bar: saveas
shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+S
menu: File | Save As
ribbon: Home | File | Save As

: SaveAs

Displays a dialog box:

Enter a file name, and then click Save.

Use the QSave command to save drawings without seeing this dialog box.

Option	Description
Save in	Selects the drive and folder in which to save the drawing. Click the droplist to access additional locations.
File name	Specifies the name by which to save the drawing: Accept the default drawing1.dwg file name Enter another name Click the droplist to access names of previously-saved drawings:
Save as Type	Specifies the format of the saved file. Accept the default AutoCAD 2013 (.dwg) or click the droplist to choose another format. There are three basic formats: DWG* - drawing file DXF - interchange file (ASCII or Binary) DWT - template file
Use Preview	Determines whether a preview image is included with the drawing file: Yes - includes the bitmap preview image, which is displayed by file managers and other programs No - does not include the preview image The preview is a bitmap (raster) image of the drawing's view at the time it is saved.
Save	Saves the drawing, and then returns to the drawing editor.
Cancel	Cancels the command: does not save the drawing, and returns to the drawing editor.