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Prompting you to select a DWT template file, and then starts a new drawing based on it.
Note: The QNew command starts new drawings without selecting a template.
Accessing the Command
command bar: new
shortcut: Ctrl+N
Note: The "New" options on the menu bar and ribbon run the QNew command.
: new
Opens Select Template dialog to the folder defined by the TemplatePath preference, by default C:\Users\userid\AppData\Local\Bricsys\BricsCAD\V19x64\en_US\Templates.
Choose a DWT template file or DWG drawing file, and then click Open.
Note: This command instead displays the New Wizard dialog box when the StartUp variable is on; see NewWiz command.
Command Options
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Option |
Description |
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File name |
Specifies the file name. To open more than one file at a time, hold down the Ctrl key while selecting file names. |
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Files of Type |
Chooses the type of drawing file:
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Open as read-only |
Toggles read-only status of drawings:
Use the SaveAs command to save by another name. Template drawings are always opened as read-only. |
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Use Preview |
Toggles previews of the drawing:
Many template files are empty, and so appear to not have a preview. |
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Open |
Opens the file. |
Procedures
- Working with document tabs
- To create a drawing using a default template drawing
- To set the default template drawing
- To create a drawing from scratch
- To set the Plot style policy
- To create a drawing using a template drawing
- To create a drawing using the New command
- To set the Template Path variable
- To create a drawing using a wizard
Related Commands
Units - sets units through the Settings dialog box.
-Units - sets units through the command bar.
NewWiz - sets units and other parameters for new drawings.
QNew - opens new drawings.
