Auto Cad 2010 Migrating and Customizing Part 7

Specify a Default Drawing Template

With drawing templates you can reuse a set of settings and styles when you
create a new drawing. In Initial Setup you can specify the default drawing
template to use when you create a new drawing. Initial Setup has the following
drawing template options:
■ Default drawing template. Use the imperial or metric drawing template
that is installed by default.
■ Existing drawing template. Specify an existing drawing template that is
available on a local or network drive.
If you migrated your custom settings and files from a previous release, the
migrated default drawing template file is listed. For information about
migrating custom settings and files from a previous release, see Migrate
Custom Settings on page 26.
■ Industry focused drawing template. Use the drawing template that is
associated with the industry you selected in Initial Setup, and either the
imperial or metric measurement type.

Drawing templates are often project- or company-specific to ensure consistent
styles and settings from one drawing to the next. It is recommended that you
use a drawing template that follows your company’s CAD standards.
For information about creating a custom drawing template, see “Use a Template
File to Start a Drawing“ in the User’s Guide.

To customize AutoCAD with Initial Setup

1 Start AutoCAD.
2 In Initial Setup, Industry page, from the Industry list select the industry
that best describes your work. Click Next.
3 On the Optimize Your Workspace page, select the task-based tools you
want to display in your default workspace. Click Next.
4 On the Specify a Drawing Template File page, select the drawing template
file that you want to use when creating new drawings. Click Start
AutoCAD 2010.