Revit Timeline

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Create New Drawing Dialog Box

Create New Drawing Dialog Box

Defines the settings for a new drawing.

Summary
Start from Scratch creates a new drawing using either imperial or metric default settings. Use a Template creates a new drawing using the settings defined in a drawing template you select. Use a Wizard creates a new drawing using the settings you specify in either the Quick or Advanced wizard. (The first option, Open a Drawing, is not available from the NEW command. To open an existing drawing, use OPEN.)

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Start from Scratch

Starts an empty drawing using default imperial or metric settings (MEASUREINIT system variable). You can change the measurement system for a given drawing by using the MEASUREMENT system variable. The Drawing1.dwg that opens when you start the program is a drawing that is started from scratch.

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Imperial
Starts a new drawing based on the imperial measurement system. The default drawing boundary (the grid limits) is 12 by 9 inches.

Metric
Starts a new drawing based on the metric measurement system. The default drawing boundary (the grid limits) is 429 by 297 millimetres.

Tip
Displays a description of the selected measurement setting.

Use a Template


Starts a drawing based on a drawing template file. Template drawings store all the settings for a drawing and may also include predefined layers, dimension styles, and views. Template drawings are distinguished from other drawing files by the .dwt file extension. They are normally kept in the template directory.

Several template drawings are included with this program. You can make additional template drawings by changing the extensions of drawing file names to .dwt. See “Use a Template File to Start a Drawing” in the User's Guide.

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Select a Template
Lists all DWT files that currently exist in the drawing template file location, which is specified in the Options dialog box. Select a file to use as a starting point for your new drawing.

Preview
Displays a preview image of the selected file.

Browse
Displays the Select a Template File dialog box (a standard file selection dialog box), where you can access template files that are not available in the Select a Template list.

Template Description
Displays a description of the selected template. If you create your own template, you can use the Template Options dialog box to specify the text that you want to display here. See the SAVEAS command.


Use a Wizard

Sets up a drawing using a step-by-step guide. You can choose from two wizards: Quick Setup and Advanced Setup.

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Quick Setup
Displays the Quick Setup wizard, in which you can specify the units and area for your new drawing. The Quick Setup wizard also changes settings, such as text height and snap spacing, to an appropriate scale.

Advanced Setup
Displays the Advanced Setup wizard, in which you can specify the units, angle, angle measure, angle direction, and area for your new drawing. The Advanced Setup wizard also changes settings, such as text height and snap spacing, to an appropriate scale.

Wizard Description
Displays a description of the selected wizard.


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