About New Tabs

The tab that is displayed at startup, and when you click the plus sign (+) on a file tab.

When you start the program, open a new tab (+), or close the last drawing, a new tab is displayed.

Each new tab contains the following pages:

Create Page

It is a quick launch pad to decide what to do. The following sections are displayed:

Get Started

Access common tools to start a file.

Start New Drawing

Creates a new drawing from the default drawing template file specified in the Default Template File Name for QNEW setting from the Options dialog box.

When a default drawing template file is set to None or is not specified, creates a new drawing based on the last used template.

Templates
Lists all the available templates.
Open Files
The Select File dialog box is displayed.
Open a Sheet Set
The Open Sheet Set dialog box is displayed.
Get More Templates Online
Download more templates when available.
Explore Sample Drawings
Access the installed sample files.

Recent Documents

View the most recently used files. You can keep a file listed by clicking the push pin button. A pinned document is displayed at the top of the list until you turn off the push pin button. You can choose between image, image and text or text only as the display options.

Notifications

Displays all notifications with regards to product updates, hardware acceleration, trial period, and about the offline help file information. A notification badge is displayed at the bottom of the page when there are two or more new notifications.

Connect

Sign in to Autodesk 360 and access the online services.

Feedback: Access to the online form to provide feedback and any improvements you would like to see.

Learn Page

The Learn page provides access to learning resources such as videos, tips and other relevant online content or services.

For every new content update, a notification badge is displayed at the bottom of the page.

Note: If there is no internet connection, the learn page is not displayed.