To Create a Drawing Template

A drawing template file is used to provide consistency in the drawings that you create by providing standard style, settings, layers, and border.

1. Start a new drawing using the acad.dwt template.
2. Click Home tabBlock panelInsert.
3. Browse to the title block DWG created for the border.
4. Click OK.
5. Insert at 0,0,0.
   Note: Attributes are invisible if no default values are assigned.
6. Click Schematic tabOther Tools panelDrawing Properties. Find
7. Set the default drawing properties such as component tagging, wire numbering, cross-referencing, and so on.
8. Click OK.
9. Click Schematic tabEdit Wires/Wire Numbers panelCreate/Edit Wire Type. Find
10. Add wire layers as needed. Set the properties, color, linetype, and lineweight for each layer.
11. Click OK.
12. Enter SAVEAS at the command prompt.
13. Enter the file name.
14. Set the file type as AutoCAD Drawing Template (*.dwt).
15. Click Save.