QNEW (Command)

Starts a new drawing from a specified drawing template file.

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QNEW starts a new drawing from the default drawing template file specified by the Default Template File Name for QNEW setting. If the template file name is set to None or is not specified, the command displays the Select Template File dialog box (a standard file selection dialog box).

Note: If you click Start Drawing on the Start tab or click the + on a drawing tab, the new drawing is based on the most recently used drawing template file, or else an internal drawing template is used.

The behavior of the QNEW command is determined by the STARTUP and FILEDIA system variables.

Default Templates Location and Template File Name for QNEW

The default drawing template location and drawing template for QNEW used is based on the context of the current open drawing. When the current drawing is