Saving a Drawing as a Template

To create a drawing template file from an existing drawing

1. Click Open.
2. In the Select File dialog box, select the file you want to use as a template.
3. Click OK.
4. Click Save As.
5. In the Save Drawing As dialog box, under Files of Type, select the Drawing Template file type.

   DWT files must be saved in the current drawing file format. To create a DWT file in a previous format, save the file in the desired DWG format, and then rename the DWG file using a DWT extension.

6. In the File Name box, enter a name for the template.
7. Click Save.
8. Enter a description of the template.
9. Click OK.