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AutoCAD 2D Tutorial - 16 - Chapter 2 Introduction to CommandsAutoCAD 2D Tutorial - 17 - 2.1 Open Existing Drawings 1. Choose File, OPEN. or 2. Press CTRL + O. or 3. Click the OPEN icon. or 4. Type OPEN at the command prompt. Command: OPEN 5. Press ENTER 6. Double Click the desired directory to find the drawing to open. 7. Click the drawing name to open. 8. Click The OK button. TIP: -Preview shows a bitmap image of the drawing selected. This image is the view that was last saved in the drawing. It will not show a preview of drawings saved before R13 AutoCAD.AutoCAD 2D Tutorial - 18 - 2.2 Creating a New Drawing NEW Command Creates a new drawing file. 1. Choose File, New. or 2. Press CTRL + N or 3. Click the New icon. or 4. Type NEW at the Command prompt. Command: NEW 5. Choose One of the options for creating a new drawing. 6. Click The OK button. 7. Save the drawing as another name. TIP: New drawings can also be created from Template Files.AutoCAD 2D Tutorial - 19 - 2.3 Saving Drawings Saves the most recent changes to a drawing. The first time an unnamed drawing is saved the “Save As” dialog box appears. AutoCAD saves its drawings as files with extensions ending in .DWG. 1. Choose File, Save or Saveas. or 2. Type SAVE or SAVEAS at the command prompt. Command: SAVE or SAVEAS 3. Press ENTER 4. Type A new drawing name or keep the existing drawing name. 5. Click The OK button. TIP: Clicking the dropdown list for File type changes the format that the drawing can be saved in. Various file types the drawings can be saved asAutoCAD 2D Tutorial - 20 - Quick Save The QSAVE command is equivalent to clicking Save on the File menu. If the drawing is named, AutoCAD saves the drawing using the file format specified on the Open and Save tab of the Options dialog box and does not request a file name. If the drawing is unnamed, AutoCAD displays the Save Drawing As dialog box (see SAVEAS) and saves the drawing with the file name and format you specify. 1. Press CTRL + S. or 2. Click the Save icon. or 3. Type QSAVE at the command prompt, Command:QSAVE TIPS: Drawings can be saved as different versions of AutoCAD (e.g. R13, R14, R 2000, etc.) AutoSave settings under Tools, Options…AutoCAD 2D Tutorial - 21 - 2.4 File Safety Precautions Autosave AutoCAD automatically saves information in .SV$ files; however, users should save their drawings to .DWG files every 10 minutes. A value of zero (0) disables autosave. Temporary Files These files have the extensions .ac$ (temporary drawing file). After a system failure, if you are on a network, you should not delete temporary files until you have verified that they are not part of an active editing session. Other temporary files may be left in the drawing directory or the temporary file directory. AutoSave and SV$ under Tools, Options...., Open and Save TIP:AutoCAD creates .BAK files that can be renamed to .DWG files.AutoCAD 2D Tutorial - 22 - Security Options Specifies security settings to be used when your drawing is saved. The Password option adds a password to a drawing when it is saved.AutoCAD 2D Tutorial - 23 - 2.5 Exiting AutoCAD 1. Choose File, Exit. or 2. Type QUIT at the command prompt. Command: QUIT 3. Press ENTER 4. Click Yes to save changes or No to discard


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