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The SAVEAS command is used to save a copy of current drawing with a new name. Command Access: Menu : Application menu > Save as...Menu : File > Save As...Command : SAVEAS Function Description: Users could save the current draw by inputting the... Read More

The SAVE command is used to save a drawing with current name or a new name. Command Access: Menu : Application menu > SaveMenu : File> SaveCommand : SAVEShortcut : CTRL+S Function Description: Users could save current drawing by clicking "Save"... Read More

The BSAVEAS command is used to save a copy of current block definition with a new name. Command Access: Command : BSAVEAS Function Description: This command could only be used in block editor. Users could input a new name in "Save Block As" dialog... Read More

The RENAME command is used to change name for specified item (such as layer or dimension style). Command Access: Menu : Format > Rename...Command : RENAME Function Description: Users could rename object types, such as layers, dimension styles,... Read More

You can turn on and off Lineweights in a drawing use the LWT on the status bar . The plotting of lineweights is not affected by this setting. In model space, a 0-value LWEIGHT is displayed as one pixel. Regeneration time increases with lineweights... Read More

Lineweights are width values of graphical objects and some types of text. You can use lineweights to draw heavy and thin lines. For example, heavy lines for walls in architecture drawing but thin lines for them in electrical drawing. Lineweights are... Read More

Function Description: The DWGNAME system variable is used to store the current drawing name.(Ready-Only) Type : Strings Saved in : Not saved Initial value : Drawing1.dwg If the new drawing unsaved, the default value of DWGNAME is "Drawing1.dwg",... Read More

Objects can be moved to a different location or rotated to a new orientation. Move Objects To move objects at a specified distance or direction from the originals, you can use coordinates, grid snap, object snaps and other tools. Specify Distance... Read More

Every object has properties. Some PROPERTIES are general and apply to most objects; for example, LAYER , COLOR , LINETYPE , lineweight (LWEIGHT) and PLOTSTYLE . Most general properties can be assigned to an object by layer or can be assigned to... Read More

If you want to start a new drawing from scratch, you can use the settings from a default drawing template file. Use the Startup Dialog Box If you want to display the Startup dialog box, the following conditions must be met: The STARTUP system... Read More