New isn't New anymore

[kthr331]

LT 2013. Somehow I've managed to screw up the New on the Quick Access Toolbar. In the past when I clicked the New icon, a menu would come up where, among several choices I would select that I wanted to create a New LT drawing and a new page would open. Now when I click the New icon, a menu drops down showing the various drawing templates I have saved in a folder on my server. Now if i wish to start a new drawing I have to click my desktop shortcut and wait for the program to open again in a new window. So far I have been unable to find that default setting so I can change it back. All suggestions any wish to offer about how to change this setting will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, K.

[braudpat]

Hello

Sorry No modern AutoCAD on my current PC, so it could be the STARTUP System variable ? ... Not Sure ...

Please try with STARTUP = 0

Then : OPTIONS / 1st Tab "Files" / Template Parameters / 3rd option : remove any DWT filename here  !

And now ??

[kthr331]

Thanks braudpat for considering and responding to my post. I tried typing in STARTUP = 0. It autocompleted to STARTUP Enter new value for STARTUP <0>: When I entered 0 nothing happened. When I simply typed in STARTUP, it autocompleted to STARTUP Enter new value for STARTUP <0>: I was never able to move beyond this position. Thanks, K.

[braudpat]

Hello

So now STARUP = 0

And for this >>>

Then : OPTIONS / 1st Tab "Files" / Template Parameters / 3rd option : remove any DWT filename here  !

<<<

[kthr331]

Thanks braudpat. How do I find   "OPTIONS / 1st Tab "Files" / Template Parameters / 3rd option : ". Thanks, K.

[braudpat]

Hello

On the ACAD command line with the keyboard : OPTIONS

or

With CLASSIC Interface - Menu : Tools then Options (at the bottom) ...

[ScottHodges]

Just check the Tools -> Options -> Files ? for your template settings. If I select New from the Quick access toolbar, it automatically goes to the template listed. Whilst New from the File menu gives me the dialog box you are looking for

[kthr331]

Thanks braudpat. When I go OPTIONS / FILES my next is

TEMPLATE SETTINGS / (folder icon) DRAWING TEMPLATE FILE LOCATION / C:\Users\CLIENT\appdatd\local\autodesk\autocad lt 2013 - english\r18\enu\template

or a 2nd path
(dwt icon) Default Template File Name for QNEW / None

Thanks, K.

[kthr331]

Thanks ScottHodges for considering and responding to my post. Since I have not been able to find a "TOOLS" to click on, is your TOOLS > OPTIONS > FILES, the same as typing OPTIONS into the command line and going to the FILES tab? Thanks, K.