Disable Being Able To Create A New Drawing Without A Template

[Anonymous]

It is possible to disable the following function in the AutoCAD
configuration?

If you go to File>New you get the following dialog box. At the bottom right
there is a little arrow pull down beside the open button. Under it you can
choose to open a drawing in either imperial or metric units.

Problem is they are not set up using the standard format we use. It uses
east as 0(zero) and anticlockwise as the direction of measurement. This
causes problems with xrefs and autofields etc. and simply doesn't comply
with the company standards.

Is there some way to change this so that either it does comply or that it is
disabled?

Thanks,
Steve

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Surely it would be easy to create a template which uses your company
standards and open with it.

--

Laurie Comerford

"Stephen A. Gye" wrote in message
news:5781512@discussion.autodesk.com...
It is possible to disable the following function in the AutoCAD
configuration?

If you go to File>New you get the following dialog box. At the bottom right
there is a little arrow pull down beside the open button. Under it you can
choose to open a drawing in either imperial or metric units.

Problem is they are not set up using the standard format we use. It uses
east as 0(zero) and anticlockwise as the direction of measurement. This
causes problems with xrefs and autofie
lds etc. and simply doesn't comply
with the company standards.

Is there some way to change this so that either it does comply or that it is
disabled?

Thanks,
Steve

[Anonymous]

I think they have that. It's the option of making a new drawing *not* based on templates (the
choices shown in their image) that they'd like to eliminate, so people *can't* start drawings that
don't conform. Or, it sounds as though it would be acceptable if the "no-template" from-scratch
base drawing, wherever that lives, could be adjusted so it does conform.
--
Kent Cooper


"Laurie Comerford" wrote...
Hi,

Surely it would be easy to create a template which uses your company
standards and open with it.

--

Laurie Comerford

"Stephen A. Gye" wrote...
It is possible to disable the following function in the AutoCAD
configuration?

If you go to File>New you get the following dialog box. At the bottom right
there is a little arrow pull down beside the open button. Under it you can
choose to open a drawing in either imperial or metric units.

Problem is they are not set up using the standard format we use. It uses
east as 0(zero) and anticlockwise as the direction of measurement. This
causes problems with xrefs and autofie
lds etc. and simply doesn't comply
with the company standards.

Is there some way to change this so that either it does comply or that it is
disabled?

Thanks,
Steve

[Anonymous]

Hi Kent,

Surely every drawing even if "not based on a template" is in fact based on a
"template" of some nature. And it's clearly one the OP doesn't like. He
can make a template from this event, simply by creating the new file from
this method of opening - change the parameters to the required ones and save
it as the new template.

--

Laurie Comerford


"Kent Cooper" wrote in message
news:5781597@discussion.autodesk.com...
I think they have that. It's the option of making a new drawing *not* based
on templates (the
choices shown in their image) that they'd like to eliminate, so people
*can't* start drawings that
don't conform. Or, it sounds as though it would be acceptable if the
"no-template" from-scratch
base drawing, wherever that lives, could be adjusted so it does conform.
--
Kent Cooper


"Laurie Comerford" wrote...
Hi,

Surely it would be easy to create a template which uses your company
standards and open with it.

--

Laurie Comerford

"Stephen A. Gye" wrote...
It is possible to disable the following function in the AutoCAD
configuration?

If you go to File>New you get the following dialog box. At the bottom right
there is a little arrow pull down beside the open button. Under it you can
choose to open a drawing in either imperial or metric units.

Problem is they are not set up using the standard format we use. It uses
east as 0(zero) and anticlockwise as the direction of measurement. This
causes problems with xrefs and autofie
lds etc. and simply doesn't comply
with the company standards.

Is there some way to change this so that either it does comply or that it is
disabled?

Thanks,
Steve

[Anonymous]

There are other ways to standardize other than using templates. You could also use
acaddoc.lsp automatically load a function that would establish your standard settings for
any new drawing.


"Stephen A. Gye" wrote in message
news:5781512@discussion.autodesk.com...
It is possible to disable the following function in the AutoCAD
configuration?

If you go to File>New you get the following dialog box. At the bottom right
there is a little arrow pull down beside the open button. Under it you can
choose to open a drawing in either imperial or metric units.

Problem is they are not set up using the standard format we use. It uses
east as 0(zero) and anticlockwise as the direction of measurement. This
causes problems with xrefs and autofie
lds etc. and simply doesn't comply
with the company standards.

Is there some way to change this so that either it does comply or that it is
disabled?

Thanks,
Steve

[Anonymous]

one way would be to undefine the NEW command and write your own lisp
function c:NEW that specifically uses your template.

--
Daron
Peace, Luff, Cheetos




"Stephen A. Gye" wrote in message
news:5781512@discussion.autodesk.com...
It is possible to disable the following function in the AutoCAD
configuration?

If you go to File>New you get the following dialog box. At the bottom right
there is a little arrow pull down beside the open button. Under it you can
choose to open a drawing in either imperial or metric units.

Problem is they are not set up using the standard format we use. It uses
east as 0(zero) and anticlockwise as the direction of measurement. This
causes problems with xrefs and autofie
lds etc. and simply doesn't comply
with the company standards.

Is there some way to change this so that either it does comply or that it is
disabled?

Thanks,
Steve

[Tom Smith]

Sustituting QNEW for NEW would do that, and let you specify the template.