https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-prevent-the-open-command-from-starting-another-instance/m-p/11751446#M42564 <P><A href="https://fissupport.ipf.msu.edu/kb/a92/how-to-make-autocad-open-a-new-instance-of-autocad-not-a-new-tab-or-vise-versa.aspx" target="_blank">https://fissupport.ipf.msu.edu/kb/a92/how-to-make-autocad-open-a-new-instance-of-autocad-not-a-new-tab-or-vise-versa.aspx</A></P> Mon, 13 Feb 2023 17:43:16 GMT Patchy 2023-02-13T17:43:16Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-prevent-the-open-command-from-starting-another-instance/m-p/11751413#M42563 <P>I would like all my drawings to open in the same instance of AutoCAD (if possible), now by default the open is a start AutoCAD command.</P><P>I forgot how to stop the AutoCAD "open" command from starting AutoCAD in another instance of AutoCAD every time I open a drawing. If I'm not paying attention there will be 5 instances of AutoCAD running sometimes with the same drawing open in several instances not good. but funny lol.</P><P>Thanks in advance,&nbsp;</P><P>Rob</P> Mon, 13 Feb 2023 17:32:13 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-prevent-the-open-command-from-starting-another-instance/m-p/11751413#M42563 robertVZLY9 2023-02-13T17:32:13Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-prevent-the-open-command-from-starting-another-instance/m-p/11751446#M42564 <P><A href="https://fissupport.ipf.msu.edu/kb/a92/how-to-make-autocad-open-a-new-instance-of-autocad-not-a-new-tab-or-vise-versa.aspx" target="_blank">https://fissupport.ipf.msu.edu/kb/a92/how-to-make-autocad-open-a-new-instance-of-autocad-not-a-new-tab-or-vise-versa.aspx</A></P> Mon, 13 Feb 2023 17:43:16 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-prevent-the-open-command-from-starting-another-instance/m-p/11751446#M42564 Patchy 2023-02-13T17:43:16Z