If you use SAVE command, and you are using full AutoCAD (not LT), there would be no prompt ever to save again to DWG unless you made changes in the drawing since it stays open and you are still in the DWG file.
That only occurs with SAVEAS command because it closes the DWG file, moves you to the DXF file, and because you set your AutoCAD to only save to DWG in OPTIONS command, it will want to do what you set it to and ask you to save to DWG per your instructions.
yes, the two commands are very different. So that would be your workflow, use SAVE command only, it creates a new file without ever leaving the file you have open (and will still be open).
OR... are you an LT user by chance? Then the two commands are one and the same and act like SAVEAS does in full AutoCAD.
