Hi, I recently started an AutoCAD evening class. 3 hours per week isn't a lot of time, so I've been trying to make the most of it by producing a template based on my understanding of graphics packages in general. This may be a mistake, because things aren't working out too well at present. We're doing a series of exercises using a wide variety of Snap, Grid and Limits settings. Each new drawing has been started afresh by the method: File>New>Quick Setup> Units: Decimal> Area: to suit the individual exercise. The Snap & Grid have then been set as per the instructions for the drawing. Being a little slow I decided that I didn't want to start afresh each time but use objects and layers from previous drawings. So, each time I've dona a drawing I've added some of it to a developing template. Trouble is, now I come to use the template It doesn't seem to respond to new Limits, Snap & Grid settings. I imagined that I'd be able to completely overwrite the settings from the previous drawing by putting in new ones but having put in these new settings, the resulting work area is in no way the same as if I started a new file and put in the required settings from scratch. Can anyone please tell me if it's possible to clear a file's settings completely and put in new ones as though it was a completely new drawing?
The instructor is using methods that require laborious repeating of setup processes on the basis that frequent repetition will drill the procedure into our memories. Unfortunately I just can't keep up by this method, hence the template idea.
Regards,