

It even tells me the location…ĭownload the files the instructor uses to teach the course.

so, acadiso.dwt, what does that mean? Well, if I hover over it, you can see there, it tells me it's a normal international metric drawing template using color dependent plot style.

Now those templates are somewhat undescriptive in their naming philosophy. I can go here, and I can just go to my template, it's on the little down arrow there, and I can select a template from the list. Now when you create a new drawing in AutoCAD, it normally refers you to the default AutoCAD template folder, which is set in your AutoCAD options. By default, it starts in the Create option, expecting you to create a new drawing. And you'll notice at the bottom of the screen there, you've got the Create option or you've also got the Learn option. Now, when you first start up AutoCAD, this is the screen you get. Now what we're going to be looking at today is the startup variable in AutoCAD. Welcome to another AutoCAD tip and trick.
