Introducing AutoCAD 2011 - Introduction to AutoCAD 2011: 2D and 3D Design - page 19

5. In the command palette enter units and right-click . The Drawing Units
dialog appears (Fig. 1.27). In the Precision popup list of the Length
area of the dialog, click on 0 and then click the OK button. Note the
change in the coordinate units showing in the status bar.
Fig. 1.27 Setting Units to 0
6. Click the Save icon in the Quick Access toolbar ( Fig. 1.28 ). The Save
Drawing As dialog appears. In the Files of type popup list select
AutoCAD Drawing Template (*.dwt) . The templates already in
AutoCAD are displayed in the dialog. Click on acadiso.dwt , followed
by another click on the Save button.
Fig. 1.28 Click Save
N o t e s
1. Now when AutoCAD is opened the template saved as acadiso.dwt
automatically loads with Grid set to 10 , Snap set to 5 , Limits set to
420,297 (size of an A3 sheet in millimetres) and with the drawing
area zoomed to these limits, with Units set to 0 .
2. However, if there are multiple users by the computer, it is advisable
to save your template to another fi le name, e.g. my_template.dwt .
3. Other features will be added to the template in future chapters.