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Define Settings When You Create A New Drawing

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You can define drawing settings each time you create a new drawing with the Create New Drawing dialog box.

You can use the Create New Drawing dialog box to choose either imperial or metric units for the new drawing. The setting you select determines default values used for many system variables controlling text, dimensions, grid, snap, and the default linetype and hatch pattern file.

• Imperial. Creates a new drawing based on the imperial measurement system. The drawing uses internal default values, and the default grid display boundary, called the gridlimits, is 12 x 9 inches.
• Metric. Creates a new drawing based on the metric measurement system. The drawing uses internal default values, and the default grid display boundary is 420 x 290 millimeters.