To create a new file:
1. Select File > New.
The Create Document dialog box opens.
2. Select the type of document to create and click OK to open the new file.
Document Type |
Description |
|
Create blank document |
Opens a new drawing file with the default program settings (attributes, scale, units, etc.) |
|
Use document template |
Opens a new drawing with settings that were saved in a template file; select the template to use (see Creating Templates to learn more about templates) |
Vectorworks searches your user folder, your workgroup folders, and the Vectorworks application folder for template files. If no templates are found anywhere on the system, the Create Document dialog box does not open. Instead, a blank new document is created automatically.