Start-up Metric Template

[Jack Cheong]

By default AutoCAD will start-up with the Imperial template, how to change it to metric, so every time I start-up AutoCAD, it give me metric, so I don't need to change it.
thxs for anyone can help

Jack Cheong

[steve.ashton]

You can set the template for startup / qnew in the options\files\template settings\default template file name for qnew.

[irneb]

Or you could simply change the MEASUREINIT to 1, this will automatically use the ACADISO.DWT for QNew.

But I'd also advise using steve's method. You can setup your own custom DWT file with all Layers, Dimstyles, etc. already done and then set QNew to use this instead.

[Jack Cheong]

You can set the template for startup / qnew in the options\files\template settings\default template file name for qnew.

This will pop-up a dialog box every time.
But what I want is, No dialog box pop-up, directly open a metric template
Anyone can help?

Jack Cheong

[steve.ashton]

I have my standard template set up the as the qnew template and it starts a new drawing1 using my template when I open autocad. I get no popup box.

[Jack Cheong]

I have my standard template set up the as the qnew template and it starts a new drawing1 using my template when I open autocad. I get no popup box.

I have a PC setting:
C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2009\R17.2\enu\Template
It open up a metric template, and the other had the same setting for Drawing Template File Location open a imperial template
Anything else I need to set?
rgds

Jack Cheong

[steve.ashton]

In the default template, highlight the current selection, select the browse button, and select the *.dwt template file that you want to use as the default.
The template file location setting should be the directory as you have it.
I always have my templates in a directory that I easily use if I upgrade/rebuild etc, C:\cad\template\. When I worked for a larger company this was a network drive to share. The default autodesk location is to hard to find.

[jaberwok]

To get rid of the dialogue set STARTUP to 0 (zero).