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Is there a way to open an AutoCAD
session without opening a blank drawing?
Yes, there is a very simple way. Open your files
from Windows Explorer. AutoCAD will associate any files with the .dwg
extension to open with the last used version of AutoCAD, so double-clicking
on a drawing file in a Windows Explorer window will open an AutoCAD session
with only that drawing file loaded.
A companion trick is to modify a
Windows Explorer shortcut to open in your typical working folder rather than
in the default My Computer section of the dialogue box in order to find your
folder much quicker. To do this, right-click on a new Windows Explorer
shortcut icon that has been created on your desktop or Start Bar. Pick
the Properties listing and enter:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe
/n,/e,C:\
Simply replace the C:\ with the
drive and path that you want to see for your personal folder when
double-clicking on the shortcut.
If your typical working folder is
named "My Working Folder" that is located on the S:\ drive of the network,
you would enter:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe
/n,/e,S:\My Working Folder
Also notice that there are no
spaces in the properties of this text string.
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