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Simply stated templates are nothing more than a simple drwaing file that especially contain various settings and components that can be used repetively.  Theses settings can be as simple as the paper definition and unit specifications but can include layers, block devices and drawing elements like any other drawing.  These settings are however limited to the drawing only.  Template drawings are unable to alter application preferenaces or other global settings within LibreCAD.
 
Simply stated templates are nothing more than a simple drwaing file that especially contain various settings and components that can be used repetively.  Theses settings can be as simple as the paper definition and unit specifications but can include layers, block devices and drawing elements like any other drawing.  These settings are however limited to the drawing only.  Template drawings are unable to alter application preferenaces or other global settings within LibreCAD.
  
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LibreCAD supports the use of a default template and the use of multiple templates.  A LibreCAD user that plans on creating similar drawings may require only a single template.  A user that plans on several different types of drawings may desire multiple templates.  LibreCAD will remember the last directory used when saving and opening a drawing file.  So a convenient location for your templates are within your drawing folder location.  This could location could be within your default Documents folder or a separate Drawings folder or a part of a Projects folder as you may desire.  The idea here being to locate the drawings folder in an area where it is convenient to move freely back and forth from the storage locations.  To use your current Documents folder would be convenient to include in a current backup schedulee easily as well.  Simply create a new folder called Drawings inside your current Documents folder.  Of course this location can be anywhere within your user write and create permission level.  Once a common area is created a template can be saved easily within the area or another folder for templates can be created as well to provide separation as desired for convenience.  A LibreCAD user will also desire to create a folder for symbols that is usually named "library".  These should be created where the user has full write permission, possibly inside the their desired drawings folder.
  
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To create your first template start LibreCAD.  Select "Edit" on the top menu bar an then select "Current Drawing Preferences".  On the first tab labeled "Paper" please paper size and page mode desired.  Then select the "Units" tab and set the options as desired.  Proceed through all the tabs and set or skip the settings as desired.  Please note the settings so that you know where they are and can return to modify them as required in the future.  Any changes here in the future will require the template to be updated again in order to maintain the new settings.  Once completed click the OK button to save the changes. 
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You may create other settings as desired or create and label layers, etc.  To save the current settings as a template click on the "File" menu option on the top menu bar and then select "Save" or "Save As".  In the file dialog box please select your drawing folder and then enter a file name in the box directly below the folder contents.  The file type should be "Drawing Exchange 2007".  Click the "Save" button save and create the file.  If an existing file name is used then you will be prompted to replace the file.
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Revision as of 20:05, 26 August 2014

Quick Start Guide for LibreCAD 2.0

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Author of first version: James Finnall (2014 August 26)
License: Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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Preface

James Finnall wrote in 2014:
This is the templates section of the Quick Start User Guide for LibreCAD. Created to assist new users to use templates quickly and effectively. This manual is in English but permission is given to freely translate this manual into other languages and file formats.

Templates

Simply stated templates are nothing more than a simple drwaing file that especially contain various settings and components that can be used repetively. Theses settings can be as simple as the paper definition and unit specifications but can include layers, block devices and drawing elements like any other drawing. These settings are however limited to the drawing only. Template drawings are unable to alter application preferenaces or other global settings within LibreCAD.

LibreCAD supports the use of a default template and the use of multiple templates. A LibreCAD user that plans on creating similar drawings may require only a single template. A user that plans on several different types of drawings may desire multiple templates. LibreCAD will remember the last directory used when saving and opening a drawing file. So a convenient location for your templates are within your drawing folder location. This could location could be within your default Documents folder or a separate Drawings folder or a part of a Projects folder as you may desire. The idea here being to locate the drawings folder in an area where it is convenient to move freely back and forth from the storage locations. To use your current Documents folder would be convenient to include in a current backup schedulee easily as well. Simply create a new folder called Drawings inside your current Documents folder. Of course this location can be anywhere within your user write and create permission level. Once a common area is created a template can be saved easily within the area or another folder for templates can be created as well to provide separation as desired for convenience. A LibreCAD user will also desire to create a folder for symbols that is usually named "library". These should be created where the user has full write permission, possibly inside the their desired drawings folder.

To create your first template start LibreCAD. Select "Edit" on the top menu bar an then select "Current Drawing Preferences". On the first tab labeled "Paper" please paper size and page mode desired. Then select the "Units" tab and set the options as desired. Proceed through all the tabs and set or skip the settings as desired. Please note the settings so that you know where they are and can return to modify them as required in the future. Any changes here in the future will require the template to be updated again in order to maintain the new settings. Once completed click the OK button to save the changes.

You may create other settings as desired or create and label layers, etc. To save the current settings as a template click on the "File" menu option on the top menu bar and then select "Save" or "Save As". In the file dialog box please select your drawing folder and then enter a file name in the box directly below the folder contents. The file type should be "Drawing Exchange 2007". Click the "Save" button save and create the file. If an existing file name is used then you will be prompted to replace the file.

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Default Template

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