Starting the Frame Editor on the Host AutoCAD Platform

Note:
In the following, where an AutoCAD drawing database file name needs to be specified, the .dwg extension is added automatically by the script, and so this must not be included in the specified dwg_filename.

Starting the Frame Editor is done by running the adraftbe script which is supplied as part of the AutoDRAFT package. The script can be used in two ways:

Creating a New Frame Editor Drawing

adraftbe -new dwg_filename

where dwg_filename is the required AutoCAD drawing database name.

The steps carried out by this form of the script are:

1. Starts AutoCAD.

   Creates a drawing file (.dwg) (unless you quit from the AutoDRAFT session).

   Loads the AutoDRAFT Frame Editor program.

   Leaves you in an AutoDRAFT Frame Editor session with an empty drawing.

Opening an Existing Frame Editor Drawing

adraftbe -open dwg_filename

where dwg_filename is the name of the required (existing) AutoCAD drawing database.

The steps carried out by this form of the script are:

2. Starts AutoCAD.

   Opens the specified AutoCAD drawing file.

   Loads the AutoDRAFT Frame Editor program.

   Leaves you in a Frame Editor session with an existing drawing displayed.