Hi everyone, could someone please help me in how to make an A3 template and save it as a block and then how I can open it.Many thanks KC

uploads/175428/A3.dwguploads/175428/_PRO2012.dwgHello kc13, you should make a file that will become a block inside your drawings when you insert it.Please find here some examples.Please tell us if you want information on how to use blocks.Have a nice day. 

philippe JOSEPH2017-01-16 08:03:44

uploads/175428/A3-2008.dwguploads/175428/_PRO2008.dwgHello again kc13, please find here the 2 files saved in AutoCAD 2008 ( the others are in 2012 and I suppose that you won't be able to open them ).

Hi JOSEPH, thanks for ur input and reply, but could you please give me instructions as to how to actually make an A3 template, many thanks kc

Hello kc13, you can make a template with or without A3.You can make a template with a A3 inside in the model space or in the layout space by inserting the A3 file that I have uploaded.If you insert it in the model space you will have to scale it to the scale of your object.Then you explode it ONE TIME ONLY and have access to a double rectangle of 420 mm x 297 mm.If you print it of the inside rectangle it will give you a scale 1/1 on you A4/A3 printer.In your template, draw an example of each layer, dimension style, etc... as it's done in each of the 2 files uploaded.Save it with the name that you want in the directory that you want and right click on it to do it "read only file".Please tell us if this helped or not.

Are you going to make use of Layouts and paper space viewports?  Yes or no?

Thanks guys I will try what what you have mentioned. To Jhon's question, yes

Then as previously suggested you want to create your title block and border in the layout not in model space.Have you determined what layers you would like to have?  Do NOT put everything on layer "0", color white.Will you be making use of attributes?

Hi John, I will not be making any use for attributes, all I need is how to make the template and be able to use it for my drawings, it made the A4 about 3 years ago, it works fine, but I've forgotten how I made it. I would like to be able to print on A3.Many thanks Kc

A4 is the smaller of the two sizes.  If you are printing to A3 then you are scaling the drawing up to fit the paper size.  I don't think that is a good idea.  Make your template to match the size of the paper you are printing to.
John Connor2017-01-17 16:43:57

That's correct, that's why I need to know how to make this template, since I've forgot how I made the A4,thanks

Open a new blank drawing in AutoCAD using the metric default template acadiso.dwt.  Switch to a Layout.  Use the Layout Manager to set your plotting parameters such as paper size, etc.  When finished with that start creating your custom title block and border.  Also add in any standard layers, text styles, linetypes, dimension styles, etc. that you would like to have available whenever you start a new drawing.  When completed save the drawing as an AutoCAD Drawing Template (.dwt).  The next time you start a new drawing select your template file as the starting point.  From then on this template will be the default template file whenever you start a new drawing unless you select something different.  Give your template file a unique name such as MyA3Template or whatever.

That's great I will try that and let you know how I get on. Really appreciate this help.Many thanksKc

Thanks for the Information Regarding this.