Drawing Dialog Not Showing

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Drawing Dialog Not Showing

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We set up SW on a new computer and someone new is going through the tutorials. He created a part and then went to create a drawing and there was no prompt to select the sheet format or template, it just jumped right into the drawing.
Anyone know how to get that dialog back? @Glenn Schroeder?
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https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... zOPJ1GJUvA
by SPerman » Tue Jan 24, 2023 10:04 am
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mattpeneguy wrote: Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:59 am We set up SW on a new computer and someone new is going through the tutorials. He created a part and then went to create a drawing and there was no prompt to select the sheet format or template, it just jumped right into the drawing.
Anyone know how to get that dialog back? @Glenn Schroeder?
This was not helpful:
https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... zOPJ1GJUvA
What steps does he take to start the drawing? If he goes to File > New, and it looks like the below, he needs to click on the Advanced button in the lower left corner.

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@Glenn Schroeder,
Sorry, I may not have explained it correctly. From a part he goes to File>Make Drawing from Part and he doesn't get any dialog at all it just opens a drawing and he's set up to start working in the drawing. I'd like him to have the dialog presented like you show above. SW just skips that step, and I couldn't find where to fix it in the Options.
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SPerman wrote: Tue Jan 24, 2023 10:04 amimage.png
@SPerman,
That looks like what I was looking for, how'd I miss that checkbox?
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