In this example you are going to create an icon to startup RebarCAD using a metric template.
Once RebarCAD Version 9 has been installed you will have an icon placed onto your desktop which will look similar to the one below:
To create new icons right pick on this icon and pick copy.
Then right pick on the desktop and pick paste.
This will create a copy of the icon on your desktop.
Right pick on the icon and pick "Rename" and label the icon something suitable. i.e. RebarCAD 9.01 Metric
With the icon renamed, we can now customise the shortcut to load the template file to be used.
Right pick on the new shortcut, pick properties and then pick the "Shortcut" tab.
Ensure that the 'Start in:' option is set to:
"C:\Program Files\CADS \AutoCAD 200x\RebarCAD 9.01"
Set the "Target" option to:
(paths may be slightly different depending upon where it has been installed.)
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