So whats the solution to the saveas dilema, as this would be a better solution.
I'd rather the drawing savedas to a temp directory rather than overwrite the master drawing, as sometimes I'm only copying from the drawing, or doing some hypothetical editing and don't really want to alter it.
ehmn.. exactly what
is the saveas dielmna ?
Autocad in reality does save the drawing to a "temp" directory ~ when you "open" a drawing, Autocad actually creates a copy of the original, then places a lock on the original drawing file so it can't be "edited". When you carry out a save, it deletes the original, replaces it with a copy of the drawing you are actually working on and goes through the process again.
When I think on it, it may not replace the original until you physically close the drawing, but I'm not sure on that point. ~ Anyone use the Revert command ? does it open the drawing as the
original or does it only open the drawing back to the last
save command ? aha, I just checked ~ it only opens the drawing back to the last save command.
So, everytime you issue a save command, it replaces the original and creates another "copy" for you to work on. simple, no ?
what was the question again ?