The General tab contains the basic settings for SmartDrawings that define file locations, naming conventions, and the tool's behavior when generating drawings.





Document template for drawings (*.drwdot)


Select the document template you want to use by default


Location of base maps (*.slddrt)


Select the location for your custom background images


Location of SmartDrawings Projects


Location for storing and searching for SmartDrawings projects


Location of newly created plans / Names of newly created plans


Use the field generation tool to set the default location and naming conventions for new drawings.



If the plan name already exists, increment the name (otherwise, overwrite the old document)


If this option is checked, it allows you to create a new file by incrementing the filename. If it is unchecked, the old file will be overwritten by the new one.


Enable the worksheet creation wizard


Check this box to display the wizard windows for creating worksheets.

If this option is not checked, the window will not appear when a new sheet is created.


Limit the number of sheets per plan created; if the limit is exceeded, create a new plan


This option allows you to automatically create a new drawing when the one being generated exceeds a certain number of sheets.

It is useful when you are working on a part with a lot of detail or an assembly with many components.


Open a new SOLIDWORKS session for processing


Enabling this option will use more resources because it will open a second instance of SOLIDWORKS for processing.