file preview window

Does anyone know why some of the files have a preview window, when opening a file?

not quite sure why its there but it can be turned off by going to view just above the preview and then unticking preview.

If the file has a preview, it means that the screen-size was significant enough for a preview to be created when the file was closing. If you close down a file when it is minimized, I have found that the preview does not get saved. .dxf files do not seem to have preview available, only the .dwg files from what I have experienced.

Does this help you out at all?

If the file has a preview, it means that the screen-size was significant enough for a preview to be created when the file was closing. If you close down a file when it is minimized, I have found that the preview does not get saved. .dxf files do not seem to have preview available, only the .dwg files from what I have experienced.

 

Does this help you out at all?

so does the preview show you the drawing the way it was last saved?

i've never actually thought about it before

so does the preview show you the drawing the way it was last saved?

i've never actually thought about it before

It does. That's why it's a good idea to get into the habit of zooming to extents before saving and closing a drawing.

I am going to find out!

You can enable/disable the file preview in Options > Open and Save > Thumbnail Preview Settings.

Way to go you gurus, you done it again. Must have something to do with ACAD making a bmp image on the extents, also must be in the model frame too.

many thanks:D