# NEW Command [GstarCAD 2018](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/Index.md) → [Commands](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/Commands/(Commands).md) → [N](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/Commands/N/(N).md) The NEW command is used to create a new drawing. ## Command Access: > **Menu:** File \> New > **Command:** NEW ## Function Description: The display of the NEW command is determined by the STARTUP and FILEDIA system variables. When specifying FILEDIA to 1 and specifying STARTUP to 1, it displays "Select Template" dialog box; When specifying FILEDIA to 1 and specifying STARTUP to 0, it displays "Startup" dialog box; When specifying FILEDIA 0, it will only display command prompt without regard to settings of STARTUP. ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/Commands/N/NEW%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](../../../2017/Commands/N/NEW%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Commands/N/NEW%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/Commands/N/NEW%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Commands/N/NEW%20Command.md)