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title: "Create a New Drawing"
slug: "create-a-new-drawing"
updated: 2025-07-03T13:26:08Z
published: 2025-07-03T13:26:08Z
canonical: "docs.avontus.com/create-a-new-drawing"
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# Create a New Drawing

Whether Handset Designer is already running, you have to create a new drawing in order to start a new project.

To create a new drawing:

1. Navigate to your Desktop and double-click the shortcut. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/fb6da04e-a2b0-4740-b52e-0657ab3fe553.png)

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** If you have already started Handset Designer. press the Control (CTRL) and N keys on your keyboard simultaneously, then click the **Handset Designer** tab after the new Drawing Page appears. Or, if necessary, [start a new drawing from scratch](/v1/docs/starting-a-new-drawing-from-the-handset-designer-template).

Handset Designer launches and displays a new drawing. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/ecb287bc-ea00-4e7a-b602-5a2af7809d4d.png) Before you start a drawing, you should [configure the settings for it](/v1/docs/configure-the-formwork-settings-for-the-drawing).