To Open a Drawing in View-Only Mode
1. Click File > Open.
2. Select the drawing from the File Open dialog box.
3. Select View Only from the Open list.
4. Open the drawing.
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Since View-only mode does not access the 3D models, you must save the existing display information in normal mode using one of the following methods:
Checking Save display with model check box in the Environment tab on the Options dialog box.
Setting the configuration file option save_display to yes.