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My experience of AutoCAD 2010 aka Gator
AutoCAD 2010 ('twenty ten') was released and shipped on Tuesday, 24
March 2009.
AutoCAD 2010 Update 1 (SP1) is available.
 New and/or enhanced functions
Still missing. Wish list for the next time
Existing bugs
Removed
Tips & Tricks
Readme
Updates & Service Packs
Links
New Commands
Changed Commands
Removed or Obsolete Commands
New System Variables
Changed System Variables
Removed or
Obsolete System Variables
AutoCAD 2010 training video
JTB World's software compatible with AutoCAD 2010
 New file format
"AutoCAD 2010" and is likely to be used for
AutoCAD 2011 and
AutoCAD 2012. Last file
format change was in AutoCAD 2007. The version number
is 18.0 and the internal DWG and DXF version
is AC1024. It is possible to save to earlier formats down to R14 DWG and R12
DXF.
Initial Setup is displayed the first
time you start AutoCAD 2010 and allow you to select the industry that most
closely describes your work like Architecture or Civil Engineering for
example. Depending on your choices the following will be set: the default
settings of various AutoCAD functionality, including drawing templates,
Autodesk® Seek filters, Autodesk Developer Network partners, the Unified
Online Experience portal, and workspaces. If you later want to access
Initial Setup it is available via Options>User Preferences.
Application Menu has been changed a lot
compared to AutoCAD 2009's Menu Browser. There is no longer access to
pull-down menus from here. Some name changes have been done. Publish command
is known as Batch Plot and available via the Print menu. The Publish menu
have access to Send to 3D Print Service and Archive
but if you click directly on the Publish menu the publish command is
launched.
The ribbon has been updated. You can
drag a ribbon panel off the ribbon to display it as a sticky panel. Sticky
panels remain displayed, even when selecting a different tab, until you
select the option to Return Panels to Ribbon.
The vertical ribbon has been updated to
show the tab names along the side. The panel titles are displayed by default
and those with additional tools include slide-out panels. When resizing the
vertical ribbon, buttons automatically flow to the next or previous row and
other elements, such as slider bars, automatically shorten or lengthen.
Custom dashboard panels can be converted
to new ribbon panels using the Transfer tab in the Customize User Interface
(CUI) Editor.
You can customize contextual ribbon tab states
which control the display of ribbon tabs and panels based on either the type
of object selected in the drawing window or the active command. You can
display a ribbon tab that is assigned to a ribbon contextual tab state
either on its own tab or with its panels merged onto each of the ribbon tabs
in the current workspace. To add a ribbon tab, drag it from the Tabs node in
the Customizations In pane to the contextual tab state. For example, if you
want the Home tab to become active whenever you select an Arc object, drag
the Home-2D ribbon tab to the Arc selected node under the Contextual Tab
States. Select it and modify its display type to indicate if it should be
displayed as its own tab or merged onto each ribbon tab.
The Quick Access toolbar has been
enhanced with more functionality and to ensure consistency with other
Windows applications. The Undo and Redo tools include history support and
the right-click menu includes new options that enable you to easily remove
tools from the toolbar, add separators between tools, and display the Quick
Access toolbar above or below the ribbon.
The Quick Access toolbar includes a new flyout menu,
which displays a list of common tools that you can select to include in the
Quick Access toolbar. The flyout menu provides easy access to additional
tools using the Command List pane in the CUI Editor. Other options enable
you to show the menu bar or display the Quick Access toolbar below the
ribbon.
The Quick Access toolbar can be customized using the new
Quick Access toolbars node in the CUI Editor. Multiple versions of the Quick
Access toolbar can be created and added to different workspaces.
The New Features Workshop has been
updated to include AutoCAD 2010 functionality.
Parametric Drawing
Parametric drawing functionality
enables you to constraining drawing objects based on design intent.
Geometric and dimensional constraints help ensure that specific
relationships and measurements remain persistent even as objects are
modified. The tools for creating and managing geometric and dimensional
constraints are available on the Parametric ribbon tab, which is
automatically displayed in the 2D Drafting and Annotation workspace.
Geometric constraints establish and maintain geometric relationships
between objects, key points on objects, or between an object and the
coordinate system. Pairs of key points on or between objects can also be
constrained to be vertical or horizontal relative to the current coordinate
system. For example, you could specify that two circles must always be
concentric, that two lines are always parallel, or that one side of a
rectangle is always horizontal.
Geometric relationships are defined with geometric constraints, located
on the Geometric Panel of the Parametric tab of the ribbon, or with the
GEOMCONSTRAINT command. When applying constraints, an icon appears next to
the cursor to help you remember which constraint you selected.
When applying a constraint to points, a temporary marker identifies the
closest valid point when rolling over an object. It generally corresponds
with points that can be used as object snaps.
Whether selecting objects or points on objects to constrain, the order and
pick location affects how the objects update: the second object selected
updates to satisfy the constraint. After the constraint is applied, though,
either object will update when the other is modified.
You can significantly automate the process of applying constraints using
the AutoConstrain functionality, available on the Geometric panel of the
Parametric tab. AutoConstrain automatically applies constraints to geometry
that falls within specified tolerances. For example, applying AutoConstrain
to a rectangle consisting of four lines generates the appropriate
coincident, horizontal, parallel, and perpendicular constraints to maintain
the rectangular shape through various edits. You can control which
constraints are available, in what order they are applied, and a tolerance
to determine whether constraints are automatically applied. These controls
are available on the AutoConstrain tab of the Constraint Settings dialog
box, which you can access from the Parametric tab or using the
CONSTRAINTSETTINGS command.
Constraint bars show the constraints applied to an object. You can
control the display of constraint bars using the CONSTRAINTBAR command or
the Show, Show All, and Hide All options on the Geometric panel of the
Parametric ribbon tab.
When constraint bars are displayed, you can pass the cursor over a
constraint to view the constraint name and the objects that it affects.
You can further control the display of constraint bars on the Geometric
tab of the Constraint Settings dialog box. Options include the ability to
individually specify which types of constraints can be displayed in the
constraint bar, apply transparency, and automatically show
the constraint bars after applying constraints to selected objects
regardless of the current constraint bar visibility setting.
Establishing Dimensional Relationships
Dimensional relationships put limits on measurements of geometry. For
example, you could use a dimensional constraint to specify the radius of an
arc, the length of a line, or that two parallel lines are always 15 mm
apart. Changing the value of a dimensional constraint forces a change in
geometry.
You can create dimensional constraints from the Dimensional panel of the
Parametric tab or with the DIMCONSTRAINT command. There are seven types of
dimensional constraints, similar to the different kinds of dimensions:
Linear, Aligned, Horizontal, Vertical, Angular, Radial, and Diameter. In
fact, you can use the DIMCONSTRAINT command to convert a traditional
dimension to the corresponding dimensional constraint.
Dimensional constraints are assigned a name when created. The text of a
dimensional constraint can display its name, value, or its name and
expression (name = formula or equation or value). A “lock” icon appears next
to all dimensional constraints to help you visually distinguish them from
regular dimensions. By default, dimensional constraints are displayed with a
fixed system style that is zoom-invariant—it stays the same size relative to
the screen when you zoom in and out so it is always readable.
You can control the display of dimensional constraints,
including the visibility of the lock icon, from the Dimensional tab of the
Constraint Settings dialog box.
Easily edit a dimensional constraint using grips or by
double-clicking on the dimension text to enter values. When you
double-click, the constraint name and expression are automatically displayed
regardless of the constraint format setting. You can enter just a value, or
a name and value using the format name=value (for example, Width=1.5 or
Width=Length/3). You can rename dimensional constraints, and use those names
in formulas to set the values of other constraints. For example, if you have
a rectangle with constraints named “length” and “width,” you could define
the value of “width” as “length/3” to constrain the rectangle’s width to 1/3
of its length.
The Parameters Manager, available from the ribbon,
enables you to manage dimensional parameters as well as create and manage
user-defined parameters. You can provide a meaningful name for the parameter
and then assign a numeric value or formula as its expression. A parameter’s
expression can reference other parameters so that its value automatically
updates when the other parameter values change.
Dimensional constraints can take one of two forms:
Annotational or Dynamic. Both forms control geometry in the same way, but
they differ in their appearance and they way they are managed.
Dynamic dimensional constraints are not intended to be used as plotted
annotation and they have a predefined style that cannot be modified. The
display height is controlled by the BPARAMETERSIZE system variable. The
visibility of dynamic constraints can be controlled in a variety of ways.
First, you can show or hide all dynamic constraints with two icons on the
ribbon. Second, even if dynamic constraints are hidden, you can choose to
display them when a constrained object is selected, by using the checkbox in
the Constraint Settings dialog or the DYNCONSTRAINTMODE system variable.
Finally, even if dynamic constraints are set to “Show All,” they will only
appear if at least one of the constrained objects is visible (on a layer
which is On and Thawed).
Annotational constraints look just like dimension objects, and are managed
the same way. They have all the same properties as regular dimensions,
including Style. Annotational constraints are intended to be used for
plotted dimensional constraints.
You can specify which constraint form is applied by
default using the CCONSTRAINTFORM system variable. Additionally, you can
specify the constraint form when using the DIMCONSTRAINT command to create a
new dimensional constraint. Even after you have created a dimensional
constraint, you can easily change its constraint form using the Properties
palette.
Dynamic Blocks
Dynamic Blocks supports geometric and
dimensional constraints. They also support the ability to define a table of
variations of the dynamic block.
Constraint Parameters behave like
dimensional constraints but also expose their name as a property for the
block reference similar to dynamic block parameters. You can access
constraint parameters from the Dimensional panel of the Block Editor tab in
the ribbon or with the BCPARAMETER command. Constraint parameter options
include Linear, Aligned, Horizontal, Vertical, Angular, Radial, and
Diameter.
Construction geometry (BCONSTRUCTION
command) enables you to convert existing objects to construction geometry.
The construction geometry is visible in the Block Editor and can be
constrained, but it does not display or plot in the block reference.
The Parameters Manager is available in
the Block Editor. It lists user parameters, legacy action parameters, block
constraint parameters, and attributes. Using the Parameters Manager, you can
control whether or not a parameter is displayed in the Properties palette
for a selected block reference and you can specify the order in which the
parameters appear.
The Test Block tool (BTESTBLOCK command)
enables you to test a block definition while authoring dynamic blocks. When
you use this tool, AutoCAD opens a temporary window, similar to a drawing
window, with the block reference already inserted. The Test Block Window is
easily identifiable by the title bar, background color, and the contextual
ribbon tab which includes a button to Close Test Block. When you close the
test block, you’re automatically returned to the Block Editor.
The Block Table tool is accessible from
the Dimensional panel of the ribbon, or the BTABLE command, it displays the
Block Properties Table where you can define different variations of a
property set for the block reference. You can enter properties manually or
copy and paste from a Microsoft® Office Excel® spreadsheet.
Action Bars
The display and positioning of Action objects in the Block Editor is
enhanced to be consistent with Constraint bars. Action objects are no longer
placed individually in the Block Editor; rather they are automatically
grouped into Action bars based on the parameters with which they are
associated. You can toggle between the new and old display styles by setting
the BACTIONBARMODE system variable prior to entering the Block Editor. When
viewing the block definition with Action bars turned on, you can quickly
tell which actions are associated with which parameters and how many actions
each of the parameters affects. You can also see which parameter has its
“Chain actions” property enabled. If you roll over an action in an Action
bar, both the associated parameter and affected geometry are highlighted.
Block Editor Settings is launched with
the command BESETTINGS and enables you to control all the settings for the
Block Editor environment in one place. You can apply colors to objects based
on their constraint status, making it easy to identify objects that are
partially, fully, or over-constrained, or that have no constraints at all.
The system variable BCONSTATUSMODE controls whether this shading is used.
Color Selection - you can set layer
colors and pick from the AutoCAD Color Index with ease. Access the Select
Color dialog box directly from the Layer drop-down list by selecting on the
layer color swatch. If the layer has a viewport color override, the color
swatch has a white border. The new color you select applies to the
appropriate viewport color override or global color.
Behavior within the
Select Color dialog box has also been improved. As you hover the cursor over
a color swatch, the arrow cursor and a black border are displayed in
addition to the traditional white border making it easier to see which
swatch you are about to select.
 Measure Tools - The new MEASUREGEOM
command enables you to measure the distance, radius, angle, area, or volume
of a selected object or a sequence of points. You can access these tools
from the Utilities panel of the Home ribbon tab. The default option is
Distance. However, selecting a different measure tool will set it as the
default for the remainder of the AutoCAD session or until a different tool
is selected.
The Distance tool enables you to measure the distance
between two points. AutoCAD visually displays the distance, delta x, delta
y, and angle in the xy plane within the Drawing Editor. If you select the
Multiple option, you can continue picking points and, with each pick,
AutoCAD displays the cumulative distance. Other options within the Distance
tool are similar to the Polyline command enabling you to switch between Line
and Arc measuring modes.
You can use the Radius tool to display the radius of a
selected arc or circle. The Angle tool measures the angle of a specified
arc, circle, line, or vertex.
The Area tool enables you to specify points or select
objects to display the included area. You can use the Add or Subtract
options to determine cumulative areas. As you specify points or select
objects, the included area dynamically highlights so that you can see what
you’ve selected! Additional options within the Area tool enable you to
switch between line and arc measuring tools so that you can easily measure
curved spaces as well as polygonal.
You can use the Volume tool to specify boundary points with
visual feedback similar to the Area option, and then specify a height to
determine the volume. Additionally, you can display the volume of selected
solids or regions.
Reverse Tools - reverse the direction of
lines, polylines, splines, and helixes.
Reverse is also an option in the Pedit
command.
Spline Editing Tools - convert the
SPLINE to a POLYLINE. If a SPLINE is selected in the PEDIT command, you get
the option to convert it to a POLYLINE. Precision can be specified between 0
and 99 where 99 is the most accurate. If PEDITACCEPT is set to 1, the SPLINE
is automatically converted. DELOBJ system variable is honored.
To further control the accuracy when converting splines to polylines, you
can use the new PLINECONVERTMODE variable to specify the fit method. When
PLINECONVERTMODE is set to 0, polylines are created with linear segments.
When it’s set to 1 (the default), polylines are created with arc segments.
Purge Tools - The Purge dialog box has
been updated to include an option for purging zero-length geometry and empty
text objects. After performing the Purge operation, AutoCAD will report how
many zero-length or empty text objects it purged. The same functionality is
available at the Command line using the -PURGE command.
Viewport Rotation Tools - The new
VPROTATEASSOC variable enables you to control the rotation of a view within
a layout viewport. When you rotate the viewport with VPROTATEASSOC set to 1
(the default), the view will also rotate to maintain its orientation
relevant to the viewport. When it’s set to 0, the view within the viewport
will not rotate even though the viewport itself does.
External References - consolidated
interface and increased flexibility for working with externally referenced
file formats, including DWG, DWF, DGN, PDF, and Image files.
Attach externally referenced drawing files using geographic data. If both
the host drawing and the external reference drawing have a geographic
location, a new option in the External References dialog box enables you to
locate the attached xref relative to the host drawing using Geographic Data.
A similar option is available in the Insert dialog box.
The Reference panel on the Insert tab of the ribbon provides tools for you
to attach and modify externally referenced files. Use the Attach tool to
select a DWG, DWF, DGN, PDF, or Image file and specify attachment options.
Additional tools enable you to clip a selected reference, adjust its Fade,
Contrast, and Brightness, control its layer visibility, display reference
frames, snap to underlay geometry, and adjust xref fading.
When you select a reference file in the drawing, a relevant contextual tab
is automatically displayed in the ribbon. For example, if you select a PDF
underlay, the PDF Underlay tab is displayed providing you easy access to PDF
underlay tools.
Easily edit the clip boundary of any reference using grips. You can even
invert the clip with a simple click on the invert grip.
You can display the reference frame for each type of reference using its
specific frame system variables such as DWFFRAME, DGNFRAME, and PDFFRAME. To
quickly override these individual system variables, use the Frame tool
(FRAME system variable) in the References panel of the Insert ribbon tab.
You can hide frames, display and plot them, or display but not plot them.
You can enable object snapping for geometry in underlay files. To control
this behavior for specific reference types, use its individual system
variables such as DWFOSNAP, DGNOSNAP, and PDFOSNAP. You can override these
individual system variables using the Snap to Underlays tool (UOSNAP system
variable) in the References panel of the Insert ribbon tab.
When you open a drawing that has unresolved references, a new tool helps
identify the missing files.
If you choose Update, AutoCAD opens the External References palette so you
can repath the missing files. If you choose Ignore, the warning closes and
takes no action. If you always want to ignore unresolved references, use the
checkbox at the bottom to stop the warning from displaying again.
This is a great improvement over previous versions, when you had to manually
search for missing references by checking the command line when opening a
file, scouring the drawing for the text strings identifying unresolved
references, or looking in the External References palette.
Sheet Sets - Sheet set functionality
includes a variety of enhancements to increase productivity.
A new Sheet right-click menu option enables you to quickly specify whether a
sheet should be included in the publish operation. To control the publish
property of multiple sheets and even entire subsets, you can access the new
Publish Sheets dialog box from the right-click menu by selecting the option
to Edit Subset and Sheet Publish Settings.
The Subset Properties dialog box has a new look and feel, similar to the
Sheet Set Properties and Sheet Properties dialog boxes. It includes a new
control to specify if the subset should honor the sheets’ individual
“Include for Publish” settings or if it, the entire subset, should be
excluded from the publish operation. The Subset right-click menu includes
similar options. An icon in the sheet list provides a visual indication of
those subsets that are excluded from the Publish operation.
Sheet List Table functionality is more flexible. In addition to creating a
sheet list table for the entire sheet set, you can now insert a sheet list
table for individual subsets and even individual sheets. You can access this
functionality from the right-click menu in the Sheet List table and a new
tab in the Sheet List Table dialog box enables you to control the behavior
of subsets and sheets. You can specify which sheets to include and which
subsets to track so that you are prompted when new sheets are added to that
subset.
Quick Views - The preview images for
Quick View Layouts and Quick View Drawings have been enhanced to include a
preview image of Model space in addition to the layout previews.
PDF Support - PDF support has been
significantly enhanced. PDF publishing provides better visual quality with
smaller file sizes, and you can even attach PDF files to a drawing as an
underlay.
PDF output provides more flexibility and higher quality output than
previously available. The default vector resolution has been increased from
400 to 600 dpi to produce precise lineweights at a reasonable file size. To
further improve the visual quality of PDF output, TrueType fonts are
exported as text rather than as graphics. This improves the visual quality
of text and also enables highlighting, searching, and copying text within
the PDF viewer. Additional improvements enable you to specify merge control,
include layer information, and automatically preview the plotted PDF.
You can use the Plotter Configuration Editor to view and modify the PDF
settings for plotted output. Select the DWG to PDF.pc3 plotter in the Plot
dialog box and then choose Properties. The new Merge Control option is
displayed under the Graphics node and the other options are accessible when
you select Custom Properties.
You can control many of the PDF output settings separately for exported,
published, or plotted PDF files. A new Export to DWF/PDF panel on the Output
ribbon tab provides access to the Export to DWF/PDF Options dialog box where
you can specify a single- or multi-sheet PDF file, include layer
information, and apply merge control. After applying the appropriate
options, you can select PDF from the flyout tools.
In addition to the Plot and Export functionality, PDF support has been
integrated into Sheet Sets and Publish. You can specify PDF output,
including single- or multi-sheet, layer information, and merge control, in
the Sheet Set Publish Options and the Publish Options dialog boxes.
You can attach a PDF file to an AutoCAD drawing as an
underlay. You can work with PDF underlays in the same way you work with
other external references including DWG, DWF, DGN, and Image files. You can
even snap to key points on PDF geometry using familiar object snaps.
File Navigation dialogs such as Open and Save now support auto-complete
when typing file names.
Object Size Limits
In previous versions of AutoCAD, no single object in an AutoCAD
drawing could be larger than 256 MB. In AutoCAD 2010, the object size limit
has been increased to at least 4 GB (depending on your system
configuration), providing more flexibility. These large objects, however,
are not backwards-compatible, so a new compatibility option has been added
to the Open and Save tab of the Options dialog box. See the
Maintain drawing size compatibility option.
3D Printing - The 3D printing
functionality enables you to output your 3D AutoCAD drawings directly to
STL-supported 3D printing vendors through an internet connection. This
utility will walk you through preparing your model, adjusting the scale,
creating an STL file from your model, then downloading your STL file to a
user-specified vendor for printing. The final 3D model will be printed then
shipped to you within days.
You can prepare your model for 3D printing using the 3DPRINT command or
selecting Send to 3D Print Service from the output tab. Select all solid
objects you want to print. Once all objects are selected, select Return,
which will display the Send to 3D Print Service dialog. Specify the scale of
your model, then save the model to an STL format. Once saved, you are
automatically directed to a location on Autodesk.com where you can select
the 3D print vendor.
eTransmit - The eTransmit functionality
has been enhanced to include a new option to “include unloaded file
references.” When this option is enabled, all unloaded reference files are
included in the transmittal set but will remain unloaded in the eTransmit
package. The Archive functionality includes the same option to include
unloaded file references and is enabled by default.
Autodesk Seek - Previously known as
“Content Search,” Autodesk Seek is a more efficient online utility that
allows users to quickly search product information and designs from the web
and download the designs into AutoCAD. For example, if you were designing a
home, and wanted to include pre-existing windows, you could look for product
specifications and actual 2D and 3D design files on seek.autodesk.com.
Search through the results for your desired window specifications, and then
download the window file to incorporate it into your design.
Note: Currently Seek is focused on manufacturer-specific building products
only, but is considering expanding to manufacturing products.
AutoCAD 2010 will also enable vendors to easily upload their designs to Seek
using the Share with Autodesk Seek utility. This utility enables product
vendors to move their product to the market quicker than ever before, so
that AutoCAD designers can specify actual products in their designs.
After an initial setup process with Seek, users can download new designs
whenever they wish using the Share with Autodesk Seek tool.
Conceptual and Free-Form Design
Smooth Mesh tools enable you to create
3D models that are free-form and flowing. The new Mesh Modeling ribbon tab
provides easy access to the mesh creation and editing tools. A mesh object
can be incrementally smoothed to create curved shapes, even when starting
with a traditional primitive shape. The process of creating smooth mesh
primitives is similar to creating their solid equivalents. You can adjust
the smoothness level as you create the mesh by specifying the Settings
option.
You can control the default tessellation divisions for each type of
primitive using the Mesh Primitive options, which are accessible with the
MESHPRIMITIVEOPTIONS command or from the 3D Modeling tab of the Options
dialog box.
You can further control the behavior for converting objects such as solids
and surfaces to mesh objects using the Mesh Tessellation Options dialog box,
accessible with the MESHOPTIONS command or from the 3D Modeling tab of the
Options dialog box.
You can split a mesh face by specifying two split points. You can then
select and edit each new face, as well as the edges and vertices that they
produce, using the CTRL key for subobject selection. Selecting individual
subobjects enables you to further modify the shape of the mesh. In addition,
you can apply different materials to individual faces.
Easily extrude a face in a mesh object using the Extrude Face tool on the
Mesh Edit panel. Unlike extrusions performed on solid objects (which create
a new solid object), mesh face extrusions extend and deform the mesh object
without creating a new one.
After using the mesh creating and editing tools to create organic meshes,
you can convert those that are watertight (no gaps) and not
self-intersecting, to smooth or faceted solids. Additional tools enable you
to convert meshes to smooth or faceted surfaces and you can control the
smoothness of objects during the conversion process. These conversion tools
are available in the Convert Mesh panel of the ribbon tab.
3D Scale Gizmo allow you to easily scale
selected objects.
The 3D Move gizmo has been enhanced with longer axes, XYZ
labels, and planar highlighting to make it easier for you to view and select
the appropriate axis or plane. Save another step using the 3D Move gizmo by
picking the constraint axis or plane and the base point in one operation. As
you specify the second point, the 3D Move gizmo dynamically moves with the
selected objects.
A new context menu, available when you right-click on a
gizmo axis or plane, enables you to change the gizmo’s behavior. You can set
the constraint to a different axis or plane, switch between the 3D Move, 3D
Rotate, and 3D Scale gizmos, relocate the gizmo, and align it to the world
UCS, current UCS, or an object face. You can further customize the location
and orientation of the gizmo by manually specifying its origin, direction of
the X-axis, and position of the XY plane.
In addition to using the right-click menu option to
switch gizmos, you can press the space bar to cycle between them. If you
want to change the gizmo that displays by default when you select an object,
use the gizmo flyout on the ribbon.
Subobject Selection Filters restrict the selection of
subobjects to faces, edges, or vertices. You can access these filters from
the Subobject panel on the Home tab of the ribbon or from the right-click
menu when no objects are selected. With the subobject selection filter set
to vertex, for example, you can ensure that when you press CTRL and pick on
the corner of an object, AutoCAD will select the vertex rather than the
edge.
The Solid Editing panel of the Home tab includes tools to
perform unions, subtractions, interferences, intersections, and imprinting.
These tools, which were previously available only for solid objects, now
work on surfaces as well.
CUIx File - the CUI file is replaced
with the new CUIx file format. A CUIx file is a package file format that
helps to improve performance when working with the CUI Editor. In addition
to typical CUI information, a CUIx file contains the custom images used by
the commands defined in the file.
Action Macros - User interface for
Action Macros have been simplified for increased usability and efficiency.
The option to “Request User Input” has been renamed to “Pause for User
Input” and the corresponding icon has been updated for consistency with the
user icons in the Action Tree. The Action tree tooltips and playback
behavior are more predictable and consistent when accepting default values
by pressing the Enter key and when using dynamic input. In addition, the
playback user messages have been streamlined for increased clarity.
A new command enables you to establish base points at specified locations in
your action macro. You can access the new ACTBASEPOINT command as a button
in the Action Recorder panel or as a right-click menu option in the Action
Tree.
A new Action Macro Manager enables you to copy, rename, modify, and delete
action macro files from a central location. An Options button in the lower
left corner provides quick access to the Action Recorder settings on the
Files tab of the Options dialog box. You can launch the Action Macro Manager
from the Action Recorder panel in the ribbon as well as from the right-click
menu (Action Recorder>Play>Manage Action Macros) when no objects are
selected.
Online License Transfer (OLT) Utility
that enables you to move stand-alone licenses between computers. It replaces
the Portable License Utility (PLU) used in previous Autodesk product
releases. You can access OLT functionality from the AutoCAD 2010>License
Transfer Utility option in the Start menu.
From the License Transfer Utility, you can choose to export or import a
license. Both options require you to log in to Autodesk. You can export a
license as either private or public. A private license can be imported only
by the person who exported it. A public license can be imported by any user
running the same product and serial number.
Find and Replace - Optional zoom
to each found text string. The result or highlighted objects can create a
selection set.
Multileaders - Edit the properties of
individual Multileader segments by using the CTRL key to select the segment
and then accessing the Properties window. New grips at each corner of the
leader text enable you to resize the text box in the same way you resize a
simple mtext object.
Mleader styles have been enhanced to provide you with more control over the
leader connections. On the Leader Structure tab, you can specify Vertical
attachment in addition to the traditional Horizontal attachment. On the
Content tab, when a Block multileader type is selected, you can specify a
scale. The block scale is also displayed as a Multileader property in the
Properties window. A new button on the Content tab provides direct access to
the Text Style dialog box enabling you to create and modify text styles
without exiting the Multileader Style dialog box.
The MLEADEREDIT command has been streamlined by eliminating the need for you
to select an option to add or remove leader lines. It adds leaders by
default until you select the option to remove leaders.
Mtext improvements include a
default column mode of Dynamic with manual height. In addition, the corner
grips on mtext objects are now consistent with the corner grips on table
objects.
Spell checking - The Check Spelling
dialog box has been updated to include an Undo button, which enables you to
undo actions you made for the previous spelling mistake. In addition, the
Select Objects button has been enhanced so that you can begin selecting
objects to check without first having to choose the Select Objects option
from the drop-down list.
Dimensions - Enhancements to dimension
styles and properties provide more control over the display and placement of
dimension text.
The Text tab of the Dimension Style dialog box has been updated with a new
text placement option that enables you to position dimension text below the
dimension line. You can control the direction of the text using the new View
Direction option in which you can specify that the text be displayed from
Left-to-Right or Right-to-Left. The Properties palette has been updated to
include these new properties as well.
The Primary and Alternate Units tabs of the Dimension Style dialog box
include new sub-unit controls for suppression of leading zeros. You can
specify a sub-units factor and suffix. For example, if the unit is 1 meter,
you could specify a sub-unit factor of 100 and sub-unit suffix of cm. In
this case, when the dimension value is less than 1, such as .96, it displays
as 96 cm instead of .96 m. The new sub-units properties are also included in
the Properties palette.
Hatch - When a hatch boundary area is
not found, AutoCAD attempts to show you where the problem may have occurred.
Red circles appear around endpoints near where any gap in geometry is
estimated to be. More robust boundary detection.
Non-associative hatch objects can now be
edited to change their shape.
AutoCAD 2010 running on Windows 7.
API news
New API for RibbonBar controls in the CUI.
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is starting to be used
for AutoCAD's user interface elements.
Overrule API is available in ObjectARX (C++) and .NET.
Overruleed objects are like customized objects, rather than custom objects.
Freeform Modeling API enabling to work with the Sub-division
mesh object.
Autodesk TechPubs team are working on the first release of
an AutoCAD .NET Developers Guide. It's expect to be available sometime in
the summer 2009.
Hardware and software requirements
SSE2 extended instruction set is supported and required so AutoCAD can use the power of
modern CPUs better resulting in better speed.
Before you install AutoCAD 2010,
make sure that your computer
meets the minimum hardware and
software requirements.
Whether your Windows operating
system is the 32-bit or 64-bit
version is automatically
detected when installing AutoCAD
2010. The appropriate version of
AutoCAD 2010 will be installed.
The 32-bit version of AutoCAD
2010 cannot be installed on a
64-bit version of Windows.
It will be possible to run
AutoCAD 2010 on Microsoft
Windows 7.
See the following tables for
hardware and software
requirements.
Description
|
Requirement
|
| Operating system |
32bit:
Microsoft® Windows® Vista® Business SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2 or later
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 or later
64bit:
Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 or later
For more information on Windows Vista versions please see
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/versions
It is recommended that non-English language versions of AutoCAD 2010
be installed on an operating system with a user interface language
that matches the code page of the AutoCAD 2010 language. A code page
provides support for character sets used in different languages. |
| Browser |
Windows Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later |
| CPU type |
32bit: Windows Vista: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® Dual
Core, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
Windows XP: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 1.6 GHz or
higher with SSE2 technology
64bit: AMD Athlon® 64 or Opteron® with SSE2 technology;
Intel® Pentium® 4 or Xeon® with Intel EM64T support & SSE2
technology |
| Memory |
Windows Vista: 2 GB RAM
Windows XP: 2 GB RAM |
| Display resolution |
1024 x 768 display with True Color
Requires a Windows-supported display adapter.
For graphic cards that support Hardware Acceleration, DirectX 9.0c
or later must be installed.
Installing from the ACAD.msi file does not install DirectX 9.0c or
later. You must manually install DirectX to configure Hardware
Acceleration. |
| Hard Disk |
32bit: 1 GB free disk space for installation
64bit: 1.5 GB free disk space for installation |
| Pointing Device |
MS-Mouse compliant |
| Media (CD ROM vs. DVD) |
Download and Installation from DVD or CD-ROM |
| 3D Modeling additional requirements |
Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon, 3.0 GHz or greater;
Intel or AMD Dual Core, 2.0 GHz or greater
2 GB RAM or greater
2 GB free disk space available not including installation
1280 x 1024 32-bit color video display adapter (True Color) 128 MB
or greater, Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card |
Additional recommendations for 3D use
|
Hardware/Software |
Requirement |
| Operating system |
32-bit
Microsoft Windows
Vista Enterprise
Microsoft Windows
Vista Business
Microsoft Windows
Vista Ultimate
Microsoft Windows
Vista Home Premium
Microsoft Windows XP
Professional Edition
(SP2)
Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition (SP2)
64-bit
Microsoft Windows
Vista Enterprise
Microsoft Windows
Vista Business
Microsoft Windows
Vista Ultimate
Microsoft Windows
Vista Home Premium
Microsoft Windows XP
Professional Edition
(SP2)
It is recommended
that non-English
language versions of
AutoCAD 2010 be
installed on an
operating system
with a user
interface language
that matches the
code page of the
AutoCAD 2010
language. A code
page provides
support for
character sets used
in different
languages.
Whether the
Microsoft Windows
operating system is
the 32-bit or the
64-bit version is
automatically
detected when
installing AutoCAD
2010. The
appropriate version
of AutoCAD 2010 will
be installed. The
32-bit version of
AutoCAD 2010 cannot
be installed on a
64-bit version of
Microsoft Windows.
|
| Processor |
Intel Pentium 4
processor or AMD
Athlon, 2.2 GHz or
greater
or
AMD Dual Core
processor, 1.6 GHz
or greater |
| RAM |
2 GB (or
greater) |
| Graphics card |
1280 x 1024
32-bit color video
display adapter
(True Color) 128 MB
or greater, OpenGL,
or Direct3D capable
workstation class
graphics card.
For Microsoft
Windows Vista, a
Direct3D capable
workstation class
graphics card with
128 MB or greater is
required 1024 x 768
VGA with True Color
(minimum)
Requires a
Windows-supported
display adapter.
For graphic cards
that support
Hardware
Acceleration,
DirectX 9.0c or
later must be
installed.
Installing from the
ACAD.msi file does
not install DirectX
9.0c or later. You
must manually
install DirectX to
configure Hardware
Acceleration.
For more information
about tested and
certified graphics
cards, visit
http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscard
|
| Hard disk |
2 GB (in
addition to the 1GB
or above required
for installation) |
Note Adobe Flash Player is
no longer installed by
default. If a suitable
version of Flash is not
currently installed on your
system, a message requests
that you download it from
Adobe’s website. If you do
not have Internet access,
you can also access the
Flash installer on the
AutoCAD 2010 product media.
In dialog boxes like the Open dialog box it should be possible to save
changes like column width, sorting, grouping etc.
See also old wishes found in AutoCAD 2009
and AutoCAD 2008
Existing bugs, defects, feature limitation or other issues.
There is an issue with Internet Explorer 8 that causes the
AutoCAD Live Update to fail on 64-bit systems. "The Communication Center was
unable to apply the Live Update service pack. Please restart your computer,
launch your application and click the Live Update link in Communication Center."
More info
here.
XATTACH only allow to insert one drawing at a time now.
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications software (VBA) is no
longer installed with AutoCAD. For more information and free download visit:
http://www.autodesk.com/vba-download
Microsoft has stopped supporting VBA for some time now & it's not ported to
64-bit.
This dialog box will show if VBA is not installed.
The sample files are now available online and are no
longer included on the AutoCAD DVD. You can access the sample files at the
following URL:
http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-samples
Commands and variables that are not well documented are:
- -EXPORT with options for setting the default translation
format. (Dwf/dwfX/Pdf)
- TextEditor let you know if the text editor is open.
- CBarTransparency let you specify the transparency of constraint bars
(see the CONSTRAINTBAR command).
For a free DWG viewer see
AutoCAD DWG TrueView 2010. Autodesk TrueView also has DWG Convert built
in so you can batch convert DWG files. You can even bind Xrefs, Purge, Set
default Printer to None, Audit and fix, replace Page Setups, and place all
files in a Zip file or specified directory.
Installation, Configuration and Hardware
Installation and Configuration
Note. You should close all running applications before installing AutoCAD
2010.
Installing from Dual CD/DVD ROM Drive Systems
Installation fails if you attempt to install AutoCAD 2010 by using different
drives of a dual CD/DVD ROM drive system. You must use the same disc drive
in order to complete the installation process.
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Microsoft VBA is now made available for free download via our website at
http://www.autodesk.com/vba-download. Autodesk has begun the transition from
VBA technology to VSTA and .NET support. This transition will occur over
several years. During this time, Autodesk will provide documentation and
other assistance to help our customers and developers migrate from VBA to
this new automation technology. We will continue to fully support VBA in our
products, including AutoCAD 2010 and all AutoCAD 2010-based industry
products. Through this free download, once VBA is installed, your existing
VBA-based applications should run as in previous versions of AutoCAD.
To install the AutoCAD 2010 VBA module, download its 32-bit or 64-bit
version depending on your operating system at
http://www.autodesk.com/vba-download.
For 32-bit AutoCAD2010VbaEnabler32.exe
For 64-bit AutoCAD2010VbaEnabler64.exe
Close all programs.
In Windows Explorer, double-click the downloaded self-extracting EXE file.
Unzip the file to the location of your choice, or use the default location.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
HTML Help Fails When Launched from a Network Drive
You cannot launch the Help System from a network drive. A "Page Cannot Be
Displayed" warning is displayed. This limitation is a result of the Windows
Security Update #896258 from Microsoft.
DirectX Installation Using SCCM Fails
DirectX installations using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
2007 fail on systems running Microsoft Windows XP for 32- and 64-bit. Before
installing with SCCM, download and install DirectX 2008 from your AutoCAD
2010 installation disc in one of the following directories, depending on
your processor:
<MediaRoot>\x86\support\DirectX
<MediaRoot>\x64\support\DirectX
VC++ Runtime Installation using SCCM Forces Reboot
VC++ runtime installations using SCCM 2007 fail on systems running Microsoft
Windows XP. Before installing with SCCM, download and install VC++ 2008 SP1
runtime from your AutoCAD 2010 installation disc in one of the following
directories, depending on your processor:
<MediaRoot>\x86\support\VCRedist\2008\x86
<MediaRoot>\x64\support\VCRedist\2008\x64
REMEMBERFOLDERS System Variable
The Help topic for the REMEMBERFOLDERS system variable is inaccurate. The
correct information is as follows.
Type: Integer
Saved In: Registry
Initial Value: 1
Controls the default path for the Look In or Save In option in standard file
selection dialog boxes.
0 Restores the behavior of AutoCAD 2000 and previous releases. When you
start AutoCAD by double-clicking an icon, if a Start In path is specified
for the icon, then that path is used as the default for all standard file
selection dialog boxes.
1 Specifies that the default path in each standard file selection dialog box
is the last path used in that dialog box. The Start In folder specified for
the AutoCAD icon is not used.
Use Group Policies to Install a Deployment
The Help topic Use Group Policies to Install a Deployment is missing
information. The correct information is as follows.
With group policies, you can advertize a program by assigning a deployment
to users’ computers.
In order for AutoCAD to run properly, the following software must be
installed on the computer where the program is being installed:
Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1 (available on the product disc)
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 SP1 or later (To download Microsoft
Internet Explorer, visit www.microsoft.com)
Microsoft Installer Package (MSI) 4.5
Microsoft Windows Media Format 9.5 (prerequisite for 64-bit)
Macromedia Flash Player 9.0 or later (not installed by default)
Autodesk Design Review 2010 (not installed by default)
VC++ 2008 SP1 and VC++ 2005 SP1 runtimes for x86 operating systems; VC++
2008 SP1 and VC++ 2005 SP1 runtimes for x64 operating systems (available on
the product disc)
Microsoft National Language Support Downlevel APIs (available on the product
disc)
Custom Folder in Deployments May Crash AutoCAD
The new AutoCAD 2010 Deployment Wizard - Select Installation Folder for
Support Content dialog box allows you to specify a custom folder in which to
copy support content.
In this dialog box, if you specify a folder location that permits Read Only
permissions at the user level according to the Microsoft Vista User Acces
Control, then AutoCAD may crash. To avoid this, ensure that you have write
permission on your Microsoft Vista machine when creating your deployment
with the Custom Folder option.
Single Shared Folder Option for Deployment Images
When using the Single Shared Folder option to create a deployment image,
specify a folder name to avoid creating an invalid deployment image. Do not
leave the folder name as “<Shared folder path>”.
Licensing
To Activate A Network License Through Autodesk.com
If your product does not include the Network License Activation Utility, you
can activate your license by going to
http://www.autodesk.com/register
and following the on-screen instructions.
Running a Network License Manager on Microsoft Windows Vista
When starting the network version of AutoCAD 2010 on a Microsoft Windows
Vista workstation, you may encounter licensing error -15 if the license
manager is running on Windows Vista (FLEXlm server version 11.4.100). Do the
following:
Install the latest service pack and updates for Microsoft Windows Vista.
If you continue to encounter errors, do the following:
On the Start menu (Windows Vista), click Control Panel Network and Sharing
Center Manage Network Connections. Right-click Local Area Connection. Click
Properties. Clear the check mark from Internet Protocol 6 (TCP/IPv6). Click
OK.
FlexLM License is Created in Two Locations
The FLEXlm License Finder dialog box may not display when AutoCAD 2010 is
launched for non-administrative users who are using Windows Vista 64-bit.
The license server path information is stored in the
HLKM\STOFTWARE\Wow6432Node path, which is not accessible to
non-administrative users.
To fix this problem, replicate the license server path information stored in
the above path to go to the HKLM\software\FLEXlm License Manager path.
Hardware
Graphics Card Driver Update
For the best program performance, verify and update your graphics card
driver. For more information, see Graphics Card Driver Update.
Remote Access Applications
It is not recommended that you use any type of remote access application in
conjunction with AutoCAD 2010 when it is configured to use hardware
acceleration. Most remote access applications cannot support hardware
acceleration, which can cause general display failure and instability. If
you need to use remote access applications, disable hardware acceleration or
use the /NOHARDWARE command line switch to start AutoCAD 2010 in Software
mode.
Hardware Certification Database
To download and install the latest hardware certification XML file, visit
the Hardware
Certification website.
Join the Customer Involvement Program
You are invited to participate in helping guide the direction of Autodesk
design software.
If you participate in the Customer Involvement Program, specific information
about how you use AutoCAD is forwarded to Autodesk. This information
includes what features you use the most, problems that you encounter, and
other information helpful to the future direction of the product.
See the following links for more information.
Learn more about the Autodesk Customer Involvement Program:
http://www.autodesk.com/cip
Read the Autodesk Privacy Statement:
http://www.autodesk.com/cipprivacy
To turn the CIP on or off
On the InfoCenter toolbar, to the right of the Help button, click the
drop-down arrow.
Click Customer Involvement Program.
In the Customer Involvement Program dialog box, select a level of
participation.
Click OK.
General Information
Command Versioning
Starting with AutoCAD 2009, command versioning was introduced with the
Action Recorder. Command versioning allows AutoCAD to track which command
iteration should be used when executing an action macro, script file, or CUI
command macro. As a result of this change, some commands may require the use
of the ^R control sequence in the CUI command macro.
The ^R control sequence forces AutoCAD to use the newest version of the
command. When the ^R control sequence is not used, the oldest version of the
command is used.
For example, a CUI command macro using the FILLET command would require the
use of the ^R control sequence to ensure that the macro worked in the same
way as AutoCAD 2008 and prior releases. The following is an example of a CUI
command macro using the ^R control sequence:
^C^C^R_fillet;u; r;0.1;
Some of the commonly used commands with CUI command macros that are affected
by command version are:
CHAMFER
COLOR
EXPLODE
FILLET
LAYOUT
LENGTHEN
TRIM
If you are using AutoLISP, you can control which version of a command is
used by preceeding the Command function with the InitCommandVersion
function. The syntax for the InitCommandVersion function is as follows:
(InitCommandVersion <version_number>)
Where version_number controls which version of the command should be used
for the preceeding command being exectuted by the Command function.
Configure a Database to Use With AutoCAD Drawings (dbConnect)
AutoCAD 2010 for 64-bit does not support Microsoft Jet 4.0 OLE DB
Provider (for .MDB connectivity) and Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC
Drivers (for .XLS connectivity). For more information, see Substituting SQL
Server for OLE DB in the Driver and Peripheral Guide.
Drawing File Format Compatibility
The native drawing file format for AutoCAD 2010 is not compatible with
previous releases. AutoCAD 2010 can open drawing file formats from previous
releases; however, in order to open AutoCAD 2010 files in previous releases
you will need to use the SAVEAS command and save it to the appropriate
format. The following table illustrates which drawing file formats to use
when saving to a previous release.
| Drawing File Format |
Applicable Releases |
| AutoCAD 2007 |
AutoCAD 2007
AutoCAD 2008
AutoCAD 2009 |
| AutoCAD 2004 |
AutoCAD 2004
AutoCAD 2005
AutoCAD 2006 |
| AutoCAD 2000 |
AutoCAD 2000
AutoCAD 2000i
AutoCAD 2002 |
| AutoCAD 14 |
AutoCAD R14 |
API Compatibility
AutoCAD 2010 breaks binary
compatibility with previous
releases. Most applications will
need to be recompiled and
possibly changed to run
correctly on AutoCAD 2010. For
more information, see the
ObjectARX Migration Guide.
Plot Styles Folder is Installed
Inside the Plotters Folder
The path for the Plot Styles
folder has been moved from a
sibling level of the Plotters
folder to a subdirectory in the
Plotters folder.
Graphics Card Driver Update
You should verify and update
your graphics card driver to
optimize AutoCAD 2010. Use the
following procedure to identify
your current graphics card
driver.
To identify your graphics card
driver
Start AutoCAD 2010.
At the Command prompt, enter
3dconfig.
In the Adaptive Degradation and
Performance Tuning dialog box,
click View Tune Log.
Review the 3D Device section for
information about your system's
graphics card driver and driver
version.
If you find that you do need to
update your driver, visit
http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscard
to find a certified driver for
your graphics card. If you do
not find one, visit the graphics
card manufacturer's website.
Note. If the graphics card
manufacturer does not have an
updated driver, check the system
manufacturer's website.
Companies such as IBM, Hewlett
Packard, and Dell often supply
their own system drivers.
Draw and Edit
Block Properties Table
In the Block Properties table,
you cannot enter a combination
of decimals and fractions. All
numerical values must be either
decimals or fractions.
Autoconstrained Polylines
Autoconstraining a polyline that
has many points may reduce
performance and cause AutoCAD to
stop working.
Dimensional Constraints Change
in Previous AutoCAD Version
Dimensional constraints do not
behave as associative dimensions
when opened in prior versions of
AutoCAD. To reassociate
dimensions, use the
DIMREASSOCIATE command.
Rotating Horizontally or
Vertically Constrained Geometry
Rotating horizontally or
vertically constrained geometry
may give unpredictable results.
User Interface
Display AutoCAD as in Previous
Releases
AutoCAD 2010 introduces a new
look and user interface that
changes the way you access
commands. To display AutoCAD
2010 as it was in previous
releases, do the following:
On the status bar, click
Workspace Switching.
From the list of workspaces,
select AutoCAD Classic.
Use Workspaces to Switch AutoCAD
Interfaces
Workspaces are sets of menus,
toolbars, palettes, and ribbon
panels that are grouped and
organized to create a
task-oriented drawing
environment. In addition to
AutoCAD Classic, the following
task-based workspaces are
available in AutoCAD 2010:
2D Drafting & Annotation
Displays tools specific to 2D
drafting. Displays the new
interface, including the ribbon
and application menu.
3D Modeling
Displays tools specific to 3D
modeling. Displays the new
interface, including the ribbon,
application menu, and Tool
Palettes window.
To switch between available
workspaces, do one of the
following:
On the status bar, click
Workspace Switching and select
the desired workspace.
On the Workspaces toolbar, in
the Workspaces drop-down list,
select the desired workspace.
DesignCenter Online
DesignCenter Online (DC Online
tab) is disabled by default in
US English. You can enable it
from the CAD Manager Control
utility.
Constraint Bar Display
When the CONSTRAINTBAR system
variable is set to Showall,
constraint bars will always be
displayed, even if the
CONSTRAINTBARDISPLAY system
variable is set to 0.
Where to Learn About AutoCAD
2010
Use the following resources to
find more information about
AutoCAD 2010:
New Features Workshop (Help
menu)
Help system (Help menu)
Developer Help (Help menu >
Additional Resources)
Autodesk User Group
International (AUGI) (Help menu
> Additional Resources)
Autodesk website at
http://www.autodesk.com
Learning Resources Page at
http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-learningpath
Tutorials at
http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-tutorials
Cue Cards at
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=11527343&linkID=9240615
Product Removal
To Uninstall AutoCAD 2010
[Windows XP]
On the Start menu (Windows),
click Settings Control Panel Add
or Remove Programs.
Select AutoCAD 2010. Click
Change/Remove.
On the Installation wizard
Maintenance Mode page, click
Uninstall.
On the Uninstall AutoCAD 2010
page, click Next.
Click Finish.
To Uninstall AutoCAD 2010
[Windows Vista]
On the Start menu (Windows),
click Settings Control Panel
Uninstall a Program.
Select AutoCAD 2010. Click
Uninstall/Change.
If the User Account Control
dialog box is displayed, click
Continue.
On the Installation wizard
Maintenance Mode page, click
Uninstall.
On the Uninstall AutoCAD 2010
page, click Next.
Click Finish.
_VERNUM = "D.55.0.0 (UNICODE)"
Major version number for
AutoCAD 2010 is R18.0
Version 11.5.0.5 of the FLEXnet license manager that ships with AutoCAD
2010-based products is backwards compatible and will administer licenses for the
Autodesk 2009-, 2008-, 2007-, 2006-, 2005-, 2004-, and 2002-based products as well as
products from other vendors. The vendor daemon adskflex.exe
version is 11.5.0.0.
AutoCAD is compiled using Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1. This is the
only supported compiler for ObjectARX® 2010.
As a programmer you also have to reference the new
.lib files, which are now ‘18’ branded instead of ‘17’.
The compiler change should not have an effect on .NET applications, but you
will need to reference the new AutoCAD managed assemblies (acmgd.dll and
acdbmgd.dll).
YouTube Playlist: AutoCAD 2010 Demos - Take a first look
at AutoCAD 2010 with AutoCAD Insider Heidi Hewett.
AutoCAD 2010 also is referred to as ACAD2010 or ACAD 2010.
Download trial of AutoCAD 2010 here.
HTML help online
http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-help
Learning resources
http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-learningpath
New Feature Workshop
http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-newfeatureworkshop
Tutorials
http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-tutorials
Cue Cards
http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-cuecards
Between the Lines on AutoCAD 2010.
AutoCAD 2010 Free Bonus Tool Drawing Tabs.
| Command |
Description |
| +CONSTRAINTSETTINGS |
|
| +RIBBON |
|
| +SAVEAS |
|
| -ATTACH |
|
| -PARAMETERS |
|
| -PDFADJUST |
|
| -PDFATTACH |
|
| 3DPRINT |
Sends a 3D model to a 3D printing service. |
| 3DSCALE |
In a 3D view, displays the 3D Scale gizmo to
aid in resizing 3D objects. |
| ACTBASEPOINT |
Inserts a base point in an action macro. |
| ACTMANAGER |
Manages action macro files. |
| ADJUST |
. |
| ATTACH |
Inserts an external reference, image, or
underlay (DWF, DWFx, PDF, or DGN files) in the current drawing. |
| AUTOCONSTRAIN |
Applies geometric constraints to a selection
set of objects based on orientation of the objects relative to one
another. |
| BACTIONBAR |
Displays or hides action bars for a selection
set of parameter objects. |
| BCONSTRUCTION |
Converts geometry into construction geometry. |
| BCPARAMETER |
Applies constraint parameters to selected
objects, or converts dimensional constraints to parameter
constraints. |
| BESETTINGS |
Displays the Block Editor Settings dialog
box. |
| BTABLE |
Displays a dialog box to define variations of
a block. |
| BTESTBLOCK |
Displays a window within the Block Editor to
test a dynamic block. |
| CLIP |
Crops a selected external reference, image,
viewport, or underlay (DWF, DWFx, PDF, or DGN) to a specified
boundary. |
| CONSTRAINTBAR |
A toolbar-like UI element that displays the
available geometric constraints on an object. |
| CONSTRAINTSETTINGS |
Controls the display of geometric constraints
on constraint bars. |
| DELCONSTRAINT |
Removes all geometric and dimensional
constraints from a selection set of objects. |
| DIMCONSTRAINT |
Applies dimensional constraints to selected
objects or points on objects. |
EXPORTDWF |
Creates a DWF file and allows you to set
individual page setup overrides on a sheet by sheet basis. |
| EXPORTDWFX |
Creates a DWFx file where you can set
individual page setup overrides on a sheet-by-sheet basis. |
| EXPORTPDF |
Creates a PDF filewhere you can set
individual page setup overrides on a sheet-by-sheet basis. |
| EXPORTSETTINGS |
|
| EXPORTTOIMPRESSION |
|
| GEOMCONSTRAINT |
Applies or persists geometric relationships
between objects or points on objects. |
| LAYERSTATESAVE |
|
| MEASUREGEOM |
Measures the distance, radius, angle, area,
and volume of selected objects or sequence of points. |
| MESH |
Creates a 3D mesh primitive object such as a
box, cone, cylinder, pyramid, sphere, wedge, or torus. |
| MESHCREASE |
Sharpens the edges of selected mesh
subobjects. |
| MESHOPTIONS |
Displays the Mesh
Tessellation Options dialog box, which controls default settings for
converting existing objects to mesh objects. |
| MESHPRIMITIVEOPTIONS |
Displays the Mesh Primitive Options dialog
box, which sets the tessellation defaults for primitive mesh
objects. |
| MESHREFINE |
Multiplies the number of faces in selected
mesh objects or faces. |
| MESHSMOOTH |
Converts 3D objects such as polygon meshes,
surfaces, and solids to mesh objects. |
| MESHSMOOTHLESS |
Decreases the level of smoothness for mesh
objects by one level. |
| MESHSMOOTHMORE |
Increases the level of smoothness for mesh
objects by one level. |
| MESHSPLIT |
Splits a mesh face into two faces. |
| MESHUNCREASE |
Removes the crease from selected mesh faces,
edges, or vertices. |
| PARAMETERS |
Controls the associative parameters used in
the drawing. |
| PARAMETERSCLOSE |
Closes the Parameters Manager palette. |
| PDFADJUST |
Adjust the fade, contrast, and monochrome
settings of a PDF underlay. |
| PDFATTACH |
Insert a PDF file as an underlay into the
current drawing. |
| PDFCLIP |
Crops the display of a selected PDF underlay
to a specified boundary. |
| PDFLAYERS |
Controls the display of layers in a PDF
underlay. |
| -QUICKPUB |
Creates a DWF, DWFx, or PDF file and allows
you to set individual page setup overrides on a sheet by sheet
basis. |
| REVERSE |
Reverses the order of vertices of the
selected lines, polylines, splines, and helixes. |
| SECTIONPLANEJOG |
Adds a jogged segment to a section object. |
| SECTIONPLANESETTINGS |
Sets display options for the selected section
plane. |
| SECTIONPLANETOBLOCK |
Saves selected section planes as 2D or 3D
blocks. |
| SEEK |
Opens a web browser and displays the Autodesk
Seek home page. |
| SHAREWITHSEEK |
Uploads blocks or drawings to the Autodesk
Seek website. |
| TEXTEDIT |
Edits a dimensional constraint, dimension, or
text object. |
| ULAYERS |
Controls the display of layers in a DWF, DWFx,
PDF, or DGN underlay. |
| Changed Command |
Description |
| 3DCONFIG |
|
| -3DCONFIG |
|
| 3DMOVE |
In a 3D view, displays the 3D Move gizmo to
aid in moving 3D objects a specified distance in a specified
direction. |
| 3DROTATE |
In a 3D view, displays the 3D Rotate gizmo to
aid in revolving 3D objects around a base point. |
| ACTUSERINPUT |
|
| ADCENTER |
Manages and inserts content such as blocks,
xrefs, and hatch patterns. |
| ALIASEDIT |
|
| ALIGN |
Aligns objects with other objects in 2D and
3D. |
| ARCHIVE |
Packages the current sheet set files for
archive. |
| -ARCHIVE |
Packages the current sheet set files for
archive. |
| ATTSYNC |
Updates block references with new and changed
attributes from a specified block definition. |
| AUTOPUBLISH |
Publishes drawings to DWF, DWFx, or PDF files
automatically to a specified location. |
| BACTION |
|
| BATTMAN |
Manages the attributes for a selected block
definition. |
| BAUTHORPALETTE |
|
| BEDIT |
|
| -BEDIT |
|
| BHATCH |
|
| CHAMFER |
Bevels the edges of objects. |
| COLOR |
Sets the color for new objects. |
| CONVTOSOLID |
Converts 3D meshes and polylines and circles
with thickness to 3D solids. |
| CONVTOSURFACE |
Converts objects to 3D surfaces. |
| CUI |
|
| CUIEXPORT |
Exports customized settings from the main
CUIx file to an enterprise or partial CUIx file. |
| CUIIMPORT |
Imports customized settings from an
enterprise or partial CUIx file to the main CUIx file. |
| CUILOAD |
Loads a CUIx file. |
| CUIUNLOAD |
Unloads a CUIx file. |
| DGNADJUST |
Adjust the fade, contrast, and monochrome
settings of a DGN underlay. |
| -DGNADJUST |
Adjust the fade, contrast, and monochrome
settings of a DGN underlay. |
| DGNATTACH |
|
| DGNCLIP |
|
| DGNLAYERS |
|
| 'DSETTINGS |
|
| DWFADJUST |
|
| -DWFADJUST |
|
| DWFATTACH |
Insert a DWF or DWFx file as an underlay into
the current drawing. |
| -DWFATTACH |
|
| DWFCLIP |
|
| DWFFORMAT |
Sets the default format to DFW or DWFx for
the PUBLISH, 3DDWF, EXPORT, EXPORTDWF, AND EXPORTDWFX commands. |
| DWFLAYERS |
|
| DXFOUT |
|
| EATTEDIT |
Edits attributes in a block reference. |
| EDGESURF |
Creates a mesh between four contiguous edges
or curves. |
| ETRANSMIT |
Packages a set of files for Internet
transmission. |
| -ETRANSMIT |
Packages a set of files for Internet
transmission. |
| EXPLODE |
Breaks a compound object into its component
objects. |
| EXTERNALREFERENCES |
Opens the External References palette. |
| EXTRUDE |
Extends the dimensions of a 2D object or 3D
face into 3D space. |
| FILLET |
Rounds and fillets the edges of objects. |
| FIND |
|
| FLATSHOT |
Creates a 2D representation of all 3D objects
based on the current view. |
| -HATCH |
|
| -HATCHEDIT |
|
| IMAGEFRAME |
Controls whether image frames are displayed
and plotted. |
| IMPRINT |
Imprints 2D geometry on a 3D solid or
surface, creating additional edges on planar faces. |
| INTERFERE |
Creates a temporary 3D solid from the
interferences between two sets of selected 3D solids. |
| -INTERFERE |
Creates a temporary 3D solid from the
interferences between two sets of selected 3D solids. |
| INTERSECT |
Creates a 3D solid, surface, or 2D region
from overlapping solids, surfaces, or regions. |
| '-LAYER |
|
| LIST |
Displays property data for selected objects. |
| MARKUP |
Opens the Markup Set Manager. |
| NAVSWHEEL |
Displays a wheel that contains a collection
of view navigation tools. |
| NAVVCUBE |
Controls the visibility and display
properties of the ViewCube tool. |
| OPEN |
Opens an existing drawing file. |
| OPENDWFMARKUP |
|
| OPTIONS |
Customizes the program settings. |
| +OPTIONS |
|
| PRESSPULL |
Presses or pulls bounded areas. |
| PUBLISH |
Publishes drawings to DWF, DWFx, and PDF
files, or to plotters. |
| -PUBLISH |
Publishes drawings to DWF, DWFx, and PDF
files, or to plotters. |
| +PUBLISH |
|
| PURGE |
Removes unused items, such as block
definitions and layers, from the drawing. |
| -PURGE |
|
| QSAVE |
Saves the current drawing using the file
format specified in the Options dialog box. |
| QUICKCUI |
|
| REFCLOSE |
Saves back or discards changes made during
in-place editing of a reference (an xref or a block). |
| REFEDIT |
Edits a block or an xref directly within the
current drawing. |
| REFSET |
Adds or removes objects from a working set
during in-place editing of a reference (an xref or a block). |
| REVSURF |
Creates a mesh by revolving a profile about
an axis. |
| RULESURF |
Creates a mesh that represents the surface
between two lines or curves. |
| SAVE |
Saves the drawing under the current file name
or a specified name. |
| SAVEAS |
Saves a copy of the current drawing under a
new file name. |
| SECTION |
Uses the intersection of a plane and solids,
surfaces, or mesh to create a region. |
| SECTIONPLANE |
Creates a section object that acts as a
cutting plane through 3D objects. |
| SLICE |
Creates new 3D solids and surfaces by
slicing, or dividing, existing objects. |
| SOLIDEDIT |
Edits faces and edges of 3D solid objects. |
| STLOUT |
Stores solids in an ASCII or binary file. |
| SUBTRACT |
Combines selected 3D solids, surfaces, or 2D
regions by subtraction. |
| TABSURF |
Creates a mesh from a line or curve that is
swept along a straight path. |
| TBCONFIG |
|
| THICKEN |
Converts a surface into a 3D solid with a
specified thickness. |
| TRANSPARENCY |
Controls whether background pixels in an
image are transparent or opaque. |
| UNION |
Combines selected 3D solids, surfaces, or 2D
regions by addition. |
| VBAIDE |
|
| VBALOAD |
|
| -VBALOAD |
|
| VBAMAN |
|
| VBARUN |
|
| -VBARUN |
|
| VBASTMT |
|
| VBAUNLOAD |
|
| XATTACH |
Removed ability to attach
multiple drawings at a time. |
| XCLIP |
Crops the display of a selected external
reference or block reference to a specified boundary. |
| XEDGES |
Creates wireframe geometry from the edges of
a 3D solid, surface, mesh, region, or subobject. |
| XOPEN |
Opens a selected drawing reference (xref) in
a new window. |
BORROWLICENSE
JOGSECTION
| System Variable |
Description |
| AECEIPINPROGRESS |
|
| APPFRAMERESOURCES |
|
| AUTOMATICPUB |
Controls whether electronic files (DWF/PDF)
are created automatically when you save or close drawing (DWG)
files. |
| BACTIONBARMODE |
Indicates whether the action bars or the
legacy action objects are displayed in the Block Editor. |
| BCONSTATUSMODE |
Turns the constraint display status on and
off and controls the shading of objects based on their constraint
level. |
| BLOCKTESTWINDOW |
Indicates whether or not a test block window
is current. |
| BPTEXTHORIZONTAL |
Forces the text displayed for action
parametes and constraint parameters in the Block Editor to be
horizontal. |
| CBARTRANSPARENCY |
|
| CCONSTRAINTFORM |
Controls whether annotational or dynamic
constraints are applied to objects. |
| CONSTRAINTBARDISPLAY |
Displays constraint bars for objects after
you manually apply a constraint or autoconstrain them. |
| CONSTRAINTBARMODE |
Controls the display of geometrical
constraints on constraint bars. |
| CONSTRAINTNAMEFORMAT |
Controls the text format for dimensional
constraints. |
| CONSTRAINTRELAX |
Indicates whether constraints are enforced or
relaxed when editing an object. |
| CONSTRAINTSOLVEMODE |
Controls constraint behavior when applying or
editing constraints. |
| DEFAULTGIZMO |
Sets the 3D Move, 3D Rotate, or 3D Scale
gizmo as the default during subobject selection. |
| DIMCONSTRAINTICON |
Displays the lock icon next to the text for
dimensional constraints. |
| DIMTXTDIRECTION |
Specifies the reading direction of the
dimension text. |
| DIVMESHBOXHEIGHT |
Sets the number of subdivisions for the
height of a mesh box along the Z axis. |
| DIVMESHBOXLENGTH |
Sets the number of subdivisions for the
length of a mesh box along the X axis. |
| DIVMESHBOXWIDTH |
Sets the number of subdivisions for the width
of a mesh box along the Y axis. |
| DIVMESHCONEAXIS |
Sets the number of subdivisions around the
perimeter of the mesh cone base. |
| DIVMESHCONEBASE |
Sets the number of subdivisions between the
perimeter and the center point of the mesh cone base. |
| DIVMESHCONEHEIGHT |
Sets the number of subdivisions between the
base and the point or top of the mesh cone. |
| DIVMESHCYLAXIS |
Sets the number of subdivisions around the
perimeter of the mesh cylinder base. |
| DIVMESHCYLBASE |
Sets the number of subdivisions around the
perimeter of the mesh cylinder base. |
| DIVMESHCYLHEIGHT |
Sets the number of subdivisions between the
base and the top of the mesh cylinder. |
| DIVMESHPYRBASE |
Sets the number of radial subdivisions
between the center of the mesh pyramid base and its perimeter. |
| DIVMESHPYRHEIGHT |
Sets the number of subdivisions between the
base and the top of the mesh pyramid. |
| DIVMESHPYRLENGTH |
Sets the number of subdivisions along each
dimension of a mesh pyramid base. |
| DIVMESHSPHEREAXIS |
Sets the number of radial subdivisions around
the axis endpoint of the mesh sphere. |
| DIVMESHSPHEREHEIGHT |
Sets the number of subdivisions between the
two axis endpoints of the mesh sphere. |
| DIVMESHTORUSPATH |
Sets the number of subdivisions in the path
that is swept by the profile of a mesh torus. |
| DIVMESHTORUSECTION |
Sets the number of subdivisions in the
profile that sweeps the path of a mesh torus. |
| DIVMESHWEDGEBASE |
Sets the number of subdivisions between the
midpoint of the perimeter of triangular dimension of the mesh wedge. |
| DIVMESHWEDGEHEIGHT |
Sets the number of subdivisions for the
height of the mesh wedge along the Z axis. |
| DIVMESHWEDGELENGTH |
Sets the number of subdivisions for the
length of a mesh wedge along the X axis. |
| DIVMESHWEDGESLOPE |
Sets the number of subdivisions in the slope
that extends from the apex of the wedge to the edge of the base. |
| DIVMESHWEDGEWIDTH |
Sets the number of subdivisions for the width
of the mesh wedge along the Y axis. |
| DYNCONSTRAINTDISPLAY |
Displays or hides dynamic constraints. |
| EXPORTEPLOTFORMAT |
|
| EXPORTMODELSPACE |
|
| EXPORTPAGESETUP |
|
| EXPORTPAPERSPACE |
|
| FACETERDEVNORMAL |
Sets the maximum angle between the surface
normal and contiguous mesh faces. |
| FACTERDEVSURFACE |
Sets how closely the converted mesh object
adheres to the original shape of the solid or surface. |
| FACTERGRIDRATIO |
Sets the maximum aspect ratio for the mesh
subdivisions that are created for solids and surfaces converted to
mesh. |
| FACTERMAXGRID |
Sets the maximum number of U and V grid lines
for solids and surfaces converted to mesh. |
| FACTERMESHTYPE |
Sets the type of mesh to be created. |
| FACTERMINUGRID |
Sets the minimum number of U grid lines for
solids and surfaces that are converted to mesh. |
| FACTERMINVGRID |
Sets the minimum number of V grid lines for
solids and surfaces that are converted to mesh. |
| FACTERPRIMITIVEMODE |
Specifies whether smoothness settings for
objects that are converted to mesh are derived from the Mesh
Tessellation Options or the Mesh Primitive Options dialog box. |
| FACTERSMOOTHLEV |
Sets the default level of smoothness for
objects that are converted to mesh. |
| FRAME |
Turns the display of frames on and off for
all external references, images, and DWF, DWFx, PDF, and DGN
underlays. |
| GRIPSUBOBJMODE |
Sets whether edge, face, or vertex grips are
active upon initial selection. |
| IMAGEFRAME |
Controls whether image frames are displayed
and plotted. |
| LARGEOBJECTSUPPORT |
Controls large object size limit support when
you open and save drawings. |
| MESHTYPE |
Controls the type of mesh that is created by
REVSURF, TABSURF, RULESURF and EDGESURF. |
| MTEXTCOLUMN |
Sets the default column setting for an mtext
object. |
| PARAMETERCOPYMODE |
Controls how constraints and referenced
variables are copied when replicating constrained geometry. |
| PARAMETERSSTATUS |
Indicates whether the Parameters Manager
palette is displayed or hidden. |
| PDFFRAME |
Determines whether the PDF underlay frame is
visible. |
| PDFOSNAP |
Determines whether object snapping is active
for geometry in PDF underlays that are attached to the drawing. |
| PLINECONVERTMODE |
Specifies the fit method used in converting
splines to polylines. |
| RIBBONCONTEXTSELECT |
Controls how ribbon contextual tabs are
displayed when you single- or double-click an object. |
| RIBBONCONTEXTSELLIM |
Suppresses the display of ribbon contextual
tabs when the selection set includes more than the specified number
of objects. |
| RIBBONDOCKEDHEIGHT |
Determines whether the docked ribbon is set
to the height of the current tab or a predetermined height. |
| RIBBONSELECTMODE |
Determines whether a pickfirst selection set
remains selected after a ribbon contextual tab is invoked and the
command is completed. |
| SMOOTHMESHCONVERT |
Sets whether mesh objects that you convert to
3D solids or surfaces are smoothed or faceted, and whether their
faces are merged. |
| SMOOTHMESHGRID |
Sets the maximum level of smoothness at which
the underlying mesh facet grid is displayed on 3D mesh objects. |
| SMOOTHMESHMAXFACE |
Sets the maximum number of faces permitted
for mesh objects. |
| SMOOTHMESHMAXLEV |
Sets the maximum smoothness level for mesh
objects. |
| SUBOBJSELECTIONMODE |
Filters whether a face, edge, or vertex is
selected with Ctrl+click. |
| UOSNAP |
Determines whether object snapping is active
for geometry in DWF, DWFx, PDF, and DGN underlays that are attached
to the drawing. |
| VPROTATEASSOC |
Controls whether the view within a viewport
is rotated with the viewport when the viewport is rotated. |
| XDWGFADECTL |
Controls the dimming for all DWG xref
objects. |
| Changed System Variable |
Description |
| DBLCLKEDIT |
Controls the double click editing behavior in
the drawing area. |
| DELOBJ |
Controls whether geometry used to create 3D
objects is retained or deleted. |
| DIMTAD |
Controls the vertical position of text in
relation to the dimension line. |
| ENTERPRISEMENU |
Stores the enterprise customization file name
(if defined), including the path for the file name. |
| IMAGEFRAME |
Controls whether image frames are displayed
and plotted. |
| ISOLINES |
Specifies the number of contour lines per
surface on objects. |
| MBUTTONPAN |
Controls the behavior of the third button or
wheel on the pointing device. |
| MENUNAME |
Stores the customization file name, including
the path for the file name. |
| NAVVCUBESIZE |
Specifies the size of the ViewCube tool. |
| PUBLISHALLSHEETS |
Specifies whether to load the contents of the
active document or of all open documents in the Publish dialog box. |
| REFEDITNAME |
Displays the name of the reference being
edited. |
| XFADECTL |
Controls the fading intensity percentage for
references being edited in-place. |
| XREFNOTIFY |
Controls the notification for updated or
missing xrefs. |
CBARDISPLAYMODE
CDYNDISPLAYMODE
CNAMEFORMAT
Below some early public expectations of AutoCAD 2010
New and enhanced 3D functionality is to expect.
Ref.
Parametrics.
Ref.
Bug fixes are always expected.
Subscription Bonus Packs for AutoCAD 2009 are expected to
be included as core functions in AutoCAD 2010 so you may see the following.
Subscription Bonus Pack 1
The MEASUREGEOM command enables you to measure the
distance, radius, angle, area, or volume of a selected object or a sequence
of points. It performs many of the same calculations as the AREA, DISTANCE,
and MASSPROP commands.
The REVERSE command enables you to reverse the order of
vertices in selected lines, polylines, splines, and helixes.
The PEDIT command has been updated to include a new
Reverse option enabling you to reverse the order of vertices in the selected
polyline.
The VPROTATEASSOC variable enables you to automatically
rotate a view within a layout viewport by rotating layout viewport itself.
When VPROTATEASSOC is set to 1 (the default) the view will rotate
maintaining its orientation with relation to the viewport. When it is set to
0, the view within the viewport will not rotate even though the viewport
itself does rotate.
The PEDIT command has been updated to allow the selection
of a Spline object and automatically convert it to a Polyline object.
The SPLINEDIT command has been updated to include an
option to Convert to Polyline.
The new PLINECONVERTMODE variable enables you to control
the fit method used in converting splines to polylines. When
PLINECONVERTMODE is set to 1 (the default), polylines are created with arc
segments. When it is set to 0, polylines are created with linear segments.
The PURGE (and –PURGE) command has been updated to
include an option to remove zero-length geometry and empty text objects
(including mtext containing only spaces).
The DELOBJ variable has been updated to support the PEDIT
and SPLINEDIT commands. When DELOBJ is set to 0, the defining spline is
retained. When set to any other value, it is deleted.
Subscription Bonus Pack 2
PDF Underlays
Now you can import PDF files, attaching them as PDF underlays. Once you
attach a PDF underlay, you can use a variety of tools to snap to lines and
objects, control the display of layers, move, scale, rotate, and clip the
PDF underlay.
PDF Output
Key improvements have been made for publishing PDF files. File sizes have
been reduced, making it easier to share designs. TrueType font support has
been added, giving you control over precisely how your fonts are displayed.
New commands PDFATTACH and -PDFATTACH, PDFLAYERS,
PDFADJUST and -PDFADJUST, PDFCLIP
New system variables PDFFRAME, PDFOSNAP
Subscription Bonus Pack 3 the 3D Printing Bonus Pack
The ability to prepare and print a 3D model to an online
service and get back a 3D print of the model.
STL Output
STL output had been improved with updates to the existing STLOUT and EXPORT
commands. Both of these methods for producing STL (stereolithography) files
now enable you to select more than one solid and the model is no longer
required to lie in the positive XYZ octant of the WCS.
3D Printing
The new 3DPRINT command, available on the Subscription tab of the ribbon,
takes advantage of the improvements to STL output as well as providing you
with easy access to 3D Printing support and services. After creating the STL
file, AutoCAD automatically launches a browser window where you can request
a quote from one of the featured 3D Printing Service Providers.
I hope XCLIPFRAME adds 2 to support that the frame is visible but does
not plot.
Here are other
things I hope to be included and fixed.
The AUGI AutoCAD Wish
List usually indicates what might be included in a coming product. Here is
what was presented at AU 2008.
- Convert PDF to DWG
- Solid Hatch Opacity Setting
- Design File Locking
- Import PDF into DWG or DXF (DONE and in the AutoCAD
Subscription Bonus Pack 2)
- Lock Viewport scale While allowing panning
- Send all Hatches to Back
- Compare two drawings
- Block Manager
- Improve PLINE edit Tool
- Freeze in All Viewports except current
References
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