No
New file format
"AutoCAD 2010 Drawing" is used. The version number
is 18.1.
The big news in AutoCAD 2011 are
Surface Modeling - NURBS surfaces
Point Cloud Files - up to 2 billion points (2,000,000,000)
Materials Browser
Parametric Drawing - Infer Constraints
Object Transparency
Polylines - multi-functional grips
User Interface
A dark gray background in modelspace is now default.
The traditional dot grid has been replaced with horizontal and vertical
gridlines.
Quick Access toolbar displays the name of the current workspace. As
default Quick Access toolbar now includes both the Save and the Save As
tools.
New
Navigation bar that replaces the navigation tools that were previously
accessible on the Status bar. Integrated support for 3D Connexion devices.
Model space variant to the left and paper space variant to the right. You
can select where it is docked and if it should be linked to the ViewCube.
ViewCube has been enhanced to support the 2D wireframe visual style.
SteeringWheel Settings dialog box updated.
The UCS icon has been updated to display a different color for each axis:
X for red, Y for green, and Z for blue. In addition, the appearance of 3D
gizmos has been updated for clarity and consistency.
Ribbon cycle options.
The Insert tab includes a Point Cloud panel and Content panel with access
to Design Center and Autodesk Seek web service. Autodesk Seek has been
removed from the Output tab.
The View tab has been updated to include the Visual Styles panel. The
Windows panel includes new User Interface and Toolbar controls that enable
you to toggle the display of various user interface elements, including
Autodesk ViewCube and ShowMotion navigation widgets, the Navigation bar, and
the Text window. The Status bar controls, which have been removed from the
Windows panel, are now only on the Status bar.
Customize User Interface dialog box now supports Fold panels.
Visible news
Five new predefined visual styles including: Shaded,
Shaded with Edges, Shades
of Gray, Sketchy, and X‐Ray.
Object Visibility enable you to control object
visibility independent from layer
visibility.
The
Object Visibility tools are accessible from the right‐click menu when
objects are selected as well as when no objects are selected. When you use
the Isolate Objects tool, only the selected objects remain visible in the
drawing. All other objects are hidden. The OBJECTISOLATIONMODE system
variable controls whether isolated/hidden objects persist between drawing
sessions. Default setting is temporary for current drawing session with
value 0. To persist use value 1. A lightbulb icon on the status bar
indicates whether object isolation is active in the drawing.
Select Similar tool enables you to select an object and
automatically include all other objects of the same type and with the same
properties, in a new selection set. You can access it from the right‐click
menu when objects are selected.
Add Selected tool enables you to quickly create a new
object in your drawing based on the properties of an existing object. For
example, if you use the Add Selected tool and select a polyline, AutoCAD
automatically launches the PLINE command with basic object properties
including color, layer, linetype, linetype scale, plotstyle, lineweight,
transparency, and material preset to match the selected object.
A Settings option (accessible when you enter SELECTSIMILAR at the command
line) enables you to specify which properties to filter. If only the Layer
property is enabled when you select a circle, for example, AutoCAD
automatically selects all circles on the same layer as the one you selected.
If both the Layer and Linetype properties are enabled, however, AutoCAD
selects only the circles on the same layer and with the same linetype as the
selected one.
The Select Similar tool also enables you to select more than one object
and create the matching selection set accordingly. For example, if the Layer
filter is enabled and you select two circles, each on different layers,
AutoCAD selects all the circles on both layers. If, instead, you select a
circle and a line, AutoCAD selects all the circles on the same layer as the
selected circle and all the lines on the same layer as the selected line. In
addition to general object properties, you can filter selections based on
objectspecific properties, including object style and reference name. Object
Style properties apply to text and mtext, leaders and mleaders, dimensions
and tolerances, and tables and multilines. Reference names apply to blocks
and externally referenced files, including xrefs and images as well as PDF,
DWG™, or DGN files.
In addition to the new Select Similar tool, a new option has been added
to the PICKADD system variable. When PICKADD is set to a value of 2 (as it
is now by default), objects that you select using the SELECT command remain
selected in a “pick first” state even after you end the SELECT command.
Easily select overlapping objects using the new selection cycling
functionality. You can enable selection cycling from a control on the Status
bar (right click to access the Selection Cycling options). When you try to select an object that overlaps other objects, AutoCAD
displays a list of all the overlapping objects. As you pass the cursor over
an object in the list, the relevant object in the drawing highlights, click
on any object in the list and it gets selected. You can also click on the
same location multiple times and the objects with be selected one at a time.
To filter the type of subobjects displayed (vertices, edges, or faces) use
the SUBOBJSELECTIONMODE system variable. You can also set this option with
the SELECTIONCYCLING system variable.
The Action Recorder enables you to delete or insert user
messages for View Change operations. The macro list displays the most
recently used macros above the separation bar and all available macros below
it.
Parametric Constraints
The 2D parametric functionality has been enhanced, and includes predefined
command macros to access options within in the GEOMCONSTRAINT and
DIMCONSTRAINT commands.
For example, instead of launching the GEOMCONSTRAINT command and then
selecting the Perpendicular option, you can launch the GCPERPENDICULAR
command directly. Repeating the last command automatically repeats the last
command as well as the specific option.
Object highlighting when you roll over an icon on a constraint bar or when
you select a parameter in the Parameters manager supports the Visual Effects
settings you specify on the Selection tab of the Options dialog box (dashed
and thickened by default). Additional improvements to geometric and
dimensional constraint functionality enable you to create and edit
parametrically constrained geometry faster than ever before.
Geometric Constraints
AutoCAD 2011 significantly simplifies the process of adding geometric
constraints to 2D AutoCAD geometry. AutoCAD can infer geometric constraints
as you create and modify geometry. A new Infer Constraint button on the
status bar enables you to toggle inferred constraints on and off similar to
toggling object snaps on and off. This toggle is also available on the
Geometric tab of the Constraint Settings dialog box.
Using inferred constraints automatically applies coincident constraints
for Endpoint, Midpoint, Center, Node, and Insertion objects snaps. For
example, if you draw a circle by snapping its center to the midpoint of a
line, AutoCAD automatically applies a coincident constraint between the
center of the circle and the midpoint of the line. If you move the circle,
the line goes with it. The same powerful functionality applies to editing
commands. If, for example, you copy the insertion of a block to the endpoint
of a line, AutoCAD automatically applies a coincident constraint between
those two points. When you move the line, the block maintains its position
at the endpoint of the line.
In addition to creating point‐to‐point coincident constraints with the
previously mentioned object snaps, you can use the Nearest object snap to
apply a coincident constraint between a point and an object. For example, if
you draw the center of a circle on a line using the Nearest object snap, the
center of the circle has the flexibility of moving anywhere along the line
including the virtual extension of the line.
The Perpendicular and Tangent object snaps automatically apply
perpendicular or tangent constraints between the object being created or
edited and the object being snapped to. They also apply a point‐topoint or
point‐to‐object coincident constraint if appropriate. Using the Parallel
object snap automatically applies a parallel constraint but no coincident
constraints are applied since, by definition, the two objects never
intersect. When you draw horizontal or vertical lines and polyline segments,
inferred horizontal and vertical constraints automatically apply to those
segments.
Inferred constraints enhance the behavior of rectangles, fillets, and
chamfers by automatically applying appropriate geometric constraints. For
example, if you draw a rectangle (using the RECTANG command), AutoCAD
automatically applies a pair of parallel constraints and a perpendicular
constraint to the closed polyline. When you modify the size and shape of the
rectangle, you can rest assured that it will remain a rectangle with
parallel sides and perpendicular corners. Creating a fillet automatically
applies coincident and tangent constraints between the newly created arc and
the existing pair of lines helping maintain the fillet even when the arc or
lines are modified. Similarly, creating a chamfer applies coincident
constraints between the newly created line and the existing pair of lines.
Even after you’ve applied constraints, you can temporarily relax them by
pressing the CTRL key while editing constrained objects.
Improved support of geometric constraints for ellipses and
text. You can now apply Parallel, Perpendicular, Collinear, Horizontal, and
Vertical constraints between the major or minor axes of an ellipse and other
objects.
Similarly, you can apply Parallel, Perpendicular, Collinear, Horizontal,
and Vertical constraints to the rotation angle of text objects. In addition,
text and mtext objects behave consistently and predictably, with the
identified insertion point of the object being the constrainable point.
One problem found is that to select the text it is needed to click a bit
below the text.
The AutoConstrain functionality in AutoCAD 2011 has been updated to
include the Equal constraint. When you use AutoConstrain with the Equal
option enabled, the Equal constraint is automatically applied to lines and
polyline segments of equal length and arcs and/or circles of equal radius.
Constraint bars are enhanced to provide more control and flexibility. You
can select multiple objects for showing or hiding constraint bars using
standard selection methods, including Window, Crossing, Fence, and Implied
Window/Crossing. Quickly display all constraint bars in their original
position using the new Reset option. And, a new setting in the Geometric tab
of the Constraint Settings dialogs enables you to show constraint bars when
objects are selected even if those constraint bars are currently hidden.
When the geometry is no longer selected, the temporarily displayed
constraint bars are, once again, hidden. When you move a constraint bar and
then edit the related geometry, the constraint bar maintains its position
relative to the geometry.
The
new constraint icons for Fix, Horizontal, and Vertical constraints visually
indicate whether they apply to an object or to a point. The symmetric
constraint icon is also updated to indicate whether it is identifying a
symmetrical point or object, or the symmetric line.
The DIMCONSTRAINT command includes a new Convert option to convert
associative dimensions to dimensional constraints rather than it being the
default behavior.
When entering dimensional constraint values in‐place, you can click on an
existing dimensional constraint to insert the constraint name. When dynamic
dimensional constraints reference another parameter, the parameter text is
prepended with “fx:” to help prevent you from accidentally assigning a
constant value to a parameter that references other variables.
New
tools on the Dimensional Panel of the Parametric tab provide you with more
control over the display of dimensional constraints. Using the Show/Hide
tool you can select the specific dimensional constraints you want to show or
hide.
The Parameters Manager offers significant improvements. It includes a new
Filters pane where you can define parameter groups that display a subset of
the parameters. Create new filter groups using the button at the top of the
Parameters Manager or by selecting the option from the rightclick menu. With
your filter groups created, you can then drag parameters into them. The
right‐click menu for parameters in the Parameters Manager is updated with
additional options including the ability to display the Filter tree and to
remove parameters from a group.
A new search box filters the parameters displayed in the grid control
based on the parameter name. Column tooltips display the full name of the
column as well as a description.
Additional enhancements to the Parameters Manager simplify the
terminology for dimensional constraints and user variables created in the
drawing editor versus the block editor. The Show column in the Block Editor
includes a new option to convert between dimensional constraint parameters
or user parameters defined in the drawing editor versus the block editor. In
the Block Editor, icons are displayed for action parameters, attributes, and
user parameters.
Transparency
AutoCAD 2011 includes a new transparency property that enables you to
apply transparency to objects and layers in the same way you apply colors,
linetypes, and lineweights.
You can set transparency by layer, by block, or individually for an
object. The default transparency value for layers and objects is 0, and you
can set it as high as 90.
The Layer Properties Manager (palette and dialog), the Layer States
Manager, the Layer Filter dialog, and the Layer Translator have all been
updated to reflect the new transparency property. In the Layer Properties
Manager, a new column for Transparency is available in modelspace and
layouts, and a column for Viewport (VP) Transparency is available in layouts
and floating modelspace viewports.
You can set transparency for individual objects just like color and
linetype. Setting a transparency value for an individual object overrides
the layer transparency setting for that object. You can access object
transparency from a number of places: the Properties palette, Quick
Properties, or the ribbon. The new CETRANSPARENCY system variable sets the
transparency property for new objects.
The SetByLayer Settings dialog has been updated to include Transparency
as one of the available properties.
Transparency has also been added to the Quick Select, Filter, and Match
Property Settings dialogs as well as the CHPROP, CHANGE, ‐LAYER, VPLAYER,
and LIST commands.
A button has been added to the status bar to enable you to temporarily
turn off transparency display (TRANSPARENCYDISPLAY system variable), similar
to the behavior of the lineweight display button. This does not affect
plotting. However, you have the option to turn off transparency when
plotting. The Plot and Page Setup dialogs both include a checkbox for
transparency (PLOTTRANSPARENCY), similar to the behavior for plot styles.
When this option is enabled, AutoCAD rasterizes the entire drawing for
plotting, slowing down the plotting process.
Prior to AutoCAD 2011, images had a setting, also called “transparency,”
that controlled whether the background of a bitonal image was clear or
opaque. This property has been renamed to “background transparency” to
distinguish it from the new “transparency” property. You can apply both
background and object transparencies to images in AutoCAD 2011.
Linetype
You can control the orientation of text in linetypes with the alignment
code "U". GAS and HOT_WATER_SUPPLY already has this in the new .LIN files.
Windows 7
Jump List support.
ActiveX API
The following outlines the additions and changes made to the ActiveX API
in AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD 2011-based products.
Selection cycling should benefit from also be able to show layer of
objects. Imagine if you have two identical objects and only the layer is
different. Another thing that might be helpful is to be able to use the up
and down arrows on the keyboard to activate the Selection dialog. Now you
have to either stay still and click multiple times or to move the mouse to
the Selection dialog box.
If you have something you miss or wish for please contact us and we might
add it here.
Existing bugs, defects, feature limitation or other issues.
Paragraph Spacing is limited to 4 for both before and after.
Removed.
The VBA module is unsupported by Autodesk and will not be available in
future releases of AutoCAD. Autodesk announced with the release of AutoCAD
2012 that VBA is still available for a limited time.
Tips & Tricks
Here is the list for the new AUGI AutoCAD Top Ten Wishes
for November 2009! Let's see if any of these features make it into AutoCAD
2011.
1. Join Individual Hatch Areas
The ability to join individually created hatch areas into a single hatch
object.
2. Toolpalettes in CUI
Add toolpalettes to the CUI so they can be easily imported/transferred.
3. Window and Crossing Selection box Aligned with Crosshairs
When crosshairs are rotated, the window and crossing selection box should
align with crosshairs.
4. Graphically create or change hatch patterns
The ability to graphically create or change hatch patterns.
5. Fillet 3D Polylines
The ability to fillet 3D Polylines
6. Control Mirroring of Text in Blocks
Ability to control whether text/attributes are mirrored in blocks when the
block is mirrored.
7. Create and Zip Complete Drawing Package
The ability to create and zip a drawing package that includes multiple
formats of same drawing (PDF, DWF) using eTransmit
8. Dialog for Complex Linetypes
An editor for creation of complex linetypes.
9. Attributes Always Horizontal
The ability to set an attribute relative to UCS regardless of the rotation
of the block.
10. Enable Renaming of Anonymous Blocks
The ability to rename anonymous blocks in the properties dialog or quick
properties dialog.
File navigation dialogs freeze in Windows 7
Issue
You are running AutoCAD (or an AutoCAD-based vertical product) in Windows
7 and you have used a command that invokes an AutoCAD file navigation
dialog, e.g., Open, Save, ImageAttach, etc. Your system immediately locks up
requiring a hard reset of the computer.
Solution
This issue is caused by the default driver that shipped with Windows 7
for the NVIDIA® video card. Updating your Windows 7 system to the latest
certified driver resolves this problem. Refer to the Graphics Hardware List
for a list of certified drivers for your video card:
Configuring a Database to Use With AutoCAD Drawings
(dbConnect)
AutoCAD 2011 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.
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Microsoft Visual Basic® for Applications (VBA) is
available for free download at
http://www.autodesk.com/vba-download. Autodesk is transitioning from VBA
technology to .NET Framework. The VBA module is available for AutoCAD
2011-based products as an unsupported feature. It will not be available in
future releases of AutoCAD. Autodesk will provide documentation and other
assistance to help customers and developers migrate from VBA to .NET
Framework.
API Compatibility
AutoCAD 2011 is binary compatible with AutoCAD 2010, but
not AutoCAD 2009. To make applications developed for AutoCAD 2009 or earlier
releases compatible with AutoCAD 2011, you must recompile them with current
ObjectARX libraries. Applications developed for AutoCAD 2011 with ObjectARX
will not work in prior releases.
In AutoCAD 2011, if you enter the VLIDE command, pressing F1 opens the Help
Home page. To open the AutoLISP Reference Guide, on the Help Home page, on
the left-hand side, select AutoLISP Reference Guide from the table of
contents. In Visual LISP™, some commands may not have F1 functionality,
however, context-sensitive help is working. To display context-sensitive
help, after you enter the command name, press Ctrl + F1.
For help with vla-* functions, see the AutoCAD ActiveX and VBA Reference
available at C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\acadauto.chm (not
available online).
Hardware and software requirements
Whether your Windows operating system is the 32-bit or
the 64-bit version, the version is automatically detected during
installation. The appropriate version of AutoCAD is installed. A 64-bit
version of AutoCAD cannot be installed on a 32-bit system and vice-versa.
See the following table for hardware and software requirements.
Windows XP -
Intel®
Pentium®
4 or AMD Athlon™
Dual Core, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
Windows Vista or
Windows 7 - Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core,
3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
Memory
2 GB RAM
Display resolution
1024 x 768 with True Color
Hard disk
Installation 1.8 GB
A
32-bit AutoCAD cannot be installed on a 64-bit Windows
operating system and vice-versa.
Pointing device
MS-Mouse compliant
Additional
Requirements for3D Modeling
Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor, 3.0
GHz or higher; or Intel or AMD
Dual Core processor, 2.0 GHz or higher
2 GB RAM or more
2 GB free hard disk space available not
including installation
1280 x 1024 32-bit color video display
adapter (True Color) 128 MB or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0
or greater, Direct3D®
capable workstation class graphics card
Intel Xeon®
with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T
support and SSE2 technology
Memory
2 GB RAM
Display resolution
1024 x 768 with True Color
Hard disk
Installation 2 GB
A
64-bit AutoCAD cannot be installed on a 32-bit Windows
operating system and vice-versa.
Pointing device
MS-Mouse compliant
3D Modeling
Additional Requirements
Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor, 3.0
GHz or higher; or Intel or AMD
Dual Core processor, 2.0 GHz or higher
2 GB RAM or more
2 GB free hard disk space available not
including installation
1280 x 1024 32-bit color video display
adapter (True Color) 128 MB or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0
or greater, Direct3D capable workstation class graphics
card
Note that Adobe Flash Player is
not installed by default. If a version of Flash is not currently installed
on your system, a message is displayed requesting that you install it. Flash
Player can be installed from the product media or Adobe’s website -
www.adobe.com.
Installation and setup
To install AutoCAD, you must have administrator
permissions. You do not need to have domain administrative permissions. See
your system administrator for information about administrative permissions.
You do not need administrator permissions to run AutoCAD. You can run the
program as a limited user.
You can migrate your custom settings and files from
previous releases of AutoCAD (AutoCAD 2000 through AutoCAD 2011).
Autodesk Design Review 2011 is not installed by default
when you install AutoCAD. It is recommended that Design Review be installed
if you need to view DWF or DWFx files.
What features get installed during a Typical or Custom
installation?
A Typical
installation also includes the Express Tools library. The library provides
additional productivity tools.
CAD Standards
Contains tools for reviewing design files
for compliance with your standards.
Database
Contains database access tools.
Dictionaries
Contains multi-language dictionaries.
Drawing Encryption
Allows you to use the Security Options
dialog box to protect a drawing with a password.
Express Tools
Contains AutoCAD support tools and
utilities (not supported by Autodesk).
Fonts
Contains AutoCAD fonts and TrueType
fonts.
Autodesk Seek
Autodesk Seek.
NoteSeek will only be
installed in the English version of AutoCAD.
Welcome Screen
Contains learning resources to help
discover the product.
License Transfer Utility
Allows users to transfer an Autodesk
product license between computers.
NoteThe utility will not be
installed on unlocked versions of AutoCAD.
Migrate Custom Settings
Migrates custom settings and files from
previous version of your product to this version.
Initial Setup
Allows users to perform some basic
customization of AutoCAD (online content, workspaces) based on
their units system, industry, and commonly used task-based
tools.
Reference Manager
Allows users to view and edit the paths
of externally referenced files associated with a drawing.
Samples
Contains various feature sample files.
Tutorials
Contains tutorials.
Custom
Folder in Deployments
In the
AutoCAD 2011 Deployment Wizard the Select Installation Folders for Support
Content page allows you to specify a custom folder in which to copy support
content.
If you
specify a folder location that has Read Only permission at the user level
according to the Microsoft Vista User Access Control, then AutoCAD may
become unstable. To avoid this, ensure that you have Write permission on
your Microsoft Vista machine when creating your deployment with the Custom
Folder option.
Single Share
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
Running a Network License Manager on Microsoft Windows Vista
When starting the network version of AutoCAD 2011 on a Microsoft Windows
Vista workstation, you may encounter licensing error -15 if the Network
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 box for Internet Protocol 6 (TCP/IPv6). Click
OK.
FLEXIm License is Created in Two Locations
The FLEXlm License Finder dialog box may not display when AutoCAD 2011 is
started for non-administrative users who are using Windows Vista 64-bit. The
license server path information is stored in the HLKM\SOFTWARE\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.
Feature Limitations and Notes
The following are known issues with this release:
Blocks
In the Block Properties table, you cannot enter a combination of decimals
and fractions. All numerical values must be either decimals or fractions.
Dimensional Constraints
Dimensional constraints do not behave as associative dimensions when opened
in previous versions of AutoCAD. To reassociate dimensions, use the
DIMREASSOCIATE command.
Hatch
By default, a preview of the hatch displays as you move your mouse over
bounded areas. To improve the response time in large drawings, turn off the
hatch preview feature with the HPQUICKPREVIEW system variable.
Materials
Do NOT change the default location of the installed Materials2011 folder.
Changing the default location of this folder may cause unpredictable
results.
When you install AutoCAD 2011, by default, the Autodesk Material Library is
also installed. In AutoCAD 2011, AutoCAD 2010 drawings may display with
lower resolution textures. This is because the Autodesk Material Library
2011 has lower resolution than the Autodesk Material Library 2010. For image
fidelity, install the Autodesk Material Library 2011 Medium Image Library.
In the AutoCAD 2011 installation wizard, on the Select Products to Install
page, select Autodesk Material Library Medium Image Library.
HDR and EXR files are not supported even though the format displays in the
Materials Editor. If you use materials in these formats, your drawing will
render as all black.
In the Duplicate Appearance Name dialog box, if you select Replace, the
material is not replaced in the Materials Library as expected. To
workaround, in the Duplicate Appearance Name dialog box, select Keep Both.
If you create a Material library on a network computer, you must restart
AutoCAD to make it available on your network. If you do not and attempt to
use the file on other network computers, an error displays and you cannot
open the file.
Polylines
Autoconstraining a polyline that has many points may significantly reduce
AutoCAD performance.
Rotating Constrained Geometry
Rotating horizontally or vertically constrained geometry may give
unpredictable results.
Toolclips
On Windows XP (64-bit), toolclips (videos within tooltips) do not display.
Transparency
The transparency property of objects is ignored when exporting to WMF, SAT,
STL, EPS, DXX, or DGN formats.
The effect of locked layer fading and other fading effects (xrefs, images,
DWF and DGN underlays) is cumulative with object-based transparency. As a
result, objects that use both fading and transparency may be difficult to
see.
AutoCAD Civil 2011 Object Enabler
The Civil Object Enabler is a freeware application that you can use to
access AutoCAD Civil 3D drawing files. This release allows object data
created in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 to be accessed outside the AutoCAD Civil 3D
…
ID DL15131158
Date: 2010-Oct-06
AutoCAD 2011 Update 1.1
You can apply Update 1.1 to AutoCAD 2011 running on all supported operating
systems and languages. Be sure to install the correct update for your
operating system.
ID DL15569492
Date: 2010-Sep-16
AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Layer Manager Hotfix
Users who have applied Update 1 and keep the Layer Manager open while using
Plot, Render, Orbit, or Autosave may see AutoCAD become unstable when
modifying any layer properties.
ID DL15629571
Date: 2010-Sep-07
System Requirements for AutoCAD Products
This document provides the system requirements for the currently supported
versions of AutoCAD Products.
ID TS15412189
Date: 2010-Jul-20
AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2011 Object Enabler (32-bit and 64-bit)
The AutoCAD® Structural Detailing 2011 Object Enabler is a freeware
application that allows object data created in AutoCAD Structural Detailing
to be accessed by the applications listed below.
ID DL15194195
Date: 2010-May-27
Comparing the acad*.lsp files
AutoCAD 2000 uses different startup files for the automatic loading of
AutoLISP, when compared to previous versions of AutoCAD. This solution
discusses the user-defined startup files acad.lsp and acaddoc.lsp, and the …
ID TS21336
Date: 2010-May-07
Troubleshooting Raster Files (and Raster Design)
This session focuses on the Install and licensing of Raster Design, as well
as the Raster object enabler for both Map and AutoCAD. The functionality of
Raster Design within Map 3D will be reviewed as well as …
ID TS14862577
Date: 2010-Apr-16
Video Card Configuration Troubleshooting Guide
You want to determine whether the stability issues your AutoCAD® vertical
product is experiencing are due to your system's video card or the drivers
associated with it.
ID TS1070054
Date: 2010-Apr-15
Switching to locally-installed help for AutoCAD 2011
The help in AutoCAD 2011 is referencing the online documentation and you
need to change it to reference the help installed on your local drive.
ID TS14964770
Date: 2010-Apr-12
How to detect and remove the Acad.vlx virus
Users have reported a malicious acad.vlx file to Autodesk. This is not an
actual AutoCAD file. The cleanup process outlined below detects and deletes
any acad.vlx file before AutoCAD attempts to load it, preventing the …
ID TS13717811
Date: 2010-Mar-25
Autocad KB Redirect
AutoCAD® / AutoCAD LT® support for Windows Vista.
ID TS1064846
Date: 2010-Mar-25
Fatal errors in AutoCAD using the NVIDIA Performance Driver
In certain situations, AutoCAD and AutoCAD-based vertical products may crash
while using MATCHPROP and some other commands when the NVIDIA Performance
Driver is being used. Switching to Autodesk driver may resolve the …
ID TS14719716
Date: 2010-Mar-16
VBA support in AutoCAD
You want to know if AutoCAD still supports VBA.
ID TS1105147
Date: 2009-Mar-25
Cannot start network license from Revit® Suite or Series products
You installed the network version of Revit® Architecture, Revit Structure
and/or AutoCAD® from the AutoCAD Revit Suite (previously Revit Series). The
license server has a valid Revit Suite license and the license server…
ID TS1059136
Date: 2007-Nov-14
Invalid access to memory location when starting AutoCAD
When you started AutoCAD, you received the following error message: Fatal
Application Exit Invalid access to memory location. This issue occurs when
acad.exe is being loaded by the template file.
ID TS1056009
Date: 2006-Jun-15
Dual monitor configurations
You want to know if AutoCAD® software supports dual screen (monitor)
configurations.
ID TS22235
Date: 2010-Oct-04
Support for multi-core processors with AutoCAD
You are using a computer with a multi-core processor, and you have noticed
that the acad.exe process does not use 100% of your available CPU resources.
You want to know if AutoCAD supports multi-core processors.
ID TS15224826
Date: 2010-Jun-01
License Time-out Feature
You would like to know how to use the network license timeout feature in
AutoCAD® based products.
ID TS67304
Date: 2010-May-21
AutoCAD 2011 CHM-Based Help
There are known issues with search performance and search results using the
AutoCAD 2011 Online Help and we are actively working on a fix. Once ready,
the goal is to make this fix transparent – it will be integrated …
ID DL15068206
Date: 2010-Apr-27
Unable to highlight or select 3D subobjects in AutoCAD 2011
You've noticed that rolling over 3D objects in AutoCAD 2011 only highlights
the subobjects that are normal in the current view. Also, selecting 3D
objects by dragging selects only the subobjects that are normal in the …
ID TS14953918
Date: 2010-Apr-08
Grid is on by default in AutoCAD 2011
You notice that the grid is enabled by default in AutoCAD 2011 and you want
to know how to change it.
ID TS14961722
Date: 2010-Apr-08
Installing Express Tools
In Autodesk Inventor® Series or Autodesk Inventor® Professional, you want to
install the AutoCAD Express Tools volumes 1-9, but you cannot locate them.
ID TS1051842
Date: 2010-Apr-02
Service Packs for AutoCAD® products
You are using an AutoCAD® product and you want to know if you should install
the latest Service Pack or Update. You also want to know how the Service
Pack or Update should be applied.
ID TS1053019
Date: 2010-Mar-25
Error: A valid license could not be obtained by the network license manager
When you tried to remotely obtain a license for a network-licensed AutoCAD®
2007-based product from the license server, you could not. However, you were
able to obtain a license for a previous version of the product. …
ID TS1057817
Date: 2010-Mar-25
Network licensing errors during software startup
You successfully installed your AutoCAD-based software. However, when you
tried to start the program a network licensing error is displayed.
ID TS1076386
Date: 2010-Mar-25
Post-Install Tasks of AutoCAD-Based 2011 Products
Overview of the most common tasks you have to do immediately after
installing AutoCAD based products. This includes: initial startup,
registration and activation and installing the VBA enabler. Other topics
include: …
ID TS14852826
Date: 2010-Mar-25
Network Install of AutoCAD-Based 2011 Products
Overview of the process of preparing and executing a network Install of
AutoCAD based 2011 products, including pre-Install tasks, choosing a server
model, and a step-by-step walk-through of doing an Install.
ID TS14852818
Date: 2010-Mar-25
Network licensing error [1.5.-18] when starting the software
When you tried to start AutoCAD®-based software from a client workstation,
the following error message was displayed: The network license manager was
not able to get a valid license. If this problem continues, please …
ID TS1076426
Date: 2010-Mar-25
Starting AutoCAD® in Windows® diagnostic mode
You are experiencing problems with AutoCAD®, and you want to know how to
start Windows® in a clean enviroment in order to troubleshoot the problem.
ID TS1054234
Date: 2007-Oct-26
Recommended uninstall and reinstall procedures
To ensure that your AutoCAD-based product is installed correctly, you want
to know the recommended uninstall and reinstall procedures.
ID TS1076507
Date: 2010-Mar-25
Contacting a technical support provider
You have encountered a situation that is not documented in the Autodesk
Knowledge Base, and you want to log a technical support request.
ID TS1076646
Date: 2007-Nov-14
Error: Unable to load profile file
During the startup of your Autodesk software, you received the following
error message: Unable to load profile file. Some profile information saved
in last session may not be restored. After you clicked OK to dismiss …
ID TS1069914
Date: 2010-Mar-25
Certified Hardware XML Database Update
You may need to download this file if you have new graphics hardware, there
is a new driver version for your graphics hardware in the graphics hardware
list, or the status of your graphics card has changed in the …
ID DL7440746
Date: 2010-Sep-07
AutoCAD Raster Design 2011 Object Enabler
The AutoCAD® Raster Design 2011 Object Enabler is a free of charge
application that you can use to display AutoCAD® Raster Design 2011 image
files.
ID DL15201709
Date: 2010-Sep-01
Unhandled exception when using products based on AutoCAD 2010 or 2011
After installation, you were able to start the product, but when you tried
to execute a command or select one of the UI items, the product crashed with
the following error message: Unhandled e0434f4dh exception at …
ID TS1106848
Date: 2010-Jun-24
Unable to create a deployment from the Autodesk Design Suites
You purchased Autodesk Design Suite Standard 2011, Autodesk Design Suite
Premium 2011 or Autodesk Design Suite Advanced 2011 and there is no option
to create a deployment.
ID TS15255281
Date: 2010-Jun-22
AutoCAD Architecture 2011 D-A-CH Extension Object Enabler
AutoCAD Architecture 2011 D-A-CH extension Object Enabler is a freeware
application distributed to Autodesk customers at no charge for the purpose
of fully accessing the objects within drawing files created with the …
ID DL15190400
Date: 2010-May-26
VBA support in AutoCAD 2011
You want to know if AutoCAD® 2011 still supports VBA.
ID TS14889082
Date: 2010-Mar-25
Creating Deployments of AutoCAD-Based 2011 Products
Overview of creating an administrative deployment image, understanding
deployment options, and how to use deployments to install Autodesk software.
ID TS14852828
Date: 2010-Mar-25
How to update your system to the latest certified video driver
You have experienced a crash caused by a bad video driver and want to know
how to update your system to the latest tested and certified driver for your
video card.
ID TS15664201
Date: 2010-Sep-07
AutoCAD splash screen starts up and then closes (Standalone)
When running the software, it will became completely unresponsive and it
will freeze your computer. When you restart the computer and you try to
restart AutoCAD, the splash screen starts up and then closes down with no …
ID TS15176093
Date: 2010-May-20
AutoCAD takes a long time to start up on Parallels
You start AutoCAD 2010/2011 on Parallels 5 on the Mac and it takes up to 15
minutes to start up. It appears like the computer and the application has
locked up.
ID TS15125119
Date: 2010-May-10
AutoCAD splash screen starts up and then closes (Network)
When running the software, it will became completely when unresponsive and
it will froze your computer. When you restart the computer and you try to
restart AutoCAD, the splash screen starts up and then closes down with…
ID TS14908069
Date: 2010-Mar-29
Error: Performance Tuner failed to update
When you attempted to update the driver database using the 3DCONFIG command,
you received the following error message: Performance Tuner failed to
update. Please check your network connection and make sure you have …
ID TS1094547
Date: 2008-Nov-13
Creating plotter configuration files (PC3)
You want to know if there is an easy way to configure plotter settings, such
as color depth, media type, improved raster and vector print quality, media
source and merge controls, at plot time. You would also like to …
ID TS20135
Date: 2010-Mar-25
Flatten 3D model to 2D
You want to create a flattened two-dimensional (2D) drawing of a
three-dimensional (3D) model.
ID TS45483
Date: 2010-Mar-25
The
following commands are new or have been updated in AutoCAD 2011:
3DEDITBAR
Reshapes, scales,
and edits the tangency of NURBS surfaces.
3DOSNAP
Sets the object
snap modes for 3D objects.
-3DOSNAP
Sets the object
snap modes for 3D objects.
ADDSELECTED
Creates a new
object based on the object type and general properties of a selected
object.
ANALYSISCURVATURE
Displays a color
gradient onto a surface to evaluate different aspects of its
curvature.
ANALYSISDRAFT
Displays a color
gradient onto a 3D model to evaluate whether there is adequate space
between a part and its mold.
ANALYSISOPTIONS
Sets the display
options for zebra, curvature, and draft analysis.
ANALYSISZEBRA
Projects stripes
onto a 3D model to analyze surface continuity.
-BCPARAMETER
Applies constraint
parameters to selected objects, or converts dimensional constraints
to parameter constraints.
BREP
Removes the history
from 3D solids and composite solids, and associativity from
surfaces.
CHAMFEREDGE
Bevels the edges of
3D solids and surfaces.
CHPROP
Changes the
properties of an object.
CONVERTOLDMATERIALS
Converts materials
created in previous drawing file formats to the current format.
CONVTOMESH
Converts 3D objects
such as polygon meshes, surfaces, and solids to mesh objects.
CONVTONURBS
Converts 3D solids
and surfaces into NURBS surfaces.
CVADD
Adds control
vertices to NURBS surfaces and splines.
CVHIDE
Turns off the
display of control vertices for all NURBS surfaces and curves.
CVREBUILD
Rebuilds the shape
of NURBS surfaces and curves.
-CVREBUILD
Rebuilds the shape
of NURBS surfaces and curves.
CVREMOVE
Rebuilds the shape
of NURBS surfaces and curves.
CVSHOW
Displays the
control vertices for specified NURBS surfaces or curves.
DCALIGNED
Constrains the
distance between two points on different objects.
DCANGULAR
Constrains the
angle between line or polyline segments, the angle swept out by an
arc or a polyline arc segment, or the angle between three points on
objects.
DCCONVERT
Converts
associative dimensions to dimensional constraints.
DCDIAMETER
Constrains the
diameter of a circle or an arc.
DCDISPLAY
Displays or hides
the dynamic constraints associated with a selection set of objects.
DCFORM
Specifies whether
the dimensional constraint being created is dynamic or annotational.
DCHORIZONTAL
Constrains the X
distance between points on an object, or between two points on
different objects.
DCLINEAR
Creates a
horizontal, vertical, or rotated constraint based on the locations
of the extension line origins and the dimension line.
DCRADIUS
Constrains the
radius of a circle or an arc.
DCVERTICAL
Constrains the Y
distance between points on an object, or between two points on
different objects.
FBXEXPORT
Creates an
Autodesk® FBX file containing selected objects in the current
drawing.
-FBXEXPORT
Creates an
Autodesk® FBX file containing selected objects in the current
drawing.
FBXIMPORT
Imports an
Autodesk® FBX file, which can contain objects, lights, cameras and
materials.
-FBXIMPORT
Imports an
Autodesk® FBX file, which can contain objects, lights, cameras and
materials.
FILLETEDGE
Rounds and fillets
the edges of solid objects.
GCCOINCIDENT
Constrains two
points together or a point to a curve (or an extension of a curve).
GCCOLLINEAR
Causes two or more
line segments to lie along the same line.
GCCONCENTRIC
Constrains two
arcs, circles, or ellipses to the same center point.
GCEQUAL
Constrains two
arcs, circles, or ellipses to the same center point.
GCFIX
Locks points and
curves in position.
GCHORIZONTAL
Causes lines or
pairs of points to lie parallel to the X axis of the current
coordinate system.
GCPARALLEL
Causes selected
lines to lie parallel to each other.
GCPERPENDICULAR
Causes selected
lines to lie 90 degrees to one another.
GCSMOOTH
Constrains a spline
to be contiguous and maintain G2 continuity with another spline,
line, arc, or polyline.
GCSYMMETRIC
Causes selected
objects to become symmetrically constrained about a selected line.
GCTANGENT
Constrains two
curves to maintain a point of tangency to each other or their
extensions.
GCVERTICAL
Causes lines or
pairs of points to lie parallel to the Y axis of the current
coordinate system.
GRADIENT
Fills an enclosed
area or selected objects with a gradient fill.
GRAPHICSCONFIG
Sets options for
3D display performance.
HATCH
Fills an enclosed
area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or
gradient fill.
-HATCH
Fills an enclosed
area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or
gradient fill.
-HATCHEDIT
Modifies an
existing hatch or fill.
HATCHGENERATEBOUNDARY
Creates a
non-associated polyline around a selected hatch.
HATCHSETBOUNDARY
Redefines a
selected hatch or fill to conform to a different closed boundary.
HATCHSETORIGIN
Controls the
starting location of hatch pattern generation for a selected hatch.
HATCHTOBACK
Sets the draw
order for all hatches in the drawing to be behind all other objects.
HELP
Displays Help.
HIDEOBJECTS
Hides selected
objects.
ISOLATEOBJECTS
Displays selected
objects across layers; unselected objects are hidden.
JOIN
Joins similar
objects to form a single, unbroken object.
LAYERP
Undoes the last
change or set of changes made to layer settings.
LAYERPMODE
Turns on and off
the tracking of changes made to layer settings.
LOFT
Creates a 3D solid
or surface in the space between several cross sections.
MATBROWSERCLOSE
Closes the
Materials Browser.
MATBROWSEROPEN
Opens the
Materials Browser.
MATEDITORCLOSE
Closes the
Materials Browser.
MATEDITOROPEN
Opens the
Materials Editor.
MATERIALS
Opens the
Materials Browser.
MATERIALSCLOSE
Closes the
Materials Browser.
MEASUREGEOM
Measures the
distance, radius, angle, area, and volume of selected objects or
sequence of points.
MESHCAP
Creates a mesh
face that connects open edges.
MESHCOLLAPSE
Merges the
vertices of selected mesh faces or edges.
MESHEXTRUDE
Extends a mesh
face into 3D space.
MESHMERGE
Merges adjacent
faces into a single face.
MESHSPIN
Spins the
adjoining edge of two triangular mesh faces.
MESHSPLIT
Splits a mesh face
into two faces.
MIGRATEMATERIALS
Finds any legacy
materials in Tool Palettes and converts them to generic type.
NAVBAR
Provides access to
navigation and orientation tools from a single interface.
PLANESURF
Creates a planar
surface.
POINTCLOUD
Provides options
to create and attach an indexed point cloud file.
POINTCLOUDATTACH
Inserts an indexed
point cloud (PCG or ISD) file into the current drawing.
-POINTCLOUDATTACH
Inserts an indexed
point cloud (PCG or ISD) file into the current drawing.
POINTCLOUDINDEX
Creates an indexed
point cloud (PCG or ISD) file from a scan file.
PROJECTGEOMETRY
Projects points,
lines, or curves onto a 3D solid or surface from different
directions.
QDIM
Creates a series
of dimensions quickly from selected objects.
-QUICKPUB
Creates a DWF,
DWFx, or PDF file and allows you to set individual page setup
overrides on a sheet by sheet basis.
REVOLVE
Creates a 3D solid
or surface by sweeping an object around an axis.
SELECTSIMILAR
Adds similar
objects to the selection set based on selected objects.
SKETCH
Creates a series
of freehand line segments.
SPLINE
Creates a smooth
curve that passes through fit points or near control vertices.
SPLINEDIT
Edits a spline or
spline-fit polyline.
SURFBLEND
Creates a
continuous blend surface between two existing surfaces.
SURFEXTEND
Lengthens a
surface by a specified distance.
SURFFILLET
Creates a filleted
surface between two other surfaces.
SURFNETWORK
Creates a surface
in the space between several curves in the U and V directions
(including surface and solid edge subobjects).
SURFOFFSET
Creates a parallel
surface a specified distance from the original surface.
SURFPATCH
Creates a new
surface by fitting a cap over a surface edge that forms a closed
loop.
SURFSCULPT
Trims and combines
surfaces that bound a watertight area to create a solid.
SURFTRIM
Trims portions of
a surface where it meets another surface or type of geometry.
SURFUNTRIM
Replaces surface
areas removed by the SURFTRIM command.
SWEEP
Replaces surface
areas removed by the SURFTRIM command.
Controls the selection
precedence of both visually and physically overlapping objects when
using 3D visual styles.
APPLYGLOBALOPACITIES
Applies transparency
settings to all palettes.
CETRANSPARENCY
Sets the transparency
level for new objects.
CLASSICKEYS
Sets shortcuts to
pre-Windows AutoCAD shortcuts or Windows shortcuts.
CONSTRAINTINFER
Controls whether the
geometric constraints are inferred while drawing and editing geometry.
CONSTRAINTSOLVEMODE
Controls constraint
behavior when applying or editing constraints.
CULLINGOBJ
Controls whether 3D
subobjects that are hidden from view can be highlighted or selected.
CULLINGOBJSELECTION
Controls whether 3D
objects that are hidden from view can be highlighted or selected.
DIGITIZER
Identifies digitizers
connected to the system.
ERHIGHLIGHT
Controls whether
reference names or reference objects are highlighted when their
counterparts are selected in the External References palette or in the
drawing window.
FBXIMPORTLOG
Sets logging of FBX imports.
FIBERWORLD
If value is 0 AutoCAD is running fiberless.
FILLETRAD3D
Stores the current
fillet radius for 3D objects.
GFCLRSTATE
Specifies whether a
gradient fill uses one color or two colors.
GLOBALOPACITY
Controls transparency
level for all palettes.
GRIDMAJOR
Controls the frequency
of major grid lines compared to minor grid lines.
GRIDMODE
Specifies whether the
grid is turned on or off.
GRIDSTYLE
Controls the style of
grid displayed for 2D model space, Block Editor, 3D parallel projection,
3D perspective projection, and Sheet and Layout tabs.
GRIPCOLOR
Controls the color of
unselected grips.
GRIPCONTOUR
Controls the color of
the grip contour.
GRIPHOT
Controls the color of
selected grips.
GRIPHOVER
Controls the fill
color of an unselected grip when the cursor pauses over it.
GRIPMULTIFUNCTIONAL
Specifies the access
methods to multi-functional grips.
GRIPS
Controls the display
of grips on selected objects.
GRIPSUBOBJMODE
Controls whether grips
are automatically made hot when subobjects are selected.
GRIPTIPS
Controls the display
of grip tips and Ctrl-cycling tooltips.
HELPPREFIX
Sets the file path for
the Help system.
HPANNOTATIVE
Controls whether a new
hatch pattern is annotative.
HPBACKGROUNDCOLOR
Controls the
background color for hatch patterns.
HPBOUNDRETAIN
Controls whether
boundary objects are created for new hatches and fills.
HPCOLOR
Sets a default color
for new hatches.
HPDLGMODE
Controls the display
of the Hatch and Gradient dialog box and the Hatch Edit dialog box.
HPISLANDDETECTION
Controls how islands
within the hatch boundary are treated.
HPISLANDDETECTIONMODE
Controls how islands
within the hatch boundary are treated.
HPLAYER
Specifies a default
layer for new hatches and fills.
HPQUICKPREVIEW
Controls whether to
display a preview when specifying internal points for a hatch.
HPTRANSPARENCY
Sets the default
transparency for new hatches and fills.
LEGACYCTRLPICK
Specifies the keys for
selection cycling and the behavior for Ctrl+click.
MATBROWSERSTATE
Controls the state of
the Materials Browser.
MATEDITORSTATE
Indicates whether the
Materials Editor is open or closed.
MATERIALSPATH
Specifies the path of
the materials libraries.
MATSTATE
Indicates whether the
Materials Editor is open or closed.
MAXTOUCHES
Identifies the number
of touch points supported by connected digitizers.
MIRRHATCH
Controls how MIRROR
reflects hatch patterns.
NAVBARDISPLAY
Controls the display
of the navigation bar in all viewports.
NAVVCUBEDISPLAY
Controls the display
of the ViewCube tool in the current visual style and the current
viewport.
NEXTFIBERWORLD
Switch AutoCAD to run fiberless.
OBJECTISOLATIONMODE
Controls whether
hidden objects remain hidden between drawing sessions.
PLOTTRANSPARENCYOVERRIDE
Controls whether
object transparency is plotted.
POINTCLOUDAUTOUPDATE
Controls whether a
point cloud is regenerated automatically after manipulation, panning,
zooming, or orbiting.
POINTCLOUDDENSITY
Controls the number of
points displayed at once for all point clouds in the drawing view.
POINTCLOUDLOCK
Controls whether an
attached point cloud can be manipulated, moved, or rotated.
POINTCLOUDRTDENSITY
Improves performance
by degrading the number of points displayed in the drawing view zooming,
panning, or orbiting in real time.
PREVIEWFACEEFFECT
Specifies the visual
effect used for previewing selection of face subobjects.
QPMODE
Sets the on or off
state of Quick Properties palette.
REBUILD2DCV
Sets the number of
control vertices when rebuilding a spline.
REBUILD2DDEGREE
Sets the global degree
when rebuilding a spline.
REBUILD2DOPTION
Sets the global degree
when rebuilding a spline.
REBUILDDEGREEU
Sets the degree in the
U direction when rebuilding a NURBS surface.
REBUILDDEGREEV
Sets the degree in the
V direction when rebuilding a NURBS surface.
REBUILDOPTIONS
Controls deletion and
trimming options when rebuilding a NURBS surface.
REBUILDU
Sets the number of
grid lines in the U direction when rebuilding a NURBS surface.
REBUILDV
Sets the number of
grid lines in the V direction when rebuilding a NURBS surface.
RECOVERAUTO
Controls the display
of recovery notifications before or after opening a damaged drawing
file.
ROLLOVEROPACITY
Controls the
transparency of a palette while the cursor moves over the palette.
SCREENMENU
Controls whether
screen menus display.
SELECTIONCYCLING
Controls selection
cycling and whether the Selection dialog box is displayed.
SELECTSIMILARMODE
Controls which
properties must match for an object of the same type to be selected with
SELECTSIMILAR.
SETBYLAYERMODE
Controls which
properties are selected for the SETBYLAYER command.
SKPOLY
Determines whether the
SKETCH command generates lines, polylines, or splines.
SKTOLERANCE
Determines how closely
the spline fits to the freehand sketch.
SPLDEGREE
Stores the last-used
degree setting for splines and sets the default degree setting for the
SPLINE command when specifying control vertices.
SPLFRAME
Controls the display
of helixes and smoothed mesh objects.
SPLKNOTS
Stores the last-used
knot parameterization for splines and sets the default knot setting for
the SPLINE command when specifying fit points.
SPLMETHOD
Stores the last-used
spline method and sets the default method for the SPLINE command.
SURFACEASSOCIATIVITY
Controls whether
surfaces maintain a relationship with the objects from which they were
created.
SURFACEASSOCIATIVITYDRAG
Sets the dragging
preview behavior of associative surfaces to increase performance.
SURFACEAUTOTRIM
Controls whether
surfaces are automatically trimmed when you project geometry onto them.
SURFACEMODELINGMODE
Controls whether
surfaces are created as procedural surfaces or NURBS surfaces.
TRANSPARENCYDISPLAY
Controls whether the
object transparency is displayed.
VSACURVATUREHIGH
Sets the value at
which a surface displays as green during curvature analysis (ANALYSISCURVATURE).
VSACURVATURELOW
Sets the value at
which a surface displays as blue during curvature analysis (ANALYSISCURVATURE).
VSACURVATURETYPE
Controls which type of
curvature analysis is used with the (ANALYSISCURVATURE).
VSADRAFTANGLEHIGH
Sets the value at
which a model displays as green during draft analysis (ANALYSISDRAFT).
VSADRAFTANGLELOW
Sets the value at
which a model displays as blue during draft analysis (ANALYSISDRAFT).
VSAZEBRACOLOR1
Sets the first color
of the zebra stripes displayed during zebra analysis (ANALYSISZEBRA).
VSAZEBRACOLOR2
Sets the second
(contrasting) color of the zebra stripes displayed during zebra analysis
(ANALYSISZEBRA).
VSAZEBRADIRECTION
Controls whether zebra
stripes display horizontally, vertically, or at an angle during zebra
analysis (ANALYSISBRA).
VSAZEBRASIZE
Controls the width of
the zebra stripes displayed during zebra analysis (ANALYSISZEBRA).
VSAZEBRATYPE
Sets the type of zebra
display when using zebra analysis (ANALYSISZEBRA).
VSEDGELEX
Makes edges on 3D
objects extend beyond their intersection for a hand-drawn effect.
VSOCCLUDEDCOLOR
Specifies the color of
occluded (hidden) lines in the visual style applied to the current
viewport.
VSOCCLUDEDEDGES
Controls whether
occluded (hidden) edges are displayed.
VSOCCLUDEDLTYPE
Specifies the linetype
of occluded (hidden) lines in the visual style applied to the current
viewport.
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Navigation bar that replaces the navigation tools that were previously
accessible on the Status bar. Integrated support for 3D Connexion devices.
Model space variant to the left and paper space variant to the right. You
can select where it is docked and if it should be linked to the ViewCube.
The
Object Visibility tools are accessible from the right‐click menu when
objects are selected as well as when no objects are selected. When you use
the Isolate Objects tool, only the selected objects remain visible in the
drawing. All other objects are hidden. The OBJECTISOLATIONMODE system
variable controls whether isolated/hidden objects persist between drawing
sessions. Default setting is temporary for current drawing session with
value 0. To persist use value 1. A lightbulb icon on the status bar
indicates whether object isolation is active in the drawing.
Easily select overlapping objects using the new selection cycling
functionality. You can enable selection cycling from a control on the Status
bar (right click to access the Selection Cycling options). When you try to select an object that overlaps other objects, AutoCAD
displays a list of all the overlapping objects. As you pass the cursor over
an object in the list, the relevant object in the drawing highlights, click
on any object in the list and it gets selected. You can also click on the
same location multiple times and the objects with be selected one at a time.
To filter the type of subobjects displayed (vertices, edges, or faces) use
the SUBOBJSELECTIONMODE system variable. You can also set this option with
the SELECTIONCYCLING system variable. 
Using inferred constraints automatically applies coincident constraints
for Endpoint, Midpoint, Center, Node, and Insertion objects snaps. For
example, if you draw a circle by snapping its center to the midpoint of a
line, AutoCAD automatically applies a coincident constraint between the
center of the circle and the midpoint of the line. If you move the circle,
the line goes with it. The same powerful functionality applies to editing
commands. If, for example, you copy the insertion of a block to the endpoint
of a line, AutoCAD automatically applies a coincident constraint between
those two points. When you move the line, the block maintains its position
at the endpoint of the line.
Similarly, you can apply Parallel, Perpendicular, Collinear, Horizontal,
and Vertical constraints to the rotation angle of text objects. In addition,
text and mtext objects behave consistently and predictably, with the
identified insertion point of the object being the constrainable point. 
The
new constraint icons for Fix, Horizontal, and Vertical constraints visually
indicate whether they apply to an object or to a point. The symmetric
constraint icon is also updated to indicate whether it is identifying a
symmetrical point or object, or the symmetric line.
New
tools on the Dimensional Panel of the Parametric tab provide you with more
control over the display of dimensional constraints. Using the Show/Hide
tool you can select the specific dimensional constraints you want to show or
hide.
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