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Lynn Allen Autodesk Technical Evangelist

AutoCAD 2006 ® Everyday drafting will never be the same. Lynn Allen Autodesk Technical Evangelist. 20th. Release. “I thought AutoCAD was pretty much at the end of its life… I think Autodesk is now proving that there’s plenty to be added.” Martyn Day, Editor AEC Magazine and MCAD Magazine.

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Lynn Allen Autodesk Technical Evangelist

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  1. AutoCAD 2006® Everyday drafting will never be the same Lynn Allen Autodesk Technical Evangelist

  2. 20th Release “I thought AutoCAD was pretty much at the end of its life… I think Autodesk is now proving that there’s plenty to be added.” Martyn Day, Editor AEC Magazine and MCAD Magazine AutoCAD 2006

  3. AutoCAD 2002 AutoCAD 2004 AutoCAD 2005 AutoCAD 2006 Drafting Productivity is Crucial 10 9 8 7 6 Hours per week 5 4 3 2 1 0 Mtext to annotate drawings Create and organize drawings Manipulate blocks Manipulate hatch patterns Insert and update drawings Text masking • Saving users over 15 hours per week from 2002 to 2005 * 2002, 2004, 2005 Productivity Studies from Design Practice Group of the College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley * AutoCAD 2006 estimated by Autodesk Usability Testing AutoCAD 2006

  4. AutoCAD 2006 Tips & Tricks booklet AutoCAD 2006

  5. AutoCAD 2006 is faster! • Faster operations over a network • Opening files 30% faster than in AutoCAD 2002 • Saving files 66% faster than in AutoCAD 2002 • Smaller DWG files • DWG files 52% smaller than in AutoCAD 2002 • Example: • A 6.5MB file in AutoCAD Release 14 • = 5.2MB in AutoCAD 2000/2000i/2002 = 2.9MB in AutoCAD 2004 AutoCAD 2006

  6. Changes in the UI since AutoCAD 2002 • Look and Feel of Toolbars • Status Bar and Tray customisation • Palettes roll up • New Toolbars (Styles, Workspaces) • Sheet Set Manager • All the UI changes in AutoCAD 2006: • Window selection • Rollover highlighting • AutoComplete • Smooth Transition Zoom • Tool Palettes • Communication Center • Right Click Enter + Shortcut menus AutoCAD 2006

  7. Dynamic Input • Command Prompt can follow cursor • Traditional command prompt optional (Ctrl+9) • Direct input for drawing and editing (Tab to toggle) • System variable TOOLTIPMERGE displays command and OSNAP • Arrow key for recent input • F12 – toggle Dynamic Input AutoCAD 2006

  8. Sheet Set Manager • Simplified: • Drawing organization • Plotting & publishing • Transmittal sets • Archiving • Easy Sheet Indexing • Standards compliance • Multi-user access to sheet set information AutoCAD 2006

  9. Everyday Commands (2004) • Multiple Undo/Redo • Revision clouds • QDIM is now associative • Create Raster Files (JPEG,TIFF,PNG) • Draworder permanence • Design Center Online (thousands of symbols) • Fillet and Chamfer command can now repeat • PEDIT command is smarter (PEDITACCEPT) • Greater control over the display of hidden linesfor 3D models • Properties palette has attribute information • Render window can now be closed (finally!) • Mirrtext set to 0 AutoCAD 2006

  10. Everyday Commands (2005) • Multiple Copy now the default • Match Properties now matches Polylines, Viewports and Tables • New OSNAP (keyboard modifier) – Midpoint between two points (M2P/MTP) • Zoom to Object(s) • Pan and Zoom in 3DClip • DIMTMOVE sysvar – position text of new dimensions • XREFTYPE sysvar – set attachment or overlay as default • New objects retain their Draworder status • No need to exit to see results of Draworder • Control whether or not object snaps work on hatch patterns • Open drawings displayed on the windows taskbar (TASKBAR to 1) AutoCAD 2006

  11. Everyday Commands (2006) • Undo options in Copy, Offset, Fillet and Chamfer, Trim, Extend • Rectangle • Area/length option • Rotate option • Stretch • Multiple Crossing Windows • Standard Object Selection = Move • Rotate/Scale include Copy Options • Reference permits any two points • Remembers last value • Offset • erase the source object • specify whether the new object is created on the current layer or the same layer as the source object • Trim/Extend • Select All default • Crossing option added for objects to trim/extend • Erase Option added (Trim only) • Shift in Fillet/Chamfer to square off corners AutoCAD 2006

  12. Dynamic Blocks • Multiple definitions in one • Cycle through Insertion Points • Automatically align with existing geometry • Edit blocks without exploding AutoCAD 2006

  13. TimeSavers! • SCALELISTEDIT – Plot, Page Setup, Vport toolbar, Properties, etc. • New Join Command (Glue) • Join works on plines, lines, arc, elliptical arcs and splines • Previous View (Options dialog) Combine Zoom and Pan for Undo/Redo • Replace Z Value with Current Elevation for Osnaps (OSNAPZ system variable) • Mlines now support Trim/Extend • New Block options • Preview in INSERT command AutoCAD 2006

  14. Step Savers! • New Filters command • LAYERFILTERALERT (Set to 3) • Preview merged objects • Imageframe displayed but not plotted • Find permits wildcards AutoCAD 2006

  15. The AutoCAD Express Tools • All 9 volumes of the Express Tools are now included and part of the install program. • Nearly 100 productivity tools • Reset Dim Text Value • SuperHatch • Text to MTEXT • Make Linetype • Overkill (Deletes Duplicate Objects) • Layer Delete and Layer Merge • Change Space/Align Space • EXPRESSMENU to load menus and toolbars AutoCAD 2006

  16. Fields • Automatically fill in: • Sheet numbers • Project names • Client information • Drawing dates • Any other custom data • Create tables or text labels using object data • Can be used with text, Mtext or attributes • Automated plot stamping AutoCAD 2006

  17. Tables Simple: • Table creation • Text editing • Adding rows and columns Table styles Insert symbols/formulas into tables Import/Export Tables with formulas AutoCAD 2006

  18. Hatching • Hatch boundaries don’t need to be closed • Trim to a hatch pattern • Assign draworder to hatch • Add/Remove/Recreate existing boundaries • Create separate hatch objects • Control the Hatch Origin • Entire boundary no longer needs to be visible • Calculate Area of a hatch (and cumulative areas)

  19. Layers • With the Layer Properties Manager, you can: • Provide a description for each layer • Apply changes to layer properties (without exiting) • Filter layers based on external references (automatically) • Filter layers based on layer properties • Filter layers based on layer groups AutoCAD 2006

  20. XREF improvements • New XOPEN command • Automatic notification when changes are made • Simplified xref management and sharing • New Reference Manager for existing XREF issues • New Relative and NoPath Options AutoCAD 2006

  21. Tool Palettes (easy and powerful) • With Tool Palettes you can: • Create command tools • Apply tool properties from existing geometry (dimensions, text, gradient fills) • Drag and drop content from Windows Explorer (raster images, DWGs) • Include macros, LiSP and ARX • Organize tool palettes into palette groups • Auxiliary scale factor for Hatch patterns and Blocks – use the Dimscale or Plot Scale • Notes and Separators in Tool Palettes (Great for task based activities) • Edit multiple tool properties at a time • Export Palette Groups AutoCAD 2006

  22. QuickCalc (Ctrl+8) • Derived from the Geometric Calculator (‘cal) • Units Conversion • Perform a full range of calculations • Scientific panel for more advanced functions • Pass values to Command or Properties • Set Variables for use across AutoCAD drawings and sessions AutoCAD 2006

  23. Text Improvements • MTEXT now supports tabs and in-place editing, bullets, numbering • Text masking (also on dimension text) • MTJIGSTRING • Symbols • Draw Order settings for all text and/or dimension text (TEXTTOFRONT) • Word Documents now maintain proper formatting • True in-place text editing • DTEXT is also WYSWYG • Set DTEXTED to 1 for legacy behavior AutoCAD 2006

  24. Dimensioning Improvements: • Varying dimension linetypes • Fixed-length extension lines • Dimension arc lengths (DIMARC) • Jogged dimensions (for large radii) • Flipping dimension arrows AutoCAD 2006

  25. Powerful Table Enhancements • Enhanced Attribute Wizard outputs to a Table object • Works across an entire sheet set • Right click to sort • Text in table linked to attribute data • Tables can contain formulas

  26. Customizing has never been easier! • One filetype (CUI) still have a .mnr and .mnl files • Simple migration of existing menus • Easy to customize menus, toolbars, mouse buttons, keyboard shortcuts, etc. • Edit the Custom menu for easy migration AutoCAD 2006

  27. AutoCAD 2006 is Subscription Aware! Now it’s easy to take advantage of your subscription benefits… AutoCAD 2006

  28. Drawing Recovery is More Efficient(hopefully you’ll never find out!) • Easy to rename backup (BAK) and automatic Save file (sv$). AutoCAD 2006

  29. DWF and Composer! • Now supports 3D! • Precision Display • DXF File Format Support • Custom Symbols for markups • Completed markups change to yellow • New Snapshot Tool AutoCAD 2006

  30. AutoCAD 2006 will make you more productive than ever! lynn.allen@autodesk.com www.autodesk.com/lynnallen www.autodesk.com/au • Lynn Allen • Autodesk Technical EvangelistC AutoCAD 2006

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