tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110137262024-03-14T10:42:21.038+01:00AutoCADderDifferent information, observations, news and comments to the popular CAD application by Autodesk - AutoCAD. Related information to AutoCAD LT, Inventor, Revit, Map and Architectural Desktop.AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-2318397093559927852012-04-13T13:00:00.004+02:002012-04-13T13:17:28.632+02:00AutoCAD 2013 - what's newThere seems to be a new record in the low number of new features introduced in AutoCAD 2013. Even my favourite command history chart from CAD Forum tells that AutoCAD 2013 has the lowest number of new commands and variables ever (if we take versions 2000i and 2002 as a combined release):Most of the new functionality relates to the Autodesk Cloud "Autodesk 360". This cloud initiative lead in the AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-22603217337769490992011-04-04T17:32:00.002+02:002011-04-04T17:48:55.235+02:00AutoCAD 2012 - new featuresWhen I look at the new features of the recently released AutoCAD 2012, I can see less new functionality than usual - compared to previous releases. There are interesting new functions for 3D - e.g. the import of the CAD formats of non-Autodesk CAD software, the 3D model views, the new 3D editing functions - but for 2D drafting there are not so many enhancements.One notable 2D feature is the AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-14583630621458665882011-04-04T17:29:00.002+02:002011-04-04T17:32:07.852+02:00Remote AutoCADderMy job is no longer directly related to AutoCAD so I will contribute to this blog less frequently. But I am still an AutoCAD fan so whenever I find something noteworthy about AutoCAD, I will try to post a blog message.AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-78776609893045850162010-11-18T22:28:00.002+01:002010-11-18T22:37:49.527+01:00Borrow Autodesk hardware for your renderingsIf you happen to render a series of large scenes, don't bother with snapping a new superfast hardware - Autodesk gives you its own hardware to perform this task.Just login to the Autodesk Neon web service and upload your DWG file containing the 3D model (any size, any complexity), materials, lights and cameras. Then choose the camera (view), the output resolution, quality and the resulting file AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-29626676192828665242010-09-24T08:22:00.004+02:002010-09-24T09:03:23.228+02:00DraftSight and other DWG incompatible clonesIt is an interesting phenomenon this autumn. Even respectable software vendors jumps to be the first ones who release an AutoCAD clone for Mac, and better AutoCAD clone for Windows.There is the Dassault's DraftSight, CAD Schroer's STHENO/LX, Graebert's ARES, ProgeCAD is said to be in the works, and maybe others.The first strange thing in these feverish activities is the Mac platform. I don't knowAutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-46187610990873204012010-09-20T15:34:00.003+02:002010-09-20T15:39:39.948+02:00AutoCAD NOP commandsDo you know the "no operation" commands in AutoCAD? What AutoCAD commands do you know that do nothing?The usual command used for NOP function is ID. But there are more, maybe better examples of these idle commands - e.g.:DELAY 0HYPERLINKSTOP*SCROLLAutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-29564611150821490372010-09-20T15:02:00.002+02:002010-09-20T15:34:37.408+02:00AutoCAD WS - a good thing in the Mac storyI can see a single positive thing on the whole AutoCAD for Mac story, which still makes little sense for me - AutoCAD WS. My reservations about putting effort in developing "another AutoCAD" instead of polishing the right one can be found in my previous posts.But there is one offspring of the Autodesk-Apple story that is very interesting and very promising for Autodesk's future. AutoCAD WS (I AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-9196956815387758552010-08-26T07:49:00.002+02:002010-08-26T07:53:41.678+02:00Service Pack 1 for AutoCAD 2011 and LT 2011The first Service Pack (aka "Update 1") was released for AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011. Unlike the SP1 for AutoCAD 2010, no really serious bugs has been found-and-fixed now.You can download Update 1 in 32-bit and 64-bit version at:http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=DL15569492 (ACAD2011)andhttp://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=DL15569738 (LT2011)This update will not work in AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-61127564514881567092010-06-29T17:51:00.002+02:002010-06-29T17:54:17.444+02:00100 AutoCAD tipsThe CAD Notes web site publishes an excellent list of interesting AutoCAD tips - 100 AutoCAD tips you should know.This list is combined from several tips and tricks sites, including the CAD Notes own tips.AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-65427620190810179942010-05-24T08:50:00.002+02:002010-05-24T08:54:33.230+02:00First sightings of AutoCAD for MacWell, it looks real now (via ItaliaMac):(see also my older posts about AutoCAD for Mac)AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-54499978456290720642010-05-05T19:43:00.003+02:002010-05-05T19:52:32.047+02:00AutoCAD 2011 - a major upgrade in terms of commandsIn a follow-up to one of my older posts to AutoCAD 2009 I am updating the chart of the number of commands introduced in the individual versions of AutoCAD.Again I have used the updated AutoCAD commands database on the CADforum.cz and compared the number of new commands introduced in each version. In this chart you can see that the AutoCAD 2011 is one of the major releases. In fact the biggest AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-24303293905903315972010-03-25T10:42:00.005+01:002010-03-25T10:52:12.050+01:00AutoCAD 2011 and LT 2011 are releasedToday is the official release date for the new AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011 (plus over 60 other Autodesk programs in the "2011" family).The main new features in AutoCAD 2011 are:3D NURBS surface Transparency level as layer/object propertyPoint clouds (up to 2 mld. points)Materials browser (common to all 2011 products)Inferred constraints in 2D drawingsHatch, polyline and spline editing by AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-59959772911589985492010-02-23T17:26:00.005+01:002010-02-23T17:40:58.711+01:00Finally a Linux version of AutoCAD (sort of)Many users need to edit DWG and DXF files only occasionally and they don't want to learn and install (and buy) large software beasts like AutoCAD. Sometimes such users also use obscure software platforms like Linux or MacOS.For all these users there is now the "hosted" version of AutoCAD (OK, it is not called like this, yet) - the Autodesk Project Butterfly. Despite it does not support all types AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-60954376468201919972010-01-11T11:32:00.003+01:002010-01-11T11:41:40.687+01:00AutoCAD 2011 natively on Mac?After performing the MacOS survey (see AutoCAD for Apple Mac - please no) it looks like Autodesk really means to release a native version of AutoCAD for Mac.This is a blurry leaked screen capture of possible AutoCAD Mac version:It doesn't look like a fake but you never know with these leaked pictures...When they really detach the platform user interface from the core functionality, it shouldn't AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-84762257471893758282010-01-08T20:57:00.002+01:002010-01-08T21:18:29.281+01:00Textual complex linetypes on the flyA very useful utility appeared today on CAD Forum. The LTFly tool creates linetypes (dashed lines with texts) as you go.Imagine you need to create a series of lines labeled "LINE1" to "LINE9" or pipe lines labeled "D30" to "D300". You can label the lines separetely with masked texts or you can create manually the encoded .LIN files with linetype definitions and load the text linetypes in your AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-25394757245567794752010-01-08T20:42:00.003+01:002010-01-08T20:57:27.486+01:00AutoCAD CooperThe lightweight drafting version of AutoCAD - Project Cooper - is now available for all users worldwide from the Autodesk Labs web.Cooper may be compared to AutoSketch or to Autodesk Project Draw. It understands DWG files (saves to DWG, reads its own DWGs). I had limited success reading in some DWG files from full AutoCAD. 3D drawings and drawings from vertical versions of AutoCAD are currently AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-84870456174045603022010-01-02T16:29:00.002+01:002010-01-02T16:32:59.830+01:00Happy new year 2010 - the year of AutoCAD 2011Or as we say in Germany "Einen Guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr". I wish a happy and prosperous new year 2010 to all visitors of my blog.For mere 3 months the latest AutoCAD version number will be synchronized with the calendar year. In March we will get a new baby, AutoCAD 2011....AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-10339687742273787002009-11-26T08:10:00.002+01:002009-11-26T08:21:48.950+01:00Slow DWG drawing and "Scanning" messageMy collegue has found an interesting problem in one of the drawings he worked on (AutoCAD 2010). Every operation on this rather large file started with a delay (about 10 seconds) accompanied with a progressbar "Scanning the drawing".We have checked all usual suspects - purged the drawing, annotation scales, loaded applications, references - but nothing helped. It was strange that the same drawingAutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-83921470588738407482009-11-10T07:47:00.003+01:002009-11-10T08:17:02.501+01:00Windows 7 compatibilityI admit, I like to experiment. So I was happy to test AutoCAD and other Autodesk software in the new Windows 7 operating system.AutoCAD (and even more Inventor) is known to be rather touchy to the version of operating system and even to some OS service packs. You cannot simply upgrade your operating system and rely on that your AutoCAD version will keep to be compatible. It probably won't.As our AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-45650773070327971512009-10-22T19:48:00.002+02:002009-10-22T19:59:26.575+02:00Subscription Advantage Packs 2010All Autodesk software of the 2010 family got a facelift. Subscription customers can now download their "Subscription Advantage Pack".This extension adds several functions to your software. These functions differ from product to product. A small group of commands is added to AutoCAD 2010. Much larger set of functions is added to AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010, Inventor 2010 and Revit 2010. Architecture andAutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-70495401590738606962009-10-22T19:33:00.002+02:002009-10-22T19:47:29.426+02:00Project Cooper - Autodesk CAD for freeProject Cooper is a new Windows 2D CAD (or rather CADD - drafting) application by Autodesk. What is special about this application is that it is free.Cooper is a simple sketching application which can be also controlled through Windows 7 touchscreen. It works with the DWG file format so you can use it as a sketching tool for your AutoCAD, Revit or Inventor projects.Project Cooper is time bombed (AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-91520883799970200492009-09-16T16:12:00.000+02:002009-09-16T16:12:00.409+02:00Twitch your AutoCADDo you live within 1,000 miles of the San Francisco Bay Area? And do you have 5Mbps or greater internet bandwidth?Most of us do not. But if you do, you can test drive the latest versions of AutoCAD 2010, Inventor 2010, Revit 2010 and Maya 2010 without installing. Autodesk now offers trial versions of some of its applications in a "hosted" mode - where clients access the applications in a "AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-84125349386050845482009-08-20T07:46:00.001+02:002009-08-20T07:46:00.186+02:00UCS icons say moreI didn't know that some subtle changes in the shape of the UCS icon tell so much information.There is a nice overview of all possible shapes of the UCS icon on the CAD Forum blog:Read more on The many shapes of AutoCAD UCS iconsAutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-33942080604537680912009-08-19T22:47:00.000+02:002009-08-19T22:47:00.167+02:00Service Pack 1 for AutoCAD 2010 and LT 2010Autodesk has just released the first Service Pack - or "Update" how it is called now - for AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010. It fixes a quite unusual number of problems including some potentially serious ones, so install it ASAP.The calculation bug seems to be fixed as well - see ill AutoCAD.Don't try to install this SP on non-vanilla versions of AutoCAD (Mechanical, Civil...).(via Between the AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11013726.post-32841829033907706232009-08-17T23:43:00.001+02:002011-06-12T15:24:30.113+02:00AutoCAD integrated with Google TranslateThe Budweiser blog refers about an updated Xanadu tool "TRANS" that translates drawing texts to another language.The manual translation is quite standard, although more useful in most situations.What I like much more is the automatic translation mode of this tool. It integrates AutoCAD with the online tool "Google Translate". This integration is a quick way to automatically translate large AutoCADderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129132847149199163noreply@blogger.com0