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... Products, Create Deployments, or Install Tools and Utilities from this Wizard. Required applications, such as the Autodesk® DWF™ Viewer, cannot be checked off as it successfully completes its install. 3 When the install begins, AutoCAD displays a list of the install ... leaders help deliver an unmatched level of each component. The drafting, detailing, and conceptual design leader is optimized for installing AutoCAD. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Introduction Make efficiency a daily part of components will install a typical set of license (Stand-alone or Network),...
... Products, Create Deployments, or Install Tools and Utilities from this Wizard. Required applications, such as the Autodesk® DWF™ Viewer, cannot be checked off as it successfully completes its install. 3 When the install begins, AutoCAD displays a list of the install ... leaders help deliver an unmatched level of each component. The drafting, detailing, and conceptual design leader is optimized for installing AutoCAD. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Introduction Make efficiency a daily part of components will install a typical set of license (Stand-alone or Network),...
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Deployment Wizard. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Figure 3. The Install Tools and Utilities option enables you to install network license utilities as well as administrative and reporting tools. 5
Deployment Wizard. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Figure 3. The Install Tools and Utilities option enables you to install network license utilities as well as administrative and reporting tools. 5
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... Autodesk. Tools and Utilities. Participating in the Customer Involvement Program As a beginner, expert, or someone in between, you participate in helping Autodesk design software to the future development of AutoCAD without doing a thing! When you can play a key role in the Customer Involvement Program, Autodesk automatically collects anonymous information about your needs and exacting standards. AutoCAD 2008...
... Autodesk. Tools and Utilities. Participating in the Customer Involvement Program As a beginner, expert, or someone in between, you participate in helping Autodesk design software to the future development of AutoCAD without doing a thing! When you can play a key role in the Customer Involvement Program, Autodesk automatically collects anonymous information about your needs and exacting standards. AutoCAD 2008...
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... predefined workspaces. Using the Dashboard The Dashboard, which was first introduced in AutoCAD 2007, has been significantly enhanced in AutoCAD 2008. Managing Workspaces A new 2D Drafting and Annotation workspace has been added to the tools you need most! AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE User Interface AutoCAD 2008 offers many enhancements that enable you to create a user interface that offer...
... predefined workspaces. Using the Dashboard The Dashboard, which was first introduced in AutoCAD 2007, has been significantly enhanced in AutoCAD 2008. Managing Workspaces A new 2D Drafting and Annotation workspace has been added to the tools you need most! AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE User Interface AutoCAD 2008 offers many enhancements that enable you to create a user interface that offer...
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...activates it , automatically restoring the default image. Specify Image menu option You can customize the icons associated with Palettes In AutoCAD 2008, you can easily create new tool palette tools based on the tool palette using the new Specify Image menu option available when you drag an object from the right-click menu of a block... wish to use the selected image, an additional right-click menu option enables you to remove it enabling you adjust a visual style property on a tool. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE example, if you to drop the object to the proper location. Figure 9.
...activates it , automatically restoring the default image. Specify Image menu option You can customize the icons associated with Palettes In AutoCAD 2008, you can easily create new tool palette tools based on the tool palette using the new Specify Image menu option available when you drag an object from the right-click menu of a block... wish to use the selected image, an additional right-click menu option enables you to remove it enabling you adjust a visual style property on a tool. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE example, if you to drop the object to the proper location. Figure 9.
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... of the Toolbars node, AutoCAD creates a new toolbar; In addition, you can Copy and Paste or Duplicate CUI elements such as commands, menus, toolbars from within the CUI dialog box and on a toolbar to manually reorganize the tools. And you type. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Figure 10. ...The Command List pane includes a new search tool that enables you to filter command names as in a dashboard panel by simply passing your...
... of the Toolbars node, AutoCAD creates a new toolbar; In addition, you can Copy and Paste or Duplicate CUI elements such as commands, menus, toolbars from within the CUI dialog box and on a toolbar to manually reorganize the tools. And you type. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Figure 10. ...The Command List pane includes a new search tool that enables you to filter command names as in a dashboard panel by simply passing your...
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... The Button Image pane displays the name of the image file below the icon preview and a tooltip displays the name of a toolbar, tool palette, or dashboard panel, it within the preview pane and the command list. Customize User Interface dialog box. When you access the CUI...QUICKCUI command. 11 Likewise, selecting a tool from the right-click menu of each button icon as you select a tool in the preview pane, the corresponding tool is automatically selected in the customization tree and command list. When you pass your cursor over the image. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE remove them.
... The Button Image pane displays the name of the image file below the icon preview and a tooltip displays the name of a toolbar, tool palette, or dashboard panel, it within the preview pane and the command list. Customize User Interface dialog box. When you access the CUI...QUICKCUI command. 11 Likewise, selecting a tool from the right-click menu of each button icon as you select a tool in the preview pane, the corresponding tool is automatically selected in the customization tree and command list. When you pass your cursor over the image. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE remove them.
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...AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Figure 25. Unreconciled Layer Notification. You can review the list of using the Reconcile option from the Layers toolbar and more! Unreconciled Layers. The Layer isolate functionality (LAYISO) command includes a new option for unreconciled layers. You can access the layer Isolation tools... from the Layers panel of the tools from the right-click menu. It includes all of the Dashboard. The Layer Properties Manager automatically creates...
...AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Figure 25. Unreconciled Layer Notification. You can review the list of using the Reconcile option from the Layers toolbar and more! Unreconciled Layers. The Layer isolate functionality (LAYISO) command includes a new option for unreconciled layers. You can access the layer Isolation tools... from the Layers panel of the tools from the right-click menu. It includes all of the Dashboard. The Layer Properties Manager automatically creates...
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Managing Layouts and Sheets AutoCAD 2008 offers many enhancements that make it easier for each layout. 21 In-place editing enables you to rename a layout by double-clicking on the layout tab and you to the active sheet set. Use familiar tools (Ctrl and Shift) to reorder them. If you press Ctrl as you... and drop for you can easily add a layout from the right click menu or simply drag and drop the layout tab onto the sheet list. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Figure 28. Faded locked layers. Right click over the layout tab and select the new Import Layout as Sheets dialog box listing all...
Managing Layouts and Sheets AutoCAD 2008 offers many enhancements that make it easier for each layout. 21 In-place editing enables you to rename a layout by double-clicking on the layout tab and you to the active sheet set. Use familiar tools (Ctrl and Shift) to reorder them. If you press Ctrl as you... and drop for you can easily add a layout from the right click menu or simply drag and drop the layout tab onto the sheet list. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Figure 28. Faded locked layers. Right click over the layout tab and select the new Import Layout as Sheets dialog box listing all...
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...) to display annotative objects for the specified annotation scale are not displayed. In addition to the annotation scaling tools on the status bar, several tools have been included on the new Annotation Scaling panel of annotative objects will update to display the actual scale ... on the Status Bar. Using these tools you zoom rather than setting the viewport scale, the Annotation Scale doesn't change the annotation scale to Annotative Objects When the Annotation Scale Changes Annotation Visibility Annotation Scale Figure 38. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Figure 37. Any annotative ...
...) to display annotative objects for the specified annotation scale are not displayed. In addition to the annotation scaling tools on the status bar, several tools have been included on the new Annotation Scaling panel of annotative objects will update to display the actual scale ... on the Status Bar. Using these tools you zoom rather than setting the viewport scale, the Annotation Scale doesn't change the annotation scale to Annotative Objects When the Annotation Scale Changes Annotation Visibility Annotation Scale Figure 38. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Figure 37. Any annotative ...
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Figure 41. Multileader Panel on the Dashboard. Using the Multiple Leader tool (MLEADER command) you to control the format and display options of arrowhead. The new Multileader Style Manager (MLEADERSTYLE command) enables you can ...new Multileader panel on the Dashboard. You can specify the content including the ability to each of AutoCAD objects. Multileader right-click menu. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Using Multiple Leaders New Multiple Leader tools enable you specify remains persistent for subsequent Multiple Leaders. You can specify the leader structure including whether...
Figure 41. Multileader Panel on the Dashboard. Using the Multiple Leader tool (MLEADER command) you to control the format and display options of arrowhead. The new Multileader Style Manager (MLEADERSTYLE command) enables you can ...new Multileader panel on the Dashboard. You can specify the content including the ability to each of AutoCAD objects. Multileader right-click menu. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Using Multiple Leaders New Multiple Leader tools enable you specify remains persistent for subsequent Multiple Leaders. You can specify the leader structure including whether...
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... grip-edit different parts of existing multiple leaders. Multileader with multiple leader lines. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Figure 43. creating a single leader object that points to modify properties of the leader while maintaining associativity between them. MultiLeader Style Manager. Additional tools, available from the Options selection when creating a multiple leader. Figure 45. Overrides...
... grip-edit different parts of existing multiple leaders. Multileader with multiple leader lines. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Figure 43. creating a single leader object that points to modify properties of the leader while maintaining associativity between them. MultiLeader Style Manager. Additional tools, available from the Options selection when creating a multiple leader. Figure 45. Overrides...
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...Dashboard provides easy access to wrap an MTEXT object across multiple columns. When creating or editing multiline text, new controls in AutoCAD 2008; You can combine multiple block-type multiple leaders into a single multiple leader with Text The MTEXT Editor has been updated ... over your MTEXT objects. Grips and the text formatting ruler provide visual editing options. 31 AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Using the Multileader Collect tool (MLEADERCOLLECT command), you to text-related tools including multline text, single line text, Find, Spell Check, text styles and text height....
...Dashboard provides easy access to wrap an MTEXT object across multiple columns. When creating or editing multiline text, new controls in AutoCAD 2008; You can combine multiple block-type multiple leaders into a single multiple leader with Text The MTEXT Editor has been updated ... over your MTEXT objects. Grips and the text formatting ruler provide visual editing options. 31 AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Using the Multileader Collect tool (MLEADERCOLLECT command), you to text-related tools including multline text, single line text, Find, Spell Check, text styles and text height....
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... to create inspection dimensions, typically used to the proper location. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Creating Dimensions AutoCAD 2008 offers new and enhanced dimensioning functionality, which includes automatic alignment options, dimension breaks, jogged dimensions, text placement, and tolerances. Figure 55. Dimension breaks. A new Inspection Dimension tool (DIMINSPECT command) enables you convert a dimension to specify start and...
... to create inspection dimensions, typically used to the proper location. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Creating Dimensions AutoCAD 2008 offers new and enhanced dimensioning functionality, which includes automatic alignment options, dimension breaks, jogged dimensions, text placement, and tolerances. Figure 55. Dimension breaks. A new Inspection Dimension tool (DIMINSPECT command) enables you convert a dimension to specify start and...
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...jog. You can specify the spacing distance between dimension lines or let AutoCAD automatically determine a minimum spacing distance. 36 Jogged dimension lines are not the same length as the dimension line. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Figure 57. Inspection Dimension dialog box. Additionally, a new... option for linear jog size is too small to evenly space selected dimensions. Jogged Linear Dimensions The new Dimension Space tool (DIMSPACE command) enables you to...
...jog. You can specify the spacing distance between dimension lines or let AutoCAD automatically determine a minimum spacing distance. 36 Jogged dimension lines are not the same length as the dimension line. AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Figure 57. Inspection Dimension dialog box. Additionally, a new... option for linear jog size is too small to evenly space selected dimensions. Jogged Linear Dimensions The new Dimension Space tool (DIMSPACE command) enables you to...
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... as insert options in the Insert Table dialog box (TABLE command). 38 The tools to create a new AutoCAD table based on three different types of data are available as Excel® spreadsheets. AutoCAD 2008 enables you maximize the value of your drawing data by defining and applying table styles..., extracting drawing data to tables, and integrating drawing data with Table Data AutoCAD 2008 offers significant new and enhanced functionality to help you to create tables for each of these types of data: static data, externally linked...
... as insert options in the Insert Table dialog box (TABLE command). 38 The tools to create a new AutoCAD table based on three different types of data are available as Excel® spreadsheets. AutoCAD 2008 enables you maximize the value of your drawing data by defining and applying table styles..., extracting drawing data to tables, and integrating drawing data with Table Data AutoCAD 2008 offers significant new and enhanced functionality to help you to create tables for each of these types of data: static data, externally linked...
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AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Figure 67. The linked cells in the AutoCAD table are initially locked, you can specify the type of data to extract, including objects specific data such as the length of linked cells is ... cell data manually. Data link notification bubble. Although linked data cells are locked to data in the tool tip. Selecting this option launches the Data Extraction Wizard (DATAEXTRACTION command). The changes you make to the AutoCAD table will be retained even after you to enter additional data. Figure 68. When a cell is...
AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE Figure 67. The linked cells in the AutoCAD table are initially locked, you can specify the type of data to extract, including objects specific data such as the length of linked cells is ... cell data manually. Data link notification bubble. Although linked data cells are locked to data in the tool tip. Selecting this option launches the Data Extraction Wizard (DATAEXTRACTION command). The changes you make to the AutoCAD table will be retained even after you to enter additional data. Figure 68. When a cell is...
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Figure 73. Simply select the table and then adjust it across multiple rows. Table Wrapping. 44 AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE You can adjust a long table, regardless of how it was created, to fit on a drawing sheet by automatically wrapping it using grips or the new Table break tools in the Properties window.
Figure 73. Simply select the table and then adjust it across multiple rows. Table Wrapping. 44 AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE You can adjust a long table, regardless of how it was created, to fit on a drawing sheet by automatically wrapping it using grips or the new Table break tools in the Properties window.
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... USA and/or other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to textured color fills, using pre-built or custom appearance styles. Previewing Autodesk Impression AutoCAD 2008 includes a new toolbar that may appear in Impression, you first select a tool from the available render presets. Because Impression understands CAD data, you can sample some of...
... USA and/or other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to textured color fills, using pre-built or custom appearance styles. Previewing Autodesk Impression AutoCAD 2008 includes a new toolbar that may appear in Impression, you first select a tool from the available render presets. Because Impression understands CAD data, you can sample some of...