tailoring
AutoCAD 2009

the customizing e-book by ralph grabowski

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Table of Contents
-Tailoring AutoCAD 2007

About the Author
- Ralph Grabowski

about the author

Ralph Grabowski has authored and co-authored 100+ books on CAD management, ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, Generic CADD, IntelliCAD, MicroStation, TurboCAD, VDraft, Visio, HTML, and VRML. He is the editor of two e-newsletters, upFront.eZine and iCommunique .

Mr Grabowski received his B.A.Sc ('80) degree in civil engineering from the University of British Columbia. He currently works and lives in the beautiful Central Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada.

You can visit his Web site at upfrontezine.com

Tailoring AutoCAD is our most popular e-book updated for AutoCAD 2009. Learn to customize AutoCAD --from user interfaces to dynamic blocks.

The 420-page PDF book has this additional material:

• Features added to AutoCAD 2009.
• Ribbon, rollover, and quick properties customization in CUI.
• Quick access toolbar.
• More.

(Note: because this ebook is getting too big, some chapters found in earlier editions were removed: Introduction, CAD Management, and DXF.)

The ebook features:

• Updated for AutoCAD 2009 with 2009 icon marking new items.
• All illustrations in full color.
• Formatted for printing on standard 8.5x11 paper.
• Margins designed for three-hole punching. 
• Complimentary subscription to upFront.eZine.

Free download of support files needed for some tutorials. Click here to download (142KB ZIP file).

Important note: If you purchased any of the following ebooks from us, you may not want to buy this ebook, because the information is duplicated: Tailoring AutoCAD CUI 2009, Tailoring Dynamic Blocks, and/or Tailoring QuickCalc.

Also available:

• Tailoring AutoCAD for AutoCAD Release 13 through 2002.
• Tailoring AutoCAD 2004 for AutoCAD 2004.
• Tailoring AutoCAD 2005 for AutoCAD 2005. 
• Tailoring AutoCAD 2006 for AutoCAD 2006. 
• Tailoring AutoCAD 2007 for AutoCAD 2007. 
• Tailoring AutoCAD 2008 for AutoCAD 2008. 

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To order the 420-page Tailoring AutoCAD 2008 PDF book:

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• Bulk pricing available; contact the editor.

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feedback

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summary table of contents

1  Changing AutoCAD’s Environment  

2  Tweaking Options  

3  Working with CUI  

i  Tailoring Workspaces

ii  Tailoring Toolbars & Quick Access Toolbar

iii   Tailoring the Menu Bar & Browser

iv  Tailoring the Ribbon — Part 1:  Tabs

v  Tailoring the Ribbon — Part 2: Panels

vi  Tailoring Quick Properties

vii  Tailoring Rollover Tooltips

viii  Tailoring Shortcut Menus

ix  Tailoring Keyboard Shortcuts

x  Tailoring Double Click Actions

xi  Tailoring Mouse Buttons

xii  Loading LISP Files

xiii  Legacy Section

4  Authoring Dynamic Blocks

5  Customizing Linetypes

6  Making Hatch Patterns

7  Creating Shape & Fonts

8  Writing Command Aliases

9  Coding Field Text

10  Calculations with Cal & QuickCalc

 No appendices.

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