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autocad 2006

a most comprehensive overview of new features and  changes found in Autodesk’s AutoCAD 2006 software by Ralph Grabowski

 

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Executive Overview
  

  Chapter 1:
New Commands
  

Chapter 2:
User Interface Enhancements
  

 Chapter 3:
Changed Commands
  

 Chapter 4:
New System Variaables
  

 Chapter 5:
End User License Terms
  

 Chapter 6:
Additional Changes
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

What's Inside? AutoCAD 2006 (US$14.10) gives you the inside scoop about AutoCAD 2006 --  a full week before Autodesk officially releases its information. What's new? What's changed? The 96-page e-book is designed for you to evaluate the lastest release of Autodesk's flagship software:

  • Executive Overview
  • Autodesk Roadmap
  • 50+ New, Undocumented, and "Hidden" Commands
  • Details of 40+ Updated Commands
  • New System Variables
  • Miscellaneous Changes and Additions
  • Full Command and System Variable Listing

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table of contents
What's Inside? AutoCAD 2006

executive overview
New AutoCAD 2006 Features: The Top 3. #1 — Heads-up Drafting. Dynamic Input. Selection Sets. #2 — Dynamic Blocks and Block Editor. Dynamic Blocks. Block Editor . #3 — Customize User Interface. Shortcut Menus.
Most Intriguing Unannounced Features: The Top 3 #1 — ACIS Toggle. #2 — GSB Commands. #3 — Initial TabletPC Support.
Most Useful Changed Commands: The Top 3.  #1 — Intelligent Tables. Arithmetic. Attributes. #2 — Animated Zooms. #3 — 3D DWF Export.
2006 Related Products. AutoCAD LT 2006. Other Software New Features List. Architectural Desktop 2006. AutoCAD Electrical 2006. AutoCAD Mechanical 2006. Building Systems 2006. DWF. Inventor 10. New Product  Inventor Studio. Revit. The Shipping Manifest.
Road Map of Future Releases. What Autodesk Says. Extensions. What We Guess. Summary.

1: new commands
Partial list: BEdit . -BEdit.ResetBlock, Related Block Editor Commands (for all block definitions). , Related Block Editor Commands (for dynamic block definitions), CommandLine. CommandLineHide, Cui. CuiExport, CuiImport, CuiLoad, CuiUnload, PartialCui, DimArc. DimJogged, DrawingRecovery. DrawingRecoveryHide. Gradient & -Hatch. Join. QuickCalc.  ScaleListEdit. Worksapce. WsSave, WsSettings, 3dDwfPublish.  
And many more!

2: user interface enhancements
Dynamic Input. Dynamic Prompts. Pointer Input. Dimension Input. Dynamic Input Dialog box. Tooltip Appearance Dialog Box. Extra Handles for Arcs. Related System Variables. Temporary Overrides.
Enhanced Command History. AutoComplete. Recent Input. Related System Variables.
Selection Preview. Roll Over Highlighting. Related System Variables. Colored Selection Areas. Related System Variables. Visual Effect Settings Dialog Box.
Lock the User Interface.  Tray Icons. Changes to the Menus.  Learn More About.

3: changed commands
AttDef, -AttDef , BHatch. Hatch, -BHatch & -Hatch, BHatch. -BHatch & -Hatch. Block. Boundary. Chamfer. Copy. DimStyle. DText. Text. DdEdit. DSettings. EAttExt. Extend. Field. Fillet. ImageFrame. Insert. -Insert. Layer. Markup. Menu. Toolbar. MenuLoad. MenuUnload. MLine. MlStyle. MlEdit. Move. MText. NewSheetset. Object Snap. Offset. Options. Plot.  Preview. Publish. Rectangle. RmlIn. Rotate. Scale. SheetSet. Stretch. Table. TableEdit. ToolPalette. Tool Palette Customization. Trim. Windows Explorer. WBlock. Xref. Zoom & -Pan. Grouped View Change Undoes.

4: new system variables

5: end user licence terms
Immediate Revocation. Two Installations Permitted. Installation Requires Activation. No Copying of Software or Documentation. When Jurisdictions Overrule Autodesk. 90-Day Warranty.

6: additional changes.
New Color. Installation. New File Types. New Abbreviations. New Toolbars. Status Bar Additions. New Aliases. New Startup Switches. New Keystroke Shortcuts. Removed Commands.

appendices
A : Command Names in AutoCAD 2006.
B : System Variable Names in AutoCAD 2006.

about the author

Ralph Grabowski has authored and co-authored 80+ 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 IMAGINiT.eZine , and maintains a Weblog at worldcadaccess.com/typepad.com

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 www.upfrontezine.com .

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