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What's Inside?
AutoCAD 2008

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new AutoCAD 2008 software
by Ralph Grabowski

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What's Inside? AutoCAD 2008 (US$16.50) gives you the inside scoop about AutoCAD 2008. What's new? What's changed? The PDF book is available now, and is designed for you to evaluate the lastest release of Autodesk's flagship software (due to ship in late March):

Executive Overview
New Commands and Related System Variables
Changes to the User Interface
Changed and Removed Commands
Changed System Variables
System, File, and Other Changes
Alphabetical Summary of New Commands and System Variables
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table of contents
What's Inside? AutoCAD 2008

introduction - Executive Overview

Back to Basics. New AutoCAD 2008 Features — The Top 3. #1 — The Annotation Property. #2 — Multiline Leaders. #3 — Data Extraction and Linking.
Most Intriguing Unannounced Features — Top 3. #1 — New Light Types and LightingUnits system variable. #2 — Impression Preview. #3 — Removed Commands.
Most Useful Changed Commands — Top 3. #1 — Layer Dimming and Layout Overrides. #2 — Customizable and 2D Dashboard. #3 — Annotative Scaling. AUGI Wishlist.
Related Software. Impression. AutoCAD LT. DWF Viewer. DWF Design Review. The Shipping Manifest. Road Map of Future Releases.

chapter 1 - New Commands and Related System Variables.

Annotation Property. AnnoUpdate. AnnoReset. ObjectScale and -ObjectScale. AiObjectScaleAdd. Attributes.
Data Extraction and Links. DataExtraction and -DataExtraction. DataLink. DataLinkUpdate. Dimensions. DimBreak. DimInspect and -DimInspect . DimJogline. DimSpace.
DWF and Publishing. DwfLayers. AutoPublish.
Layers. +Layer. SetByLayer. LayerState. Lighting. WebLight. IES Files. FreeWeb. FreePoint. FreeSpot. TargetPoint. RenderExposure.
MicroStation DGN. DgnAttach and -DgnAttach. DgnAdjust. DgnClip. DgnImport. Translating MicroStation DGN Files to AutoCAD Drawings. Translating AutoCAD DWG Files to MicroStation Designs. DgnExport. MicroStation-AutoCAD Units Conversion.
Multiple Leaders. MLeader. MLeaderAlign. MleaderCollect. MLeaderEdit. MLeaderStyle.
Viewing. Enable_Effects. Resize. Regen3. NewView. -Render.
Customization. QuickCui. TpNavigate.
Miscellaneous. CustomerInvolvementProgram. RecoverAll .

chapter 2 - Changes to the User Interface

Reduced UI. Added Workspace. New! InfoCenter. Added Icons in Drawing Area. Added System Variables. Added Layout Tabs Functions. Added Scroll Bar Functions. New! Drawing Status Bar. Added Tray Icons. New! Impression Menu. New! Annotation Interface. Navigating the Annotation Infobar. Annotation Tutorial.

chapter 3 - Changed and Removed Commands

Assist and AssistClose. AttDef . -AttDef. AttEdit.
BAttMan. BEdit. Block and -Block. -Block.
ChProp and Change. Copy. Cui.
Dashboard. DistantLight. DimAngular. DimDiameter and DimRadius. DimJogged. DimStyle and -DimStyle.
EAttExt. eTransmit. Export. ExternalReferences.
Hatch and -Hatch. HatchEdit and -HatchEdit.
Import. Insert.
Layer. LayIso. Layouts. LightList.
Material. MatchCell. MText. MView.
Options.
PasteSpec. Plot. PointLight. Properties. Publish.
QSelect.
Render.
ScaleListEdit. Sheetset. Spell. Spotlight. Style and -Style.
Table and -Table. TableStyle. Text and -Text. ToolPalettes.
View and -View. -VPorts. Workspace.
XClip.
3dConfig and -3dConfig.

chapter 4 - Changed System Variables

AcadVer. AFlags. AssistState.
DimScale.

chapter 5 - System, File, and Other Changes

System Requirements. New Terms. New Aliases. Changed Keyboard Shortcut. New Startup Switch. New Files & Types. New Templates. New Sample Drawings. New File Types.
Converting 2008 Drawings to Earlier Releases. Data Extraction . DGN Underlays. Dimensions. Lights. Materials. MText . Multileaders. Orientation. Tables. Visual Fidelity. VP Overrides.

Appendices

appendix A - Alphabetical Summary of New Commands and System Variables

45 Commands New to AutoCAD 2008. 40 System Variables New to AutoCAD 2008. 101 Older Commands Undocumented by Autodesk. 17 Older System Variables Undocumented by Autodesk.

appendix B - Impression Sampler

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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 , 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 .